
Zandhoven Hosts a Gelato Festival Challenge for Belgium’s Best
Belgium hosted the first European stop of the 2025 Gelato Festival World Masters tour at Carpigiani Benelux in Zandhoven on 24 February.
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Belgium hosted the first European stop of the 2025 Gelato Festival World Masters tour at Carpigiani Benelux in Zandhoven on 24 February.

The Gelato Festival World Masters visited Mississauga on 20 February 2025 for a Canadian challenge that sent the top three flavours to the North American Semifinals.

Tassia Vicentin Rezende of Tre Cuori Gelateria & Açaí in Ellisville won the Missouri challenge with a peanut butter gelato called “Arachidi”.

The Gelato Festival World Masters came to St. Louis on 11 February 2025 for a Missouri challenge that sent the top three flavours to the North American Semifinal.

Twelve gelato makers from Spain and Portugal competed in the Iberian Challenge at Sigep 2025, and three qualified for the Spanish final.

Fifteen German gelato makers competed in the German final at Sigep 2025, and Thomas Micolino’s camel milk gelato “Kamelatte” took first place.

Carlotta Orrico of Delicious in Weston won the Florida challenge on 10 December 2024, with Brenno Floriano and Rafael Ramsa taking second and third.

Carpigiani exhibited at Sigep 2025 in Rimini from 18 to 22 January, with new technology, more than 100 demonstrations and sponsorship of major gelato competitions.

Eighteen Czech gelato makers competed in Prague on 3 December 2024, and Vít Obrdlík’s poppy seed and plum gelato took first place.

The Gelato Festival World Masters visited Miami on 10 December 2024 for a Florida challenge that sent the top three flavours to the North American Semifinal.