Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet

What Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet does

Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet is a privately held U.S. specialty food manufacturer headquartered in Cincinnati that produces gelato and sorbet. Per its own positioning, the company emphasizes "high quality ingredients" in its products, targeting consumers in the premium frozen-dessert category. The company operates with a headcount of 11-50 employees, placing it in the small-to-mid-sized artisanal producer segment.

The firm's business model is consumer packaged goods (CPG) in the premium frozen-dessert category, though no specific revenue model, pricing structure, distribution channels, or customer segment details are documented in the available data. The company maintains a consumer-facing web presence at madisonogelato.com, but at the time of analysis that domain is returning a cPanel default error page, indicating either DNS, hosting, or domain-migration issues rather than providing operational or product detail.

Material data gaps include: no founding year, no funding history, no disclosed financials, no leadership team information, no distribution partnerships, no product SKU detail, no certifications, and no measurable customer or revenue figures. The available evidence is limited to firmographic metadata, which constrains any deeper strategic, financial, or competitive analysis.

Name

Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet

Website

https://madisonogelato.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet is a Cincinnati-based, privately held producer of premium gelato and sorbet made with high-quality ingredients. The company employs 11-50 people and serves the U.S. specialty frozen-dessert consumer market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Gelato and Sorbet

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (31152)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024)

akta.pro primary industry

Gelato Manufacturing (AFAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts & Novelties Manufacturing (AFAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Artisanal gelato
• Frozen desserts
• Sorbet production
• Small batch gelato
• Specialty ice cream

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Madisono's Gelato and Sorbet produces and sells handcrafted gelato and sorbet made from high-quality ingredients. The company operates as a small artisanal frozen-dessert maker based in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering its products directly to consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Talenti Gelato e Sorbetto: Gelato and sorbet brand owned by Unilever, sold nationally in pint formats through grocery and club channels. Highly comparable on product category (gelato and sorbet), but operates as part of a global CPG portfolio at vastly larger scale.
• Häagen-Dazs: Premium ice cream, sorbet, and frozen dessert bars brand owned by Nestlé with global distribution across grocery, foodservice, and branded shops. Overlaps with Madisono's in premium frozen dessert positioning and sorbet category.
• Blue Bunny: Wells Enterprises' mass-market ice cream and frozen novelties brand with deep grocery and club distribution. Overlaps with Madisono's in the broader frozen dessert category and competes for the same retail shelf space, though at a very different price and scale tier.

Direct peers

• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Columbus, Ohio-based artisan ice cream and sorbet brand with national wholesale and retail presence. Closely comparable to Madisono's in product positioning (small-batch frozen desserts), ingredient-led brand story, and Ohio/Midwest origin, though operating at substantially larger scale.
• Salt & Straw Ice Cream: Portland-origin artisanal ice cream maker with a strong small-batch, chef-driven brand and growing wholesale footprint. Comparable in craft positioning, ingredient-driven marketing, and dependence on independent grocery and scoop shop distribution.
• Graeter's Ice Cream: Cincinnati-based premium ice cream manufacturer with a long heritage, distributed nationally through grocery and its own retail shops. Directly comparable as a Cincinnati-anchored artisanal frozen dessert maker competing for the same regional consumer and grocery buyer.
• Van Leeuwen Ice Cream: Brooklyn-based premium ice cream brand with national grocery distribution and a growing scoop shop footprint. Comparable as an artisanal frozen dessert brand chasing premium grocery placement and a similar ingredient-forward brand story.
• Coolhaus: Los Angeles-based premium ice cream and ice cream sandwich brand with grocery, foodservice, and DTC channels. Comparable as a small-scale artisanal frozen dessert company pursuing both packaged retail and novelty-format opportunities.
• Sweet Rose Creamery: Small-batch ice cream and sorbet producer based in New York City with scoop shops and limited grocery distribution. Comparable in scale and product mix, particularly on the sorbet side, to Madisono's as a craft producer reliant on local accounts.
• Gelato Fiasco: Brunswick, Maine-based small-batch gelato brand with retail scoop shops and grocery pint distribution. Highly comparable as a similarly sized artisan gelato producer competing for independent grocery and foodservice accounts.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/madisonosgelato

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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