Cornetto (frozen dessert) facts for kids
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| Owner | Unilever |
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| Introduced | 1959 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
Cornetto is a super popular brand of ice cream cone! It means "little horn" in Italian. These yummy ice cream cones are made by a big company called Unilever. You might know them by different names around the world. For example, it's called Algida in Italy and Wall's in the UK. Cornetto cones come in many flavors and are loved by people everywhere!
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How Cornetto Started
For a long time, selling ice cream in cones was tricky. The ice cream would make the cone wet and soggy. This made it not very tasty to eat.
In 1959, an Italian ice cream maker named Spica solved this problem. They found a way to put a special layer inside the cone. This layer was made of oil, sugar, and chocolate. It stopped the ice cream from soaking into the cone. This kept the cone crunchy!
In 1976, the big company Unilever bought the idea from Spica. Unilever started selling Cornetto in Italy using their Algida brand. They also sold it in other countries. It was called Wall's in the UK and Pakistan. In Republic of Ireland, it was HB. In Spain, it was Frigo, and in India, it was Kwality Wall's. Cornetto cones are sold in many sizes. The most popular ones are usually 90-ml and 125-ml.
In 2024, Unilever announced that it would sell its ice cream brands. This includes Cornetto, Ben & Jerry's, and Magnum. These brands will become part of a new, separate company by the end of 2025.
Cornetto Flavors
Cornetto comes in many delicious flavors! Some popular ones are Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Nut. There's also Lemon and Whippy, which is a yogurt flavor with chewy chocolate.
Cornetto also makes special flavors for holidays, like Valentine's Day.
Cornetto Soft is a special kind. It's soft serve ice cream made right when you buy it. Vendors on the street use an ice cream machine to make it fresh. Other Cornetto flavors are made in factories and come in packages.
You might also find Cornetto Enigma. These have yummy flavors like cookies and cream, raspberry, and double chocolate.
In 2013, Cornetto even started making chocolate candy in the UK!
In India, Cornetto cones are made with vegetable fat instead of milk fat. Because of this, Indian law says they cannot be called "ice cream."
Fun Advertisements
Cornetto has had some very famous ads!
'O sole mio song
In the UK, Ireland, and Brazil, Cornetto ads used a famous Italian song. It's called "'O sole mio". The ads changed the song's words to be about Cornetto.
Here are the words they sang in the UK:
- Just one Cornetto,
- give it to me,
- delicious ice-cream, of Italy,
- creamy vanilla and choco dream,
- Give me Cornetto,
- from Wall's ice cream.
These ads were very popular in Britain and Ireland. They ran for 10 years in the 1980s and 1990s. The song was often sung by a person who sounded like an Italian waiter. In 2000, a TV channel poll ranked the Cornetto ad as one of the best TV ads ever!
Philippines 20 pesos ads
In the Philippines, Cornetto launched a funny ad campaign in 2008. It was called "sarap ng 20 Pesos", which means "delicious 20 pesos". The ads showed funny situations where you couldn't afford something with 20 pesos. Then, they suggested you should just buy a Cornetto instead!
Slogans like "Mag-Cornetto ka na lang" (meaning "Just have a Cornetto instead") were used. Another popular slogan was "Hanggang saan aabot ang 20 pesos mo?" (meaning "How far will your 20 pesos take you?"). These ads were very successful. In 2010, one of their TV ads even won an award!
The price of Cornetto in the Philippines has changed a few times. In 2019, it was 25 pesos. But in 2023, it went back to 20 pesos again.
See also
In Spanish: Cornetto (helado) para niños
