Sep 14, 2020
A chilled treat for all to eat!!! Everyone loves ice cream!!!
Yet all ice creams are not created equally. Some ice creams may not by beneficial for everyone’s health as they contain good amount of sweeteners, fats from dairy, artificial flavors, fragrance and colorings, artificial emulsifier and preservatives.
Giving a very sensible thinking and yet enjoyable experience of satisfaction by having ice cream, this is where Dubai-based Ice Cream Lab decided to come up with a healthier option to make healthy ice cream as compared to other ice creams products available for the ice cream lovers leaving no guilt feelings.
Serving the most enjoyed flavors across a vast range of countries, Ice Cream Lab is on the way of finalizing plans to open 100 outlets in the Asia Pacific and by 2025, Ice Cream Lab will have an enviable achievement of 300 outlets across globe.
In the year 2013, Ice Cream Lab has been an innovative international ice cream concept originated in California, USA. Later on, a 100 per cent ownership was taken over by an Emirati company in 2016 from the Ice Cream Lab LLC USA. Since then the brand has created a swell of the demand with great speed across the globe.
Ice Cream Lab’s ice cream base is 100 percent natural with no additives, preservatives or artificial colours added to the product. The emulsifier added in the production of the ice cream is also completely natural with very low sugar, hence making it a low-calorie ice cream. What makes this ice cream unique is the preparation as it is made-to-order using liquid nitrogen. The use of liquid nitrogen as the style of preparation facilitate instant freeze different of natural ingredients into ice cream which also adds a theatric experience with the white smoke dissolving back in air while customers can watch the make of the ice cream getting ready to eat in a minute’s time.
Liquid nitrogen has proven to be a safe and effective method for preparation of fresh ice cream, as the liquid nitrogen disappears in atmosphere, freezing 100 per cent natural cream base at the temperature of minus 192°C or minus 320°Fahrenheit in the mixture bowl. Ice Cream Lab ice cream does not need to be stored or prepared in large batches, making each cup freshly made to the order.
Ice Cream Lab in the UAE offers 16 flavours that cater to suit the diverse tastes of the consumers–from the classic strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, to the more succulent blends like vanilla crock chocolate, pistachios, salt lick crunch, yogurt ice cream, lotus experiment, among others. Milk shakes are also available for those who want to sip their desserts. The Company periodically introduces new flavors suiting to the local customers taste profiles. The new recipes are introduce based on public holidays, special occasions, customers request etc.
“When we started in November 2014, we only had seven flavours and then based on the UAE culture and taste, we developed yogurt ice cream, yogurt base Acai ice cream and came up with eight more. Through our RnD department, we can come up with thousands of new flavours suiting customers’ taste from various different cultures fitting to their taste,” said Rashid Hareb, Founder and CEO, Ice Cream Lab.
“The innovative ice cream chain is set to penetrate markets such as the USA, UK, China, South East Asia, Australia and Africa”
“The Ice cream machines are made with highly sophisticated technology using aircraft metal and developed with state-of-the-art technology. Each cup is made fresh as the customer desires, within a minute‘s time. Ice cream base is made of all natural ingredients, and do not use any artificial colours or preservatives using very little sugar which makes Ice Cream Lab creams low on calorie, making it the healthier option in Ice cream category” adds Harab.
“Our brand caters to a client who has a vision of opening a small kiosk of 250 sq. ft. to larger formats of up to 1,000 sq. ft. Ice Cream Lab offers 16 plus signature flavours that cater to suit the diverse taste of any market and at the same time, with the help of our RnD team, we can develop millions of recipes and flavours,” he said.
Ice Cream Labs plans to Open 100 Outlets in Asia Pacific
Ice Cream Labs also plans to open outlets in MENA region viz.. UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Iraq. The growing response and great demand the company sees a positive take in Europe (Portugal & Sweden), Malaysia (Ipoh & Penang).
