The 10th European Artisanal Gelato Day takes place on March 24th – and the flavour of the year is sure to be music to your ears.;2022 celebrates the country of Italy, and its chosen flavour Dolce Sinfonia – meaning ‘sweet symphony’ – is a variant of chocolate and hazelnut gelato.;European Artisanal Gelato Day has been celebrated every March 24 since 2013. According to the organisers: “Gelato unites Europe and the figures prove it.”;Gelato sales are expected to reach 9 billion euros in 2021, amounting to 60% of the world market, with a growth of 30% compared to 2020 and employing 300,000 staff. Artisanal gelato parlours are increasing in number not only in Italy (around 39,000 outlets), but also in the rest of Europe. In Germany, there are 9,000 gelato parlours (including 3,300 selling only gelato and more than 4,500 owned by Italians) employ more than 20,000 people, half of whom are from Italian origin. Spain has 2,200 parlours, Poland 2,000 and the UK (1,100), followed by Austria (900), Greece (680) and France (450). Our gelato technicians have taken inspiration of 2022’s Flavour of the Year and made a vegan version, using Belcolade’s new vegan milk-alike chocolate.