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<\/p>\nTWO Norco employees have created over 5000 ice cream flavours during their careers, earning them the title of the ‘Norco Ice Cream Queens’.<\/p>\n
Debbie Pirlo and Carolyn Ross have spent decades crafting unique flavours, from a wattle seed ice cream for the Sydney Olympics to a peanut butter creation with choc ripple and salted peanuts.<\/p>\n
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Ms Pirlo started her career at Norco in her 20s, learning the art of making and packaging ice cream.<\/p>\n
Now, 36 years later, she works alongside Ms Ross to develop the company’s signature flavours.<\/p>\n
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One of their standout creations was the wattle seed ice cream from the Australiana range, launched during the Sydney Olympics.<\/p>\n
“My favourite and most memorable flavour in the Australiana range was by far the wattle seed, and the fact it was created for such a prestigious moment for our country was the icing on the cake,” Ms Pirlo said.<\/p>\n
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Ms Ross’s all-time favourite is mango passionfruit ripple with coconut ice cream, but she also can’t go past Cape Byron Ultimate Vanilla.<\/p>\n
The duo is always on the lookout for new inspiration, often finding ideas in dessert menus or food trends.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “You take inspiration from dessert menus and even from trending foods. You have so many ideas in your head, just waiting for a brief where you can apply those ideas,” Ms Ross said.<\/p>\n Although neither expected a career in ice cream, both say they wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2024\/10\/Norcoicecream_79575.jpg\")