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Mr. Whippy Australia
Company typeCompany and franchise
Industry
  • Food
  • Retail
  • Direct service
Products
  • Frozen yogurt
  • Soft serves
  • Beverages
ParentFranchised Food Company
Website

Mr. Whippy Australia is a franchise of ice-cream vendors operating in Australia.

History

The original Mr. Whippy in the United Kingdom franchised internationally to Australia in 1962 by sending ten vans on a ship from Southampton to Sydney, following success, a second batch was set the year after, consisting of twenty-four vans. The company's franchise in Australia continued until the mid-1970s, after which the physical vehicle fleet was sold to private operators. During the franchise period from Mr. Whippy in the UK, around two-hundred Commer Karrier vans were imported from the UK to Australia.[1]

In 1982, the trademark "Mr Whippy" was registered in Australia by ice cream parlour company Mr Whippy Pty Ltd. Today, the Franchised Food Company owns the brand.[2][3]

Vintage Bedford CF Mr Whippy van in Sydney, Australia, in 2010

References

  1. ^ "» History". Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. ^ "Mr Whippy licked into shape for summer". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. ^ "Heat on Mr Whippy imitators". The West Australian. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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