Mauds Ice Creams is an ice cream manufacturer from Northern Ireland, with stores across the island of Ireland and one in England. The company has made over 350 flavours during its 44-year history, the most popular being Poor Bear, a mix of vanilla ice cream and honeycomb.[1] They are the largest producer of dairy ice cream in Northern Ireland.[2]
History
Mauds Ice Creams was founded by Roberta and John Wilson[3] and was originally part of their grocery business in Carnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[3] The ice cream was made in-store,[3] and its sales quickly became the major part of the business, and on Mothers' Day 1982, they renamed the store as Mauds Ice Creams as a Mother's Day gift to John's mother, of that name.