Where frozen treats are concerned, India proves as a potential market for ice cream variants. Like many international brands in India, Ice Cream Labs is also spreading its presence and trying to bring metro cities of India under its wings. The company has its outlets in southern cities of Telangana like Hyderabad which has two outlets, In Karnataka its Bangalore and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. For Mumbaikars, it has launched 2 outlets one is Oshiwara and another in Navi Mumbai. Not leaving behind Kolkatta, the Sweet tooth city of West Bengal has one of its ice cream store. In a few months from now, Ice cream Lab will find its habitat in the state of Gujarat too.
The growing popularity in UAE has made the company famous in a very short span with its arms extended to almost 10 countries with 20 plus stores across the globe including ever-growing Indian market.
Reportedly, newer markets have also been added to the scroll like Australia, Manchester UK, Morocco, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and near prospective countries like New Zealand, Egypt, Turkey, and Singapore will soon join the arrays of the company’s presence.
The innovative ice cream chain is set to penetrate markets such as the US (in fact, it’s going to be a re-entry to the US market), China, South East Asia, Africa & Kyrgyzstan.
The Ice Cream Lab
Some testimonials and feedbacks
Zomato Feed Back
I prefer ice-cream these days to beat the heat. After burning so many calories shopping, I end up @icecreamlab. They make fresh ice creams that are the best thing. I was surprised to see they have so cute set up for making “ice creams live” – yes they use nitrogen to freeze, while you can enjoy the smoky look of the place. It’s located in the food court. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I tried their immunity booster and lotus ice cream. I was surprised by the unique flavour in the immunity booster. Each bite had a combination of clove, turmeric, mango, ginger, black paper, and cinnamon and they garnish it with ginger. Lotus was very impressive too. Not too sweet as lotus biscuits are a lot sweeter.
Rating: 5 / 5
I tried the lava mud chocolate crunch ice cream from here. It was freshly made and they were really warm and welcoming. The Filipino lady prepared a very yummy ice cream, it was gooey chocolate and crunchy and had a waffle at the base. I just feel Dh 32/- was a little on the expensive side but their freshly made ice cream is too good not to try!
Rating: 4 / 5
Excellent service! Ice-Cream Lab is the place to be! Absolutely delicious
Rating: 5 / 5
If you want to eat freshly made ice creams then head over to ice cream lab. They serve high quality fresh ice creams. You can see the whole making of your ice creams live because they use liquid nitrogen to quickly freeze the ice cream. They also have very unique frozen cheese balls called dragon breath. They gives shisha effect like smoke comes out of your mouth while eating. You will enjoy the Ice creams as well as you will have wonderful experience over there for sure.
Rating: 5 / 5
It was amazing and fresh!!!! I can’t believe the difference!!! And so tasty! The staff is very friendly and kind. Candy was so patient with my son and even was sweet enough to give him a hug.
Rating: 5 / 5
Amazing ice cream and ice cream shakes!! Made fresh in front of you! The staff were amazing and the ambiance in the store is fun and welcoming! Loved it!
Rating: 5 / 5
First off all, thank you @ice cream lab, for inviting me, the best ice cream you’ll ever have about @ice cream lab? It is located in Dubai mall, @ice cream lab 🍦hospitality 10/10. ✅, the staff served us well ✅, made the ice cream in front of me ✅, it was delicious and creamy, they have a very reasonable prices, you get in any sizes , (Large medium and Small), one of the best ice cream in Dubai mall, this is a very good place for you and your family to enjoy and have the best ice cream, I definitely recommend you to visit the Ice cream Lab ✅on one lotus experiment, fresh organic base lotus biscuits 🍪 , 2nd 1 , ✅chocolate, fresh organic base chocolate ice cream, chocolate chips, 3rd 1, ✅salt lick Crunch fresh natural base, caramel sauce pretzel 🥨 , ice cream milkshake and specially how did i forget that 🤔, ✅DRAGON BREATH, this was amazing and breath was coming and going 😂 thank you 😊
Rating: 4 / 5
Such a cool concept and kid’s friendly place.
Rating: 5 / 5
I like this ice cream concept. Very theatrical presentation and always tasty & freshly prepared. The good thing about it is that they are low in calories with no added sugar.
I tried today their new immunity booster ice cream, a combination of ginger, turmeric, cloves, pistachio, black pepper, mango, etc.
