Your brand,
served by the scoop.

Branded gelato activations for shopping centres, launches, sponsor days and staff events across Townsville. We bring the cart, the gelato and the crowd. Celebrations and weddings welcome too.

Guests laughing with the attendant at the Carts & Co gelato cart

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The stand everyone walks over to.

A free gelato is the fastest way to pull a crowd. People stop, queue, chat to your team and photograph a cup with your logo on it. It turns foot traffic into conversations, and a staff day into the one people talk about.

We bring the cart, the gelato, cones and cups, and a friendly uniformed attendant for the whole session. You bring the brand, and we put it on the cups, the signage and the cart.

What we do for brands
A Carts & Co attendant handing a cup of gelato to a guest

Built for brand activations

We work with marketing teams, shopping centres and event managers who need people to stop, stay and remember the name.

Shopping centre activations

Black Friday, school holidays and centre events. A queue at your spot for the whole session.

Launches and openings

New stores, products and showrooms. Give people a reason to come in and stay a while.

Sponsor and member days

Game days, member events and sponsor tents, like the Cowboys' mid-season members event.

Staff and client events

Wellbeing days, EOFY and end-of-year thank-yous for your team and clients.

What your brand gets

  • Your logo on the cups and napkins
  • Your name on the cart's menu board
  • The cart styled in your brand colours
  • Custom gelato to match your brand
  • Custom cones for your event
  • A uniformed attendant for 90 minutes

How it works

Four steps from enquiry to the first scoop.

  1. Send your date

    Tell us the date, venue and rough guest numbers. We'll confirm availability and send a quote.

  2. Lock it in

    A 50% deposit secures the cart for your date, with the balance due 7 days before your event.

  3. Pick your flavours

    Choose from our full range of gelato and fruit sorbets, including sugar-free options.

  4. We set up and serve

    We arrive early, set up, and serve your guests for your full service time. Then we pack down and leave the space clean.

Packages

Priced by the kind of event you're holding. Every package includes the cart, unlimited scoops for the service time, three flavours of your choice, cones and cups, a uniformed attendant, and travel within Townsville metro.

Brands

Shopping centre activations, launches and sponsor events.

$1,650from
  • 90 minutes of service
  • Unlimited scoops
  • 3 flavours of your choice
  • Personalised signage included
  • Branded cups and napkins included
  • Styled to your brand colours
  • Extra time $100 per 30 minutes
Book a brand activation

Corporate

Staff days, client events and end-of-year functions.

$1,250from
  • Up to 100 guests
  • 90 minutes of service
  • Unlimited scoops
  • 3 flavours of your choice
  • Personalised signage included
  • 101 to 150 guests: $1,540
Enquire

Events

Weddings, school events and community functions.

$1,190from
  • Up to 100 guests
  • 60 minutes of service
  • Unlimited scoops
  • 3 flavours of your choice
  • Printed cups and napkins included
  • 101 to 150 guests: $1,480
Enquire

Celebrations

Birthdays, kids' parties and celebrations at home.

$795from
  • Up to 75 guests
  • 60 minutes of service
  • Unlimited scoops
  • 3 flavours of your choice
  • Cones and cups included
  • 76 to 100 guests: $945
  • 101 to 150 guests: $1,195
Enquire

More than 150 guests?

We cater larger events with extended service time and additional staff. Tell us your numbers and we'll put together a quote.

Let's chat

Add to any package

Serving

Extra service time$100 per additional 30 minutes.
Second attendant$150. We recommend one above 100 guests to keep the queue moving.
Waffle cones$50 to upgrade the whole event from our standard cone.

Make it yours

Personalised signage$100. Your names, company or event on the cart's menu board.
Styling to your colours$100. Florals, fabric and props on the cart to match your scheme.
Branded cups and napkins$75, printed with your logo or monogram. One week's notice needed.
Custom gelatoPrice on request. A flavour or colour made to match your brand or theme.
Custom conesPrice on request. Cones customised for your brand or event.
A gelato cup printed with a couple's name and their wedding date
Printed cups from a July wedding.

