Ice cream vans could become a thing of the past on UK roads thanks to the spiraling cost of fuel and ingredients, and the ongoing impact of lockdown. The cost to produce a Mr Whippy has gone up 70% in a year.
Katy Alston, a 20-year ice cream van veteran and president of the Ice Cream Alliance, told the Mirror the number of ice cream van operators has halved over the last 10 years.
Katy said: "Our ingredient cost has gone up 70%, but how can you put the price of your ice creams up 70%?" She added: "It really is just the fittest surviving now."
