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A LITTLE JOY, SERVED DAILY

Ireland’s Ice Cream Specialists

Premium ice cream machines, quality ingredients and expert support to help your business serve more.

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Great ice cream starts here.
The machines. The mix. The know-how.

In the spotlightMeet the Giotto ↗

Turn 1m² of Your Store Into a €100K+ Revenue Stream.

Make room for something people love. Giotto brings standout soft serve to your counter, with Dairyglen beside you from the first pour.

Go behind the serve
A shop assistant serving soft-serve from the red Giotto machine as two excited children watchA little joy, served daily

Give them a reason
to come back.

Make a quick stop the highlight of their day. Beautiful soft serve, with your own finishing touch.

Big possibility.
Compact by design.

A countertop format that makes a feature of your space, without taking it over.

More than a machine.
A team in your corner.

Machines, ingredients, training and support. Everything you need to get your next chapter started.

A little joy.
Served every day.

The after-school treat. The Sunday stroll. That first taste of summer.

To you, it’s a cone made with care. To someone else, it’s the best part of their day. Make your store the place they come back to for that feeling.

Meet the team

We bring great ice cream with hands-on expertise and a team in your corner to help your business thrive.

Business All-Stars Accredited 2022 sealBusiness All-Stars
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35 years.
Still serving more.

Since 1991, we’ve helped Irish businesses turn great ice cream into a reason to come back.

1,000+

Businesses.
One trusted partner.

From local forecourts to busy cafés, retailers nationwide trust us to keep their machines serving.

Here for your next chapter

Good taste.
In every detail.

Your ambition. Our know-how.

From choosing your machine to training your team, Dairyglen helps you turn a great idea into your next customer favourite.

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Five ways to serve

Choose your machine.

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Ice cream

The classic soft serve, from compact countertop to high-volume floor models.

Giotto 12 PM · Giotto 11 · Giotto DR 14 · BC · MC · HC · HV View ice cream machines ›

Forecourt to café

Built for the way you trade.

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  • Forecourt shop assistant handing a soft-serve cone to a customer beside a red countertop machine
    Forecourt + convenience

    Your busiest square metre.

    A compact machine that earns its space, with cleaning, servicing and in-store marketing support planned with you from day one.

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  • Café barista finishing a soft-serve sundae with berry sauce next to a flat white
    Cafés + restaurants

    A dessert menu worth staying for.

    The right machine for your menu and counter, help with recipes through menu development, and finance options that suit your cash flow.

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  • Family collecting soft-serve cones at a visitor attraction kiosk
    Hotels, leisure + cinemas

    Make the day out sweeter.

    Reliable serving for attractions, hotels, cinemas and leisure centres, with staff training built in for seasonal teams.

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  • Ice cream van owner passing a cone through the hatch by the sea
    Mobile + new businesses

    Your first season, sorted.

    Lease and rental options, and straight answers on power, space and set-up before you buy your first machine.

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Buy, lease or managed

Own it your way.

Lease options ›
  • 01.Buy outright

    Buy it outright.

    Own it from the first pour.

    • Machine, installation and staff training
    • Add a service plan when it suits you
    • Reorder mix and supplies online
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  • 02.Lease

    Lease it monthly.

    Spread the cost, keep the cash.

    • Monthly payments for businesses
    • Keep capital for the rest of your fit-out
    • Rental on selected ice cream machines
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  • 03.Fully managed

    Or let us run it.

    We look after everything else.

    • Monthly managed clean, in and out within the hour
    • Preventative servicing that covers wear parts
    • Remote assist and pre-season checks
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A quick estimate

The numbers. What could your counter earn?

One countertop machine can carry a surprising share of a shop’s takings. Pick what you’ll serve, set your price and volume, and see a year of soft serve add up.

Estimated takings a year €0 80 cones a day at €3.50, 6 days a week · €1,680 a week
Counter space
1m²
Enough for a countertop machine.
Menus to choose from
4menus
Ice cream, milkshake, slush and açaí.

Takings before VAT and costs. An illustration, not a forecast or a quote.

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Our own concession

Or bring a brand people already love.

About Smooch ›
  • A vanilla soft-serve cone with a chocolate flake handed over a shop counter

    Smooch Ice Cream

    Ireland’s soft-serve concession, ready for your counter.

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  • Pink Smooch açaí machine beside a fruit-topped açaí bowl

    Smooch Açaí

    Soft-serve açaí bowls, without the prep.

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  • A milkshake, a biscuit sundae and an açaí bowl on a pink dessert bar counter New

    Smooch Dessert Bar

    Shakes, sundaes and bowls under one brand.

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Smooch is Dairyglen’s own concession: the machine, the menu, the branding and the marketing support, set up and ready for your store.

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1,000+ counters

Trusted across all of Ireland.

Client stories ›

Clients include Insomnia, Arnotts, Applegreen, Spar, Maxol, Londis, Gala, Daybreak, Bunratty Castle, Wow Burger, Top Oil, Corrib Oil, Mace, BWG.

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Who we serve

From the forecourt to the castle café.

01.Forecourts
Applegreen · Maxol · Top Oil · Corrib Oil
02.Retail & convenience
Spar · Londis · Mace · Gala · Daybreak · BWG · Arnotts
03.Food & leisure
Insomnia · Wow Burger · Bunratty Castle
Success story

Helping Oakberry become Ireland’s fastest-growing açaí franchise.

Machines, mix and a fully managed service behind every store opening.

OakberryAçaí franchise, Ireland Read the story ›

Service & training

Aftercare. Still here long after the install.

Service engineer adjusting the dispensing head of a soft-serve machine in a café

A machine is only as good as the people behind it. That’s why every Dairyglen machine comes with engineers on call nationwide, hands-on training for your team and menu ideas that keep customers coming back.

Serving since
1991
35 years keeping Irish counters serving.
Service plans from
€455
Priority call status and pre-season checks.
Businesses supported
1,000+
Forecourts, cafés and leisure sites nationwide.

Aftercare, in detail.

Three promises that come with every Dairyglen machine.

  • Service engineer adjusting the dispensing head of a soft-serve machine in a café Engineer support

    Engineers on call nationwide.

    Service plans from €455 with priority call status, and pre-season checks before your busiest months.

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  • Trainer walking a team through the parts of a soft-serve machine Staff training

    Every new starter, ready to serve.

    Hands-on training at install, plus a library of training videos your team can watch any time.

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  • Barista finishing a soft-serve sundae with berry sauce Menu development

    Ideas that keep them coming back.

    Recipes, toppings and seasonal specials built around your machine and your customers.

    Find out more ›

Guides & reports

Know-how, on tap.

All resources ›

Tell us about your business and we’ll recommend the machine, mix and support to match.

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