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Here at Ola, we have been making ice cream for over 100 years.
But surprisingly enough, we weren't always making ice cream. So what's the scoop? Here's an Ola history over the last 100 years…
1786
It all started from a butcher’s shop in St James` Market in London where T. Wall & Sons Ltd had been making sausages.
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1913
Thomas Wall had a eureka moment to increase summer sales and save the jobs of his employees. He realised that sausages aren’t the most refreshing snack during the summer. So, he decided to start serving delicious ice cream to cool down the customers instead.
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1922
But, that idea had to be put on ice. It wasn’t until 1922 – after WW1 – that ice cream was back on the menu and T. Wall & Sons started making ice cream. It was then that Ola was born, and our delicious ice creams were soon delighting the people of London.
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1939
At first, they made their way through the streets via horse and cart, and then by our famous ‘Stop Me and Buy One’ tricycles. The number of Wall’s tricycles on the road increased from 10 in 1922 to 8500 in 1939.
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As time went on, Ola found the freezer space in people’s hearts, homes and all over town. Ola's ice lollies came next and began a flurry of innovation. We got busy and dreamt up some of our most famous and loved Ola products like the Twister and Bubble O' Bill.
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It's thanks to all the years of hard work and ingenuity of the clever clogs at Ola we’ve been able to create some of world’s favourite ice creams. And it gives us something to live up to every day.
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So, you never know when we might stumble upon a new ice cream or ice lolly recipe that’s that everyone is going to love. And that’s exactly what gets us out of bed in the morning. And it’s turned into one heck of a journey.
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Now
Ola ice creams are now sold in over 50 different countries around the world. And we go by all sorts of different names in each one. We’re known as Olá in Portugal, Streets in Australia, and Kibon in Brazil and Argentina to name just a few. But, whatever you want to call us, you’ll always be able to spot an Ola ice cream thanks to our legendary heart logo.
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Our founders believed one thing:
That ice cream makes everybody happy. That its magic brings us together and melts away the barriers between us.
And above all, they had the vision that ice cream should be enjoyed by all of us, and not just a few. It’s always been our mission to put as many smiles on people’s faces as we can. We’ve been doing it for 100 years now. And we hope we’re doing it for 100 more.