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Gelato Messina

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Australian gelato brand founded in 2002 by Nick Palumbo, known for house-made gelato and chocolate.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Gelato Messina is an Australian gelato brand whose story started in 2002, when founder Nick Palumbo moved from Adelaide to open a gelato store in Sydney. The brand makes every flavour using its own unique recipes, never using pre-made bases or mass-produced flavour pastes, and each store carries a 40-flavour cabinet with 35 traditional flavours and 5 rotating weekly specials. It also makes its own gelato cakes and produces its own chocolate from scratch using single origin Ecuadorian cacao, and uses Australian jersey milk. The brand operates stores, an online shop with merchandise and gifting, and a Messina App loyalty programme.

History

Gelato Messina's story started in 2002, when founder Nick Palumbo moved from Adelaide to open a gelato store in Sydney. Over the following roughly 20 years the brand worked on making what it describes as the best gelato on the planet. Every flavour is made using a unique recipe created by the brand, without pre-made bases or mass-produced flavour pastes. Each store has a 40-flavour cabinet with 35 traditional flavours and 5 rotating weekly specials, and the brand also makes its own range of gelato cakes. It uses Australian jersey milk and makes its own chocolate from scratch using single origin Ecuadorian cacao, with a chocolate-making machine imported from Italy and installed in Marrickville, Sydney.

Products and positioning

Quality-focused gelato maker emphasising house-made recipes, ingredient origin, and in-house chocolate production.

  • Gelato

    Made using unique recipes created by the brand, with a 40-flavour cabinet per store (35 traditional flavours and 5 rotating weekly specials).

  • Gelato cakes

    Own range of gelato cakes available for pickup or order from any store.

  • Messina Chocolate

    Made from scratch using single origin Ecuadorian cacao, with a custom chocolate-making machine imported from Italy and installed in Marrickville, Sydney.

  • Layered Range pints

    New range of layered pints available exclusively at Woolworths.

  • Merchandise

    Includes apparel such as Eye-Scream crews and jackets, Camp Messina T-Shirt, Messina x By Billie T-Shirt, Fluffy Patch, Messina Reusable Spoon, and physical and digital gift cards.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Gelato Messina launches Dr Evil Magic Mushroom cake[5]

    Gelato Messina remastered its Dr Evil Magic Mushroom cake with new flavours. The cake became available on September 15 and sold out that day.

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