There are few people who could consider themselves an ice cream fanatic. Our Founder and gelato crafter – Hannah Wood - just so happens to be one of those people!

When she received a scholarship to study at the Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, she realized her world would never be the same again. That’s where the dream for Little ‘Lato began. Hannah wanted to show New Zealander's the real deal when it comes to gelato – made like it is in Italy. After working at some of the big players in the food industry (such as Fonterra and Much Moore Kiwi Ice Cream Company), she decided to leave the corporate world and turn the gelato dream into a reality.

An innovation hub at Crave Café was where it all began, opening up a gelato bar and production kitchen in December 2017. This quickly grew to a second partnership with Good Karma Coffee in December 2018, opening up a central city delight in the Auckland Fish Markets. Little ‘Lato now supplies gelato to a number of locations throughout Auckland and New Zealand and we can’t wait to see what will be scooped up in the journey ahead!

Adrien – our legendary pastry chef! Adrien is a whizz at whipping up sauces, toppings, brownie, cakes and all sort of delicious goodies, ready to be dolloped drizzled and blitzed into the gelato concoctions.

Laeitita - this gal is a star gelato maker, churning litres of gelato (and we mean litres!) into velvety perfection, all ready for scooping. She also has an un- beatable way of making the gelato swirls look divinely delicious. A work of art!

Hannah – the girl with the gelato dream. Somehow still just as much a gelato fanatic as ever!

Hamish – Hamish has recently jumped on board as General Manager! He’s one clever cookie, a great leader, and an operations guru with a mighty-fine knack of thinking outside of the box to make thing happen.