Sharing Cool Smiles Since 1997
At Peni, we keep it simple and true, from the fresh ingredients in our treats to the smiles on everyone's faces. Every flavor is a nod to our roots and our community
Peni Was Always The Right Name for Us
At home, our children were never called by their full names. Like in most families, names became shorter, warmer, easier to say. Our daughter was called Penina, which soon became Peni. It was the name we used without thinking, when calling her in, when looking for her, when speaking to her with affection.
When the time came to name the ice plant, nothing else felt right. We didn’t look for a brand name. We chose the name that already belonged to our family. Peni was not picked to sound good. It was chosen because it already meant something to us.
Where It All Began
Peni Ice Candy began in January 1997, in Kurichy Grama Panchayath, Kottayam; where summers
were long, and ice candy didn’t last very long in a child’s hand.
What started as a small ice plant, run by Skaria P P and his wife Annamma Skaria, slowly
became part of everyday summer life. Flavours were made carefully. Ice mittais were packed
early. Bicycle vendors carried them through streets and school routes across Kottayam.
Over time, those same summers found new streets.
From Kottayam to Kochi.
From bicycles to canopy vehicles.
From one district to many states.
Melt Back Into Our History
Hi, we're Skaria and Anamma!
We've been making ice candy for Kerala summers since 1997.
Back then, it was just the two of us, waking up early, before the heat set in. We made ice candy the only way we knew how: carefully, patiently, with whatever we could do right by hand. Flavours were mixed slowly. Ice candies were packed while the day was still quiet.
By morning, bicycle bells filled the streets. Vendors pedalled past homes and schools, and before we knew it, those ice candies were part of children's afternoons and neighbours' conversations across Kottayam.
What began as a small ice plant slowly found a place in everyday summer life. Not through big plans, but through long days, steady work, and flavours people came back for year after year.
Those summers shaped us as much as they shaped Peni. And somewhere along the way, what we were making became more than ice candy, it became something families waited for when the heat returned.
So slow down and melt back with us, there's a story here that's been years in the making.
The Story That Followed
Inside the ice plant, recipes were refined quietly. Orange, Pineapple, Munthiri, Semiya, Fruit Salad, Bournvita Cake, and rose milk in every colour summer allowed. Each ice candy was still made by hand, still tasted before it left, and still trusted to bicycle vendors who carried it through Kottayam's streets.
The Next Chapter Began
Long before he formally joined the business, our son Punnoosekutty had already grown up inside it.
From childhood, the ice plant was never separate from home. Summers were measured not just by school holidays, but by production days, early mornings, and the rhythm of work that filled the house. As Peni grew, so did he. The business and his childhood evolved in parallel, shaping each other quietly over the years.
When he turned eighteen, Punnoosekutty began working part-time at the ice plant, earning his pocket money. Through his school and college years, he continued to be involved, gaining firsthand experience across every part of the business.
In 2012, after completing his bachelor's degree, he joined the business full-time.
With him, the Peni began to move differently. There was more order in the mornings. More certainty in how far the bicycles went and how much they carried back. Routes that once ended at familiar streets now stretched further, reaching places we had never imagined our ice candy would travel.
The number of bicycle vendors grew steadily, until there were nearly ninety of them setting out each day. Peni started showing up in more hands, in more neighbourhoods, spoken about beyond the places it had grown up in. Slowly, our small ice candy became something people recognised and asked for.
We did not have to say much. We could see it. The work was finding its way into new ground. And for the first time, we understood that what had started as our livelihood had become something larger, carried forward, and carried well.
In 2015, the brand name was formally changed from Peni Ice Plant to Peni Ice Candy, ensuring that the legacy which began on 02 January 1997 would be safeguarded. The trademark was officially published in Journal No. 1869-0 on 01 October 2018, giving the name a permanence it had long earned.
What We Believe In
We stay true with old family recipes, fresh and pure ingredients, and the heart that got us going. No quick fixes, just real authentic flavors in each bite.
Made in Small Batches
100% Vegetarian
100% Real Cow Milk
Real Fruit Pulp
Natural Flavours
Natural Colours
Our Leadership Team
Skariah PP
Founder & Director
Punnoosekutty Pallathra Cherian
Founder & Director
Nihal Mohammed
CEO
The Story That Followed
Inside the ice plant, recipes were refined quietly. Orange, Pineapple, Munthiri, Semiya, Fruit Salad, Bournvita Cake, and rose milk in every colour summer allowed. Each ice candy was still made by hand, still tasted before it left, and still trusted to bicycle vendors who carried it through Kottayam’s streets.
Carried Forward, Summer After Summer
In 2017, Peni introduced a premium ice candy made with real cow’s milk and butter at the
Kottayam Round Table 121 Food Fest in Nagambadam. The heartfelt response encouraged
larger-scale production, and Peni Ice Candy soon began reaching more people through bicycle
and canopy vehicle distribution around Kottayam.
In March 2021, Peni opened its first exclusive retail outlet in Kochi, supported by
customers, franchise partners, and well-wishers. Originally founded in Kottayam, the brand
moved its operations to KINFRA Industrial Park on 27 April 2023, marking a new phase in its
journey.
By 2026, Peni Ice Candy has grown to over 100 outlets across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. What stays with us is not how far Peni has come, but how
carefully it has been carried—by our son, our people, and everyone who found comfort in it,
summer after summer.
