Container for storing and serving frozen confectionery items

Thermally insulated container (12) for storing and serving frozen confectionery items, the container comprising:

• a thermally insulated outer housing (1) defining an insulated chamber (2), the thermally insulated outer housing (1) having at least one openable side (26) to allow access to the chamber (2),
• a thermally conductive inner frame (4) mounted within the insulated chamber (2), the inner frame (4) having at least an upper wall (6) and a lower wall (7) which are connected by two side walls (8a, 8b), thereby delineating a four-sided thermally conductive perimeter within the outer housing,
• at least a first reservoir of phase change material (5), positioned in thermal contact with the inner frame (4),
• wherein the inner frame (4) is mounted within the insulated chamber (2) such that there is a gap (13) between the thermally insulated outer housing (1) and the thermally conductive inner frame (4), the gap (13) having a width of 2 to 8 mm.