Rating: 5 / 5
They have really unique flavours of ice creams and shakes. The best part? You can see your chosen flavour being made in front of your eyes! The most unique thing? Dragon Balls! Cheese balls with some Sheesha touch! Had a Lifetime experience
Rating: 5 / 5
Order: Blue Velvet Ice Cream,
Service: It was good. Ratings – 3.5/5,
Quality: The ice creams on the menu looked delicious.
It was a tough choice but finally went with Blue Velvet and it was damn pretty good. Loved it absolutely. Ratings – 4.5/5
Overall: The food is good, the staff needs to be a bit smiling (I’ve seen at most of the places in Dubai and I loved it). Ratings – 4/5
Rating: 4 / 5
Ice Cream Lab use liquid Nitrogen to quick-freeze the ice cream so it doesn’t melt as quickly. Also, you can add a huge amount of toppings to make unique flavours. The serving is quite good so it can easily be shared (if you’re willing to do so). I like their Cookies & Cream which tastes like the real deal. Highly recommended for ice cream lovers.
Rating: 4 / 5
We saw quite a show going on near the ice cream lab stall and icy vapour and decided to give the place a shot. Yea we are suckers for a good show. The ice cream was a bit pricey as is to be expected at Dubai mall but the quantity and quality of the iced cream was good as I was not paying for the thing 😜. Summary – Pretty cool place to try out
Rating: 4 / 5
Mumbai Franchisee endorsement
I have opted for the Ice cream lab Master Franchise for Maharashtra & Goa, I have already opened my first outlet in Mumbai and is in process of completing the terms of agreement and I received a phenomenal response from Ice Cream Lab Head Office during my store opening process in Mumbai. Ice cream Lab is an awesome brand which is the only brand of its kind available in Mumbai. Our Ice Creams are made without use of any preservatives, additives. Our Ice Cream is made of 100% Natural Ingredients. When we launched ICL in Mumbai, we saw people were in queue to buy the ice cream of ICL, and there are few awesome reviews which I would like to share below—
- Coming up with the great concept, and why not get our ice cream made fresh. Loved their cookie & cream flavour ice cream Superb ice cream do visit this outlet Super friendly staff—By Miss Amrita More on Zomato.
- I was blown away with the way they make ice creams. Btw, all the nitrogen infused ice cream you have elsewhere is not good for your health because even they have preservatives. But the nitrogen they use don’t have preservatives or ice crystals for that matter. In short, even if you have a running nose, then you can still have the ice cream here. The taste was good. Staff was super-duper good and a great place for ice cream dates. Highly recommend this place to all—By Mr. Derek Denzil on Zomato.
- I visited this place as I am an ice cream lover and I love visiting and trying new flavours. It was full of a young crowd and the quality of the ice cream was too good. I loved the taste too and going to visit again and highly recommended—By Miss Khushbu Jivani on Zomato.
- It is also good to try something new, and this place won’t disappoint. Diversified menu for the fresh ice cream.
- We have tried the fruit yogurt and it was delectable. A lot more to try before you can completely review. The ambiance is bright and the staff is courteous and helpful in suggesting a flavour of your taste. Overall a good place to try for people wishing to experiment their taste—By Faizan Abbas on Zomato.
- The best ice cream ever I had… so creamy n smooth… with no ice formed.. Made with a Liquid nitrogen gas with milk base…no preservatives. Would highly recommend…By Miss Hetal Soni Shah on Zomato.
I would highly recommend ICL brand to everyone, who wants to become a next generation entrepreneur with an innovative brand because it’s an awesome ice cream with no ice crystals and no preservatives, no additives, low sugar and which is recommended by many health conscious customers in Mumbai-Lalit Mohan Srivastava – Ice Cream Lab – Mumbai Franchisee.
Venu Madhav – Hi-tech City Hyderabad
Firstly I am glad that I am part of such an amazing team. I can state with confidence that Vikrant sir and Sachin sir motivated me, were responsive to every question I had and most importantly they understand who we are and what we are trying to do. They were with me in every step of the way providing valuable guidance. They helped me throughout this journey and I am sure they will be at my side supporting me till I become successful!!