Getting us there

Within 20 km of TownsvilleIncluded. No travel charge.
20 to 100 km$100. Covers Giru, Rollingstone, Woodstock and out as far as Ayr.
Past 100 km$200. Ingham, Charters Towers and further afield.
Magnetic Island$150, covering the ferry.
No power at your venue?$150 for our generator, so parks, paddocks and private properties are no problem.

Booking and terms

One price, any dayWe don't charge more for Saturdays, public holidays or the December rush.
DepositAll bookings need a 50% deposit to secure the date.
Final paymentThe balance is due 7 days before your event, for business and private bookings alike.
CancellationsCancel 30 or more days before your event for a full refund. No refunds within 30 days of the event.
Late finishes$50 where pack-down runs past 10pm.
Venue accessQuoted case by case where there are stairs, a long carry, no nearby vehicle access, or a bump-in well ahead of service.

Gelato flavours

Every gelato package includes three flavours of your choice. Classic or Premium, the price is the same, so choose whatever you like the sound of.

Classic

Gelato

  • Choc Chip
  • Chocolate
  • Cookies & Cream
  • Milo
  • Peanut Butter
  • Salted Caramel
  • Vanilla

Sorbet

  • Blood Orange
  • Green Apple
  • Lemon
  • Mango
  • Passionfruit
  • Raspberry
  • Watermelon

Premium

Gelato

  • Biscoff
  • Bubblegum
  • Butterscotch & Salty Brownies
  • Chocolate Mint
  • Coffee Crunch
  • Crème Brûlée
  • Golden Gaytime
  • Kulfi
  • Nutella (Never Say No)
  • Tim Tam
  • Tiramisu
  • Well Well

Sorbet

  • Forest Berries
  • Lychee
  • Lemon Sugar free
  • Passionfruit Sugar free
  • Pink Grapefruit Sugar free
  • Watermelon Sugar free

Special

Ask us about these and other custom flavours.

  • Apple Pie
  • Chocolate Brownie
  • Coconut
  • Hazelnut
  • Japanese Hojicha
  • Pistachio
  • Rocher
  • Rum & Raisin

Allergen and dietary details for every flavour are available on request. Tell us what your guests need and we'll help you choose.

Lolly Bar Cart Hire

A self-serve lolly bar that stays for the whole day. We set up our lolly cart before your guests arrive, filled with our current mix or a custom mix you pick from our long list, and come back to pack it down when you're done.

Guests scoop their favourites into a lolly bag and come back as often as they like. There's no service window to watch, so it suits all-day events, staff rooms, receptions and parties where people drift in and out.

WeddingsA sweet station for the reception, or bags as take-home favours.
Schools and workplacesA staff room treat that lasts the whole day.
PartiesBirthdays, baby showers and kids' parties.
Brand eventsFoyers, launches and activations, styled to your colours.

Three ways to hire it

Our Mix

Our current favourites, ready to go.

$259per event
  • Our mix changes regularly, so ask us what's in it this month
  • Scoops and lolly bags included
  • All-day installation, up to 24 hours
  • Set up before, packed down after
Ask about this month's mix

Custom Mix

You choose exactly what goes on the bar.

$299per event
  • Pick from our long list of lollies and snacks
  • Great for matching a theme or colour scheme
  • Scoops and lolly bags included
  • All-day installation, up to 24 hours
  • Set up before, packed down after
Build your mix

Dry Bar

The cart on its own, for you to fill and style.

$149per day
  • Lolly cart with serving pans and scoops
  • Fill it with lollies, snacks or anything you like
  • Delivered, set up and collected
Enquire

Build your Custom Mix

A taste of what you can choose from. We stock quality confectionery from Australian stores, so tell us your favourites and we'll do our best to find them.

