Delivering a taste of Great Ocean Road magic

Great Ocean Road Distributors

When Desmond (Des) Ryan discovered Timboon Ice Cream was the best he had ever tasted, and that the people making it were having trouble distributing it – an idea was born.

“As a sales person when you are presented with a product as good as this and the opportunity to sell it to a growing band of devotees, you grab that opportunity with both hands and that was how I started Great Ocean Road Distributors,” Des said.

For the last six years, Des and Heather have been operating the Timboon Ice Cream vans from their base in Breakwater, in conjunction with Tim and Caroline who make the fabulous product at their farm in Timboon.

Des said the most important things about this type of business was product knowledge, honesty, and reliability.

“The other thing I enjoy about this business is driving down the Great Ocean Road every week and experiencing the magic this piece of road can deliver.”

The business distributes to a wide area including Geelong, the Bellarine, Surf Coast to Wye River, Birregurra, Colac, Winchelsea, Ballarat, Daylesford, Trentham and Ballan.

Des said the beauty of the business was that most of their customers became friends due to the personal nature of a call on a regular basis.

Des said the business had been fun, but the pair had reached retirement age and are looking for a family, partnership, or individual with the right attitude, and enthusiasm for local quality produce to take over the business.

Great Ocean Road Distributors offers Timboon Fine Ice Cream, carry a full range of the fabulous Apostle Whey Cheesery, and Dairylicious Farm Fudge.

The newest addition to their range is the outstanding shitake mushroom range from Forrest Foods, which is another family-run farm producing their own products in our hinterland.

For more information, call Des on 0438 570 041, visit great-o-r-distributors.com.au or email [email protected].