A Visit from Ben from Ben's Ice Cream Studio

We were delighted to invite Ben Boyd, owner of Ben's Ice cream Studio, to our classroom today.

Ben told us the backstory to his successful business and shared some great tips that we could use as we begin our Young Enterprise business venture.

Primary 7 had some very thought-provoking questions prepared to ask Ben, the answers to which both shocked and surprised us.

Ben very kindly presented us all with a £2 voucher to treat ourselves to an ice-cream in one of Ben's 3 shops located in Magherafelt, Portglenone and Toome.

Thank you Ben. We really enjoyed listening to you today!

Some thoughts from the pupils:

"I think the most interesting fact about Ben was that he went to an ice-cream university." Aron

"I thought the most interesting fact about Ben's business story was how he had to renovated his parents' garage to make ice-cream in it." Alex

"I found it interesting to hear that Ben makes around 25 different flavours." Michael

"Ben told us that the most expensive flavour to make was vanilla." Aoibhe

"I found it very interesting to learn that it was possible to make non-diary ice-cream." Jamie

"It was interesting to learn that Ben's Ice cream is a family run business." Erin

"It was amazed to hear that Ben went to an ice-cream university." Oscar

"I found out from Ben's visit today that you need to heat milk to make ice cream." Ella Rose

"I found it interesting to hear that Ben went to an ice-cream university in Italy." Callum

"I was surprised to hear that vanilla and strawberry were the most expensive flavours to make." Grace

"I thought it was amazing to hear that Ben went to Italy to learn how to make ice cream." Aidan Mc

"I couldn't believe that vanilla was the most expensive flavour to make." Danny

"Ben was very confident about what he was talking about. I was surprised to hear that vanilla was the hardest ingredient to get." Aidan H

"The most interesting thing Ben told us was that there was an ice cream university in Italy." Lara

"The most interesting thing I found out about Ben's Ice cream is that he went to Italy for 3 months to learn how to make ice cream. He has 3 shops and an ice cream trailor that can be hired for weddings and parties. I couldn't believe it when he said he started up his business in his parents' garage." Kayla

"Ben helped me decided on the university I want to go to...Ice cream University in Italy!" Siofra

"I couldn't believe that Ben started his business in his parents' garage." Jude

"Ben told us that he uses oatmeal milk to make diary free ice cream." Maria

"It was funny to hear that Ben started making ice cream in his mum and dad's garage." Katie

"I thought it was interesting to hear that Ben makes 25 flavours of ice cream." Ava

" Going to Italy to learn how to make ice cream from the pros sounds like a great experience." Aaron