Love at first scoop

We are Jack & Emma, we had a dream to open a Dessert Parlour in our beautiful home town, Dawlish, producing delicious and indulgent Gelato and treats. 
Emma, having spent over 6 years supporting Icecream businesses across the whole of the South West; had a vision, teamed with the passion and wizardry skills Jack harnesses, an appreciation for fresh, artisan produce and an exquisite palate; we have created a wonderful family business and brand with a fantastic reputation which reaches across the country and beyond.

The Local Scoop opened in July 2020 after the C-19 global lock down was lifted. We are forever grateful for the love and support from our local community and visitors to Dawlish from all over the globe.

We absolutely love what we do and look forward to scoopin' for many years to come.

Team scoop

We are a small team for a busy little business. We have extra hands in high season and generally everyone mucks in and helps out in all areas, including our friends and family!

Jack & Emma manage business operations, production, events, sales and marketing while Lauren and Alice support with managing the Dessert Parlour. The ladies are highly regarded and loved by all our regular customers and we couldn't be without them!

Scoops on wheels

Our Gelato Home Deliveries are new for 2026 and we have so many ideas on how to develop this service with new products and flavours, we're very excited to share the journey with you all. Sign up to our news letter so we can keep you up to date with Scoop news!

We have our vintage Gelato Trike, Cart and Gazebo set up and have built an incredibly well received Weddings and events service which gets us (and our Gelato) out and about in our stunning surroundings across Devon and the South West.

We have lots of local food festivals and community events already booked for this year so keep and eye out as we may be popping up in a town near you!

Our specialist and bespoke Gelato service is also available to book for Birthday celebrations, Anniversaries and Corporate Events. 

  • Minimum 50 guests ~ Please get in touch for quotes and availability

love local

We are so lucky to be surrounded by so many like minded small businesses and producers in the south west and we love a Gelato Collaboration!

The Farm Shop, Dawlish ~ Seasonal Fruit

Melting Whisk, Dawlish ~ Crafted Chocolates & Caramels

South Devon Dairy, Ipplepen ~ Jersey Gold Milk

Big Bakes Bakery, Torquay ~ Insane Bakes

Voyager Coffee, Buckfastleigh ~ Sustainable Hand Roasted Coffee

Barbers bean to bar, Kingsteignton ~ Chocolate Masters

Waterhouse Fayre, Tiverton ~ Jams & Curds

Gold Award Winners

We have entered some of our favourite creations for judging with Taste of the West and Food Drink Devon over the years.

Here are the flavours we have proudly been awarded Gold for:

Biscoff (VE) ~ TOTW 2021

Blackcurrant & Liquorice ~ TOTW 2021

Caramelised White Chocolate (Caramac) ~ TOTW 2021

Cinnamon Bun ~ TOTW 2022

Strawberries & Cream ~ TOTW 2023

Pure Hazelnut (VE) ~ TOTW 2023

Dark Chocolate Sorbetto (VE) ~ FDD 2023

St. Clements Sorbet ~ (Orange & Lemon) (VE) TOTW 2023

Dark Chocolate & Pear (VE) ~ TOTW 2023

Biscoff Rocky Road ~ Big Bakes Bakery Collab FDD 2024

Pistachio ~ FDD 2024

Coconut, White Chocolate & Almond ~ FDD 2024

Devonshire Cream Tea ~ Devon County Show 2024

White Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato Cake (Bueno) ~ FDD 2024

Chocolate & Cherry (VE) ~ FDD 2024

Hazelnut Stracciatella ~ FDD 2025

Roasted Peach & Peruvian Blond Chocolate ~ Barbers Collab FDD 2025

Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Cheesecake ~ Melting Whisk Collab FDD 2025

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