Las Paletas

Las Paletas HAUTE ICE CREAM DESIGNERS
Sensory brand experiences & Bespoke activations
By: ALMA Experimental Please visit our website for more information.

OUR PRODUCTS
Las Paletas (spanish for ice lollies), are hand made artisan sorbet and dairy lollies made in small batches from quality ingredients such as real fruit, herbs, spices, nuts and real dairy. All our products are 100% natural and free from flavourants, colourants, additives and powdered products. Our recipes are variations on traditional ice cream, frozen yogurt and fresh fruit juice. We

specialize in exotic, out of the ordinary flavours like guava & cheese, coconut lemonade, pineapple and chili, sour mango, peanut butter & jam, mango lassi, litchi raspberry and more…

We aim to surprise, indulge and satisfy our customers with our constantly changing flavours, proving that it really is never too cold or too hot for a lollie. WHO WE ARE
Husband and wife duo, Jason Sandell and Diana Chavarro have combined their passion for food, with her Latin American heritage and the very best South African ingredients, to create Las Paletas. Founded in 2012, Las Paletas started in their home kitchen; but has quickly grown in popularity with each new and exiting flavour created. You can now find Las Paletas, at many deli’s around Western Cape, as well as selected Pick and Pays.

For Mother’s Day with , we created a gifting moment designed to make mothers feel truly seen and celebrated.From sourci...
18/05/2026

For Mother’s Day with , we created a gifting moment designed to make mothers feel truly seen and celebrated.

From sourcing, concept development and manufacturing, to styling and ex*****on, every element was created by ALMA Experimental.

Custom chocolate and pistachio marshmallow sandwiches, handmade by our team, were paired with hand tied floral posies gifted throughout the day as small gestures of softness, appreciation and care.

The feedback we received was the most meaningful part. Big smiles, emotional reactions, and mothers expressing how special and thoughtfully considered they felt.

A reminder that sometimes the smallest moments leave the deepest imprint.

A day at the Cricket Sixes with Shyft by Standard BankWe had the pleasure of creating a gelato on a stick experience des...
08/04/2026

A day at the Cricket Sixes with Shyft by Standard Bank

We had the pleasure of creating a gelato on a stick experience designed for the energy of the game and the South African summer.

Flavours were rooted in familiarity and nostalgia
peppermint crisp tart
milk tart
granadilla sorbet
rooibos and peach sorbet

Each element considered, from the first visual moment to the last bite, small personalised touches, seamless service, and an experience designed to feel effortless

A station that didn’t just serve ice cream, but created moments. Judging by the smiles (and repeat visits), it’s safe to say these flavours landed exactly where they needed to!

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Las Paletas by .experimental_sa

☀️Cape Town showed up, the riders showed up. And so did the ice cream 🍦🚴‍♀️For the Cape Town Cycle Tour, we created a be...
18/03/2026

☀️Cape Town showed up, the riders showed up. And so did the ice cream 🍦🚴‍♀️

For the Cape Town Cycle Tour, we created a bespoke ice cream station for our long standing client Source Food, serving flavour, energy and a little post ride indulgence.

Featuring our current obsession dark chocolate and pistachio ice cream sandwiches. Rich, nutty, slightly salty, deeply indulgent and completely addictive. The kind of flavour that feels earned after 109km on the bike.

The hardest part of our job is making sure our creations actually make it to the client and not our stomachs 🤭

Crafted with intention. Served with joy.

Client: .food
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Las Paletas by .experimental_sa

We turned corporate blue into a full sensory experience.For the recent GTR Africa 2026 conference with Standard Bank, we...
17/03/2026

We turned corporate blue into a full sensory experience.
For the recent GTR Africa 2026 conference with Standard Bank, we created a bespoke ice cream station designed entirely around their brand world.

Custom ice cream, personalized cart, live torching of homemade marshmallows. Personalized toppings, decor details layered intentionally to echo their visual identity.

This is what we love most, translating a brand into something you can taste, see and feel. Not just dessert.
storytelling through texture, flame and colour.

Crafted with intention. Served with theatre 🔥

The results and the audience receptivity speaks for itself.

Contact us to crest a custom food experience for your brand.

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Las Paletas by .experimental_sa

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03/03/2026

Over 13 years ago I created Las Paletas, I did not know then that I was building more than an ice cream brand. I was building a way back to myself.

Today we step fully into Alma Experimental.
Not just a new office. Not just a new chapter.
But a home for everything I have lived and rebuilt.

Alma Experimental is a food studio. But more than that, it is a living story of female entrepreneurship.
Of leading from the feminine.
Of creating in the midst of uncertainty.
Of holding a child in one hand and a vision in the other.
Of moving through heavy waters and still choosing to move toward the light.

But what we really do is translate emotion into taste.

We work with brands to craft sensory moments that are not about product.
They are about feeling. Because when something lingers on the palate, it lingers in the body. And when it lingers in the body, it becomes story.