Jellies and gummies

  • Jelly snakes
  • Red frogs
  • Party mix
  • Gummy bears
  • Cola bottles
  • Milk bottles
  • Bananas
  • Jelly beans
  • Pineapples
  • Strawberries and cream
  • Teeth and lips
  • Rainbow jelly babies

Sour

  • Sour worms
  • Sour straps
  • Sour rainbow belts
  • Sour cherries
  • Sour watermelon slices
  • Fizzy cola bottles
  • Sour snakes

Chewy and old favourites

  • Marshmallows
  • Fruit salad chews
  • Musk sticks
  • Licorice allsorts
  • Soft licorice
  • Mint leaves
  • Spearmint leaves
  • Fairy floss
  • Sherbet bombs
  • Chewy caramels

Chocolate

  • Freckles
  • Chocolate buttons
  • Choc-coated honeycomb
  • Malt balls
  • Choc-coated sultanas
  • Choc-coated peanuts
  • Candy-coated chocolates
  • Choc-coated pretzels
  • Chocolate bullets
  • Rocky road bites

Snacks

  • Mini pretzels
  • Caramel popcorn
  • Salted popcorn
  • Honey roasted peanuts
  • Yoghurt-coated bites
  • Trail mix

Personalised signage is available on any option, and the lolly bar pairs nicely with the gelato cart for a full dessert table.

Our guests loved it and went back for seconds and thirds!

Lachlin & RachelWedding

The service was fantastic and the gelato outstanding!

TroyKey Motors

Where we've been

We've served across Townsville, from shopping centre activations to school celebrations and mid-season member events.

Willows Shopping CentreBlack Friday installation
North Queensland CowboysMid-season members event
Key MotorsStaff wellbeing day
The Cathedral SchoolStaff celebration
Southern Cross Christian CollegeStaff celebration
St Patrick's CollegeOpen Day
SliceBusiness birthday event
WeddingsAcross Townsville and North QLD
Milestone birthdaysAnd children's parties
A bride holding a cup of gelato and her bouquet A cup of gelato held up on The Strand at sunset A bride and groom holding personalised cups of gelato Children being served at the gelato cart

Questions we get asked

How long do you serve for?

Brands and Corporate packages include 90 minutes of service, and Events and Celebrations packages include 60 minutes. That's actual serving time. We arrive and set up well beforehand, so your session isn't eaten into by bump-in. Most guests are served comfortably within the hour, and if you'd like us to keep going it's $100 per extra 30 minutes.

How many guests can you cater for?

Celebrations cover up to 75 guests, and Events and Corporate cover up to 100, with set prices for up to 150. Brands packages are priced on service time rather than guest numbers. We cater larger events on request. Above 100 guests we'd usually suggest adding a second attendant for $150, which keeps the queue moving and means nobody misses out.

Do you travel outside Townsville?

Yes. Travel is included within 20 km of Townsville. From 20 to 100 km it's a flat $100, which covers Giru, Rollingstone, Woodstock and out as far as Ayr. Past 100 km, including Ingham and Charters Towers, it's $200. Magnetic Island is $150 to cover the ferry.

What do you need from the venue?

A clear, level space with enough room to wheel the cart in, and somewhere that won't block exits or walkways. Where there's an existing covered area we'll take it, both for shade and in case the weather turns. The cart sets up happily on grass, though we can't serve from sand. If there's no power on site we bring our own generator, so parks, paddocks and private properties are all workable.

Can you cater to dietary requirements?

Yes. Alongside our gelato we have a range of fruit sorbets, including sugar-free options. Tell us what your guests need when you enquire and we'll confirm the allergen and dietary details for each flavour and help you choose.

How does the lolly bar work?

We set up the lolly cart at your venue before your event, stocked with our current mix ($259) or a custom mix you choose from our long list of lollies and snacks ($299), plus scoops and lolly bags. You can also hire the dry bar for $149 a day and fill it yourself. It's self-serve, so it can stay in place for the whole day, up to 24 hours, and guests help themselves whenever they like. We come back at the agreed time to pack down. You can book it on its own or alongside the gelato cart.

How far ahead should we book?

Most people book us 3 to 6 months ahead. Weekends through the dry season and the lead-up to Christmas go first, so if you have a date in mind it's worth checking it early even if the rest of your planning isn't settled.

What happens if it rains?

We move undercover and keep serving. The cart doesn't need much space, so a verandah, marquee or covered area is usually enough. Worth having a wet weather spot in mind when you book, and we'll sort out the rest on the day.

Check your date

Tell us when and where, and we'll come back with availability and a quote.

Prefer to talk it through?
0408 438 639

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