End of the nougat? Last manufacturer of iconic ice cream delicacy ceases production

Scots may no longer be able to indulge in an ice cream nougat after the last manufacturer of the delicacy in Scotland has reportedly ceased production.

According to 100-year-old ice cream parlour Colpi, in Milngavie, the famous single nougat – one of the most popular items – is off the menu.

“It’s a big blow,” said manager Donald MacInnes.

“It’s a huge loss to our business; there’s nothing that can replace it.

“It is by far our most popular product.”

A nougat is a wafer layered with marshmallow and coated in chocolate.

A single nougat is ice cream sandwiched between a single wafer and a chocolate-coated marshmallow wafer.

A double nougat has two of the chocolate-coated marshmallow wafers.

The last remaining supplier of the nougat and the beloved oyster wafer Waverley Bakery in Glasgow has stopped making them.

Crolla Ice Cream Co, one of Scotland’s oldest ice cream wholesalers, supplies almost half a million nougat wafers to parlours every year.

Managing director Peter Crolla told STV News he has been working to find an alternative supplier.

“It’s going to be a big loss for us, that’s why we’ve had to source them from somewhere else,” he said.

“We’ve found a supplier in England, but they’re a bit different.”

Mr Crolla hopes the alternative nougats will be a satisfactory replacement but they are more expensive, are slightly flatter and are coated in a lighter chocolate.

“I only have 100 boxes of original nougats left, I’ve ordered two pallets of the news ones arriving next week,” he said.

STV News has contacted the owners of Waverley Bakery for comment.

Mr MacInnes, who has been behind the counter of the Colpi ice cream shop for 16 years, said the nougat represents the traditional heritage of the business.

Previously there had been multiple suppliers of the wafers, but with the closure of Waverley means they no longer have a supply.

The last one was sold just before Christmas, and oyster supplies are limited.

“We know how much many of our customers cherish this wee Scottish delicacy,” a statement from Colpi said.

“We’re praying it isn’t goodbye forever but for now they’re gone for good.

“We’re completely sold out of nougats.

“A massive Colpi goodbye to the single nougat – we’ll miss you.”