Ideal Ice Cream is an ice cream manufacturing company based in Mangalore, India.[1] It was started on 1 May 1975 by Prabhakar Kamath,[2] and is the biggest ice cream manufacturer in Mangalore with an 80% market share.[3] It has several outlets in and around Mangalore and supply chains across Goa, Karnataka and northern Kerala.[2] The brand's signature dish is the Gadbad, a tall glass with layers of ice-cream, jelly, dry-fruits and fresh fruits.[4] The brand has won several accolades through the years.[5][6][7]