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Carpigiani Shares A Sweet Business Opportunity with "Fantastick 4 U" Concept On display in booth #1413 at the International Pizza Expo, March 7-10, at the Las Vegas Convention Center

LAS VEGAS (March 7-10, 2016)– Carpigiani, global leading innovator of frozen dessert equipment, is pleased to introduce their new bar business concept, gelato bars, or frozen gelato on a stick, complete with coatings and toppings made in Carpigiani's Masterstick freezer and Fantastick Blast freezer at the International Pizza Expo March 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth #1413.

The gelato bar concept is gaining momentum in the frozen dessert market with gelato bar shops surfacing across the U.S. Randy Key of The Pop Shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, was in search of a dessert option for his Italian southwest-style pizzeria. The Pop Shop offers over 40 flavor combinations of gelato pops, gourmet pops and alcoholic "boozy pops." Gelato bars offer an array of creativity for customers with infinite combinations of coatings and toppings. Key said his Maple Bourbon Bacon boozy pop was a crowd favorite along with Dolce Deluce dipped in white chocolate sprinkled with waffle cone. "The customers are the 'Pop Artists,' and they choose the flavor combination," Key said. "It's an interactive experience."

The Pop Shop sells thousands of pops each month and forty percent of Delicio Coal Fired Pizza customers also purchase from The Pop Shop. Key opened The Pop Shop using Carpigiani's Masterstick, Nordika 400, and Carpigiani bar molds. "Carpigiani's equipment is compact with very easy maintenance and helped us get into business quickly," Key said.

Carpigiani approaches gelato bars with the Masterstick countertop soft serve model and Fantastick Blast Freezer. The Masterstick countertop features a unique cylinder construction that delivers creamy, smooth soft serve and gelato. The gelato will then be injected into Fantastick's 48 molds and placed in the Fantastick Blast freezer, which freezes the gelato bars in approximately 30 minutes in an ergonomic position so as to preserve the microcrystal, cellular structure. The Fantastick Blast Freezer can also serve as a blast freezer for other items as well as a preparation display cabinet. "Fantasticks 4 U is rapidly becoming the newest explosive trend in the frozen dessert industry," President of Carpigiani USA John Babila said. "Operators that see this & have the vision are moving in this direction as quickly as possible to capitalize on it."

To learn more about the Fantastick 4 U concept, watch our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28duDICJ4I

About Carpigiani:

Carpigiani Corporation began in 1947 and has been serving the foodservice market for 67 years. Carpigiani is dedicated to providing the highest quality, most reliable and most durable frozen dessert equipment in the industry. Carpigiani also hosts the Gelato World Tour, the world's largest gelato competition, and Carpigiani Gelato University, providing unparalleled professional education on frozen desserts for gelato artisans. For more information, visit our website at www.carpigiani.com/usa.

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