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Blu: Il Gelato del Barrio
Blu is a founder-led specialist that states and practices a same-day, no-additive production discipline, uses fresh Peruvian fruit rather than paste, and has made its production process visible to customers as a stated transparency choice, all confirmed on the record by its own general manager in two separate national outlets.
What we know
- Daily production discipline stated by co-founder Nicolas Palma: 'queriamos usar fruta fresca, respetar los tiempos de la tierra; queriamos hacer helado diariamente porque, finalmente, lo puedes congelar, pero pierde calidad' (El Comercio SOMOS, 17 Jan 2025)
- A visible on-site 'laboratorio' where customers watch fruit peeled and processed, kept explicitly for transparency, per gerenta general Laura Lucangeli (Forbes Perú, 27 Feb 2026)
- No additives; seasonal fruit sourcing framed as respecting 'lo que nos ofrece la Pachamama' (Laura Lucangeli, Forbes Perú, 27 Feb 2026)
- Distinctive Peruvian-tropical flavour identity alongside Italian classics: chirimoya, maracumango, algarrobina, menta y muña, made fresh daily in 16 flavours shown in the Barranco case (El Comercio SOMOS, 17 Jan 2025)
- Grew from one Barranco shop into four locations (Barranco, San Isidro, La Molina, Surco/Surco module) with continued 2026 expansion of the original site's production area (El Comercio SOMOS, 17 Jan 2025; Forbes Perú, 27 Feb 2026)
- Status
- open
- Address
- Jr. 28 de Julio 202, Barranco, Lima
- Maker
- Laura Lucangeli and Nicolas Palma, co-founders; Lucangeli is gerenta general
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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