Italian family tradition since 1980 · Made in Garden Grove, CA

Premium Italian gelato manufacturing for chefs, brands, events & wholesale partners.

Rooted in a family gelato tradition that began in Italy in 1980, Filo’s Gelato creates authentic Italian gelato, sorbetto, custom flavors, wholesale programs, white label products, co-pack solutions, and unforgettable events — from our Southern California production facility.

Wholesale & Food Service White Label / Private Label Events & Catering Contact Us

One Italian gelato chef. Six ways to work together.

What we do

Real Italian gelato,
made for serious food partners.

From a single restaurant dessert menu to a national private-label line — flexible enough for small runs, experienced enough to scale.

Wholesale Gelato

Reliable, premium gelato and sorbetto for restaurants, hotels, cafés, caterers, and distributors.

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White Label / Private Label

Your brand on the pint. Custom flavors, retail-ready formats, and production support for growing brands.

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Co-Pack & R&D

Formulation, small-batch testing, co-pack production, and specialty product development for your idea.

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Events & Catering

Staffed gelato service and self-serve stations for weddings, corporate events, and celebrations.

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Specialty Retail / Negozio

Our Garden Grove factory shop & tasting room — pints, Italian imports, and specialty goods to go.

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Equipment, Teaching & Consulting

Equipment sourcing, international gelato instruction, and production consulting from a Master Gelato Chef.

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Fresh sorbetto being scooped from a production pan at Filo's facility

A real Southern California facility

Made in our Garden Grove production facility.

Filo’s Gelato is produced in-house for chefs, restaurants, hospitality partners, distributors, event clients, private-label brands, and specialty retail customers. We’re flexible enough for small runs and experienced enough to scale.

  • Professional production equipment
  • Consistent batch production
  • Foodservice formats
  • Custom flavor development
  • Wholesale production
  • Private / white label
  • Distributor support
  • Small-run flexibility

Flexible enough for small runs. Experienced enough to scale.

Chef-plated scoop of pistachio gelato

Wholesale & food service

Premium gelato for your dessert menu.

For chefs, restaurants, hotels, cafés, caterers, and distributors who want authentic Italian gelato they can count on — batch after batch.

  • Premium gelato & sorbetto for dessert menus
  • Reliable, consistent wholesale production
  • Traditional Italian flavors + custom chef-driven flavors
  • Sorbetto and specialty dietary options
  • Foodservice formats & distributor-friendly communication
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Filo's branded cup of sorbetto

White label · private label

Your brand.
Our gelato.
Real production.

A flexible manufacturing partner for new and growing brands who want premium Italian gelato under their own label.

  • White label & private label gelato
  • Custom flavors & retail-ready product support
  • Foodservice and retail formats
  • Vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free & high-protein options
  • R&D and production support from concept to shelf
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Ingredients laid out for custom flavor development

Co-pack & R&D

Have an idea?
Let’s develop it.

Have an idea for a gelato, sorbetto, frozen dessert, or specialty product? Filo’s Gelato can help bring it to life — with R&D, formulation, small-run production, co-pack support, equipment sourcing, and technical consulting for food brands, chefs, and entrepreneurs.

  • Custom flavor R&D & small-batch testing
  • Product development & specialty formulations
  • Co-pack production & ingredient sourcing
  • Equipment sourcing & production consulting
  • International teaching & consulting experience
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Styled gelato service cart set up for an event

Events & catering

Gelato that makes the celebration.

From weddings to corporate events and private parties, we bring a true Italian gelato experience to your guests — staffed or self-serve.

  • Weddings & celebrations
  • Corporate & private events
  • Staffed gelato service
  • Self-serve gelato station
  • Custom gelato cakes
  • Custom flavors for your event
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Flavors & custom development

Tradition on one side.
A little magic on the other.

Classic Italian gelato and sorbetto, plus chef-driven and custom flavors developed in-house. A little magic, a lot of technique.

Pistachio

Roasted, stone-ground, and folded into a silky, deeply nutty classic.

Chocolate

Rich, glossy, and intense — the benchmark every gelateria is judged by.

Vanilla & Fior di Latte

Sweet cream and real vanilla — deceptively simple, impossible to forget.

Espresso

Bold Italian coffee churned into a smooth, grown-up scoop. Affogato-ready.

Fruit Sorbetti

Bright, dairy-free sorbetto that leads with real fruit and nothing else.

Custom & Chef Collaborations

Seasonal specials and one-off flavors developed with (and for) your kitchen.

Also available: Vegan Sugar-Free Gluten-Free High-Protein Seasonal Custom R&D

Looking for something specific? Inquire about custom flavors →

Filo, Master Gelato Chef, working in chef whites
1980 family gelato
tradition

Our story & expertise

Led by a Master Gelato Chef with Italian roots.

It started with a family milk and cheese shop in Italy in the 1970s, and a gelato tradition that took hold in 1980. Filo grew up in that world — and turned it into a craft.

Since coming to the U.S. in 2017, Filo has worked with chefs, restaurants, hospitality businesses, and food entrepreneurs across New York, Texas, San Francisco, and California — as a Master Gelato Chef, international instructor, and consultant who understands the product, the equipment, the kitchen, the menu, and the production process behind great gelato.

  • 1970s Family milk & cheese shop in Italy
  • 1980 The family gelato tradition begins
  • 2017 Filo brings the craft to the U.S.
  • Today A Southern California gelato manufacturer, wholesale & white-label partner, and event brand

Built on Italian tradition. Made in Southern California.

The Founder

Master Gelato Chef

Filo isn’t only a chef behind the counter — he’s an Italian gelato expert, international instructor, and consultant who understands the product, the equipment, the kitchen, the menu, the production process, and the customer experience behind gelato.

Il Negozio · the factory shop

Come taste it at the source.

Our Garden Grove factory shop and tasting room is open to the public — a little piece of Italy with grab-and-go gelato, specialty goods, and lots of parking.

  • Grab-and-go pints
  • Italian imports
  • Fresh focaccia
  • Specialty goods
  • Vegan options
  • Custom desserts
  • Seasonal products
  • Lots of parking
Visit12781 Western Ave. Unit U, Garden Grove, CA 92841
HoursTuesday–Friday · 11 AM – 5 PM
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Gelato at the Filo's display case

Work with Filo’s

Let’s talk gelato.

Whether you’re a chef, buyer, distributor, brand, or planning an event — tell us what you have in mind and we’ll point you to the right next step.

For partnership, event, wholesale, and customer-experience inquiries, Tricia Kidd helps coordinate communication and next steps with Filo’s Gelato.

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