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Motion · S6M-03745 · 22 Mar 2022

Lanarkshire Ice Cream Business Celebrates Centenary Year

Lodged by Meghan Gallacher (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Standard Motion 27 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates one of the country's most famous ice cream businesses, Equi’s Ice Cream, on reaching its centenary year; notes that Peter Equi, grandfather of now owner, David Equi, started the company in 1922 as a café in Lanarkshire; understands that the company now produces one million litres of ice cream every year, including producing to major supermarkets throughout the country; further understands that there is a new purpose-built factory in Rutherglen, from its long-standing base in Hamilton, which still operates the parlour and has created a total of 25 jobs within the factory, and understands that the company has won numerous awards throughout the years, including the UK heat of the London Gelato Festival and the best in Europe at the European Gelato Festival in Florence, both in 2017.

Supporters (27)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.