Our Story

Over 35 Years of Delicious Tradition

For over 35 years, we’ve been crafting our ice creams and sorbets right here at Fossfield Farm in Yorkshire, staying true to our roots and traditional methods.

Our History Become a Stockist

  • 1980

  • 1983

  • 1984

  • 1989

  • NOW

Happy Cows, Creamier Ice Cream

We now have 1350m² of space to process our delicious fresh and nutritious cow’s milk which moves just a 100 metres from cow to dairy each day to be made into Yorvale ice cream.

Our Values

Quality

We are passionate about our ice cream and believe that our customers only deserve the very best. We continuously test all ice cream we produce to ensure it meets our high standards. We are also accredited by the Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) to AA standard!

Our Values

Traditional

We believe traditional is best, and we are proud to produce traditional creamy ice cream here on our farm in the Vale of York, using the milk from our small dairy herd. We only use natural ingredients in our products and we try to source these as locally as we can.

Our Values

Sustainability

As farmers we are responsible for taking care of our land and we feel it is important to do a good job. We farm using traditional methods, we recycle and store our waste water for organic fertiliser, our solar panels power the factory and our plastic and cardboard is recycled.

Our Values
Our Mission

Delicious dairy products, creating memorable moments with a conscience, making a big impression whilst leaving a small footprint.

Environmental Values

NATURAL FERTILISERS

We spread muck and inject our waste water onto our land to help the grass and maize crops grow. Muck, produced from the girls during winter, is spread across the fields adding fertility to grow the crops and improves the soil structure. The washout water, from producing ice cream, sorbets and kefir throughout the year, is stored in a large tank for 6 months and injected directly into the soil as an organic natural fertiliser.

Environmental Values

SAVING ENERGY

Our 100-kilowatt solar panels provide some power for the factory. In addition, we have a heat exchange unit to harvest the heat from the cold room compressors, this gives us free warm water and saves energy.

Environmental Values

FARMING SUSTAINABLY

We run a low stock, low input, low yield herd on permanent pasture, putting less stress on the land and giving our girls acres more room to roam. We use what we have available and make conscious decisions based on our farm, our animals and our environment. Our girls spend as long in the fields as possible and a large percentage of their winter fodder is from grass and maize, all grown on the farmstead. The majority of our cows calve in the springtime, so the milk production pattern aligns with the milk requirement for peak ice cream season.

Environmental Values

RECYCLING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN

We recycle all our waste cardboard and plastic and we carefully control our use of paper and printing to ensure we waste as little as possible. In the factory we recycle our final rinse water, which reduces our overall use of water throughout the production process. We are constantly looking at ways we can be better, such as changing our pot lids and spoons from plastic to paper and wood.

Environmental Values

WELCOMING NATURE

We’re enormously lucky to be surrounded by the beautiful British countryside and so have an abundance of wildlife. We cut our hedges early, before the end of February, this makes sure to allow nesting birds enough time to build their nest and hatch their eggs without being disturbed. Our farm is home to an array of birds including the local barn owl. On early spring mornings deer can be found crossing our land, and on a warm summer’s afternoon, Mr Fox can often be seen in the distance roaming across the fields! The farm buildings are also home to returning European Swallows.