LUXURY ice cream was our choice of sweet treat over the summer months with Scotland’s leading brand breaking its more than 30-year record for sales and production.

Mackie’s of Scotland sold 3.64 million litres of ice cream over the summer quarter – enough to fill almost one-and-a-half Olympic-sized swimming pools.

With around 10 scoops per litre, the summer sales equated to more than 36m scoops – or about 1.8 billion licks.

June, July and August were all record-breaking months for the Aberdeenshire firm, with staff working extra days to help to meet the high demand.

Stuart Common, Mackie’s of Scotland commercial director, said: “The fantastic weather we experienced over the summer months definitely contributed to these results, with many reaching for a cool treat in the sunshine.

“Thankfully, our dedicated workforce was willing to put in the overtime to help meet this demand.”