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A British paramedic has built a successful ice cream business as a side hustle, turning to the sweet treat trade as a way to cope with the pressures of emergency medical work.<\/p>\n

James Shemmeld, 46, now runs four ice cream trucks<\/a> that bring in an average of about $80,000 a year, news agency SWNS reported.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s in addition to his private ambulance and paramedic service, which generates roughly $270,000 annually and operates out of his home in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England.<\/p>\n

NEW ICE CREAM TRENDS CHURN UP INTEREST, BUT ONE CLASSIC STILL RULES THE $7.5B INDUSTRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He first returned to selling ice cream<\/a> during the COVID-19 pandemic after struggling with the emotional toll of his job.<\/p>\n

“It was really difficult \u2026 and it got to the point where I realized my mental health<\/a> was being affected quite severely,” he told SWNS.<\/p>\n

Looking for a way to cope, Shemmeld bought a secondhand ice cream truck for about $17,500 and began selling treats in his spare time.<\/p>\n

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“In 2020 the ice cream truck was a side hustle, but from 2021 onward it really took off and I had to buy more trucks to keep up with demand,” he said.<\/p>\n

He said the business now makes up the bulk of his work, while he continues to take on paramedic jobs<\/a> as needed.<\/p>\n

With the ice cream trucks, he said, the experience is a welcome contrast to his medical work.<\/p>\n

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“None of the stresses of the medical side exist,” he said.<\/p>\n

Shemmeld\u2019s connection to the business dates back to his childhood, when a local ice cream vendor<\/a> became a mentor and father figure to him.<\/p>\n

That same mentor later gifted him the first truck he worked in as a child.<\/p>\n

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Today, Shemmeld operates his ice cream trucks several days a week \u2014 sometimes fielding medical questions from customers along the way.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re never not a paramedic,” he said, noting he keeps a defibrillator in the truck in case of emergencies.<\/p>\n

Despite the success, he said the business was never about the money.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t want to charge too much \u2026 it was about improving my mental health,” he said. “I love what I do.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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