And YES, IT IS ABOUT WOMEN! About building while mothering. About creating while healing.
About leading without hardening.

This is Alma Experimental, my soul…
And this is only the beginning.

Sunshine in one bite ☀️We created these mango and dragon fruit sorbet lollies for Soho House to bring a playful tropical...
20/02/2026

Sunshine in one bite ☀️
We created these mango and dragon fruit sorbet lollies for Soho House to bring a playful tropical moment into the space through food. Made using 100% natural seasonal fruit these lollies contain no additives no guar gum no stabilizers and no preservatives. Just real fruit frozen at its peak.

There is something about these colours that instantly feels like summer. The sweetness of ripe mango paired with the vibrant freshness of dragon fruit creates a flavour that is light refreshing and joyful.

At Las Paletas we do not mass produce. We work in small batches with intention crafting each product to reflect a moment a mood or a brand experience.

We love being able to translate a feeling into something edible. In this case something colourful fun and unmistakably tropical that lives on not just in memory but on the palate.

Las Paletas by .experimental_sa

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01/12/2025

Goodbye to our first HOME.
I carry nothing but immense love and gratitude for everything this space has taught me.
For 12 years, these walls held me. They held the 28 year old girl who birthed a dream here, who learned through fire, who built, who lost herself, who rebuilt, and rose AGAIN.

I am no longer who I was then. I am a now a woman who carries the scars of battles fought, the wisdom of lessons integrated, far less baggage, and nothing left to prove.
Today I lead from the heart, anchored in truth, passion, purpose, and my SOUL.

This work has never been just ice cream. It has always been about women. About our voices. Our stories. Our community. About leading as a woman, not by shrinking or hardening, but by returning to softness, to strength, to self.

As we close 2025, one of the busiest and most transformative years of my life, we step boldly into Chapter 2.0.

A goodbye to our first home.
A goodbye to the memories.
A goodbye to the past.
And a hello to a powerful, brand new beginning.

The next chapter is unfiltered, unapologetic, and alive.
The thread is my soul.
The story is ALMA.

07/11/2025

For birthday, we didn’t just serve ice cream…
we built special moments.

A custom experience designed from the ground up. Hand-crafted gelato flavours created just for the event.
Colours, textures, and finishes aligned with their brand DNA, all made in our kitchen, piece by piece.

This is Las Paletas, where artisan ice cream becomes an experience. Happy Birthday to and thank you and .pr for trusting our hands, our creativity, our craft and our commitment to customer service 🍦✨

The experience is not over… keep an eye for their beautiful cart in other locations around the country.

Client: .pr
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Summer turned sweeter 🍓☀️We crafted 100% strawberry lollies for Mr Price’s Beach Club, adding that perfect pop of flavou...
27/10/2025

Summer turned sweeter 🍓☀️
We crafted 100% strawberry lollies for Mr Price’s Beach Club, adding that perfect pop of flavour to their daiquiri, because sunshine tastes better frozen.

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A Taste of Aloha for Breitling 🌺🍍🌊To celebrate the opening of the new Breitling Boutique at the V&A Waterfront, we craft...
20/10/2025

A Taste of Aloha for Breitling 🌺🍍🌊
To celebrate the opening of the new Breitling Boutique at the V&A Waterfront, we crafted some special Hawaii inspired popsicles, infused with tropical notes and summer flair

From pineapple & coconut, passionfruit & Mango to deagon Fruit & Raspberry; each flavour was designed to capture the spirit of island freedom and effortless luxury that defines Breitling.

Honoured to add a touch of sweetness to such an iconic moment. 💛

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Elevate your ice cream game with our show stopper new mobile station. Perfect weddings, parties and corporate functions....
03/01/2025

Elevate your ice cream game with our show stopper new mobile station. Perfect weddings, parties and corporate functions. It blends with elegance and sophistication ✨

Choose from our award winning 100% natural handmade lollies, ice cream cones or ice cream sandwiches; and top it all off with our botanical toppings with preservative free freeze dried edibles, to bring an elegant feminine touch to your ice cream experience. 🌸✨

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In our feminine ERA ✨Because flowers make everything better 🙌🏼🌸Enquire about our botanical toppings to add that extra fe...
12/12/2024

In our feminine ERA ✨
Because flowers make everything better 🙌🏼🌸

Enquire about our botanical toppings to add that extra feminine elegant touch to your next event.

Beautiful step up for a beautiful client 🙌🏼✨Images by
12/12/2024

Beautiful step up for a beautiful client 🙌🏼✨

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Address

Studio 303, Salt Circle, Woodstock
Cape Town
7925

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 07:30 - 17:00
Thursday 07:30 - 17:00
Friday 07:30 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 15:00

Telephone

+27215561491

Website

https://almaexperimental.co.za/

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