Big Scoop Ice Cream

Big Scoop ice cream used to be known as Cool Spot, and I can remember buying their ice cream over at their scooping station in Unimart, Greenhills.  This outlet has been operating since the late seventies and is open to this very day, but Cool Spot flavors that time were quite basic--chocolate, vanilla, mango, cheese, ube & strawberry.  Back then, it was a lower priced brand competing in a different category from that of Magnolia, Selecta & Silver Bell, and it main competitor at that time was Neapolitan Ice Cream and Carnival Ice Cream (lower-end brand of Magnolia).  With the disappearance of Presto & Sorbetero and 5-year hiatus of Magnolia, the local ice cream market has radically changed.  The entry of premium boutique ice cream & yoghurt brands (imported brands like Hagen Daas, Bulla, Dippin Dots, Golden Spoon and local brands like Fiorgelato, Fruits in Ice Cream, Sebastian, Cara Mia & BTIC) together with the burgeoning of newer supermarket brands like Arce and El Favorito are factors that have given the Pinoy consumer a wide range of ice creams to choose from.  In response to the business opportunity, the owners of Cool Spot have reformulated, repackaged and renamed Cool Spot into Big Scoop and quite noticeably, so much has improved.  Big Scoop is no longer in the economy shelf; it now competes neck to neck with Selecta, Magnolia & Nestle.  I picked up a half-gallon pack each of their Dark Chocolate and Midnight Cookies & Cream flavors early tonight and I can honestly say that Big Scoop gives a super bang for the buck!  The ice cream is creamy (no air bubbles) and gelato-like, tastes great and is priced quite reasonably.  They also have a wide variety of flavors of ice creams and sherbets to choose from.  My other favorites include pistachio, avocado, coffee, strawberry fields and orange (yes, they have orange ice cream).  The packaging comes in simple white plastic containers, with easy to read labelling.  My only comment is that they haven't implemented a more aggressive marketing campaign, but this is also probably due to the fact that all their produce gets sold out fast (restaurants order in bulk).  Try it out and enjoy!