Jaconelli was born in Glasgow[1] on 25 November 1925[2] His father, Richard,[3] was head of a company (founded in 1833 by his Italian great grandfather) manufacturing and selling ice cream which relocated to Scarborough with the family in 1933.
Here the seven-year-old Jaconelli began selling, something he continued to do even when he became chief executive and even after retiring in 1991,[2] being known as the King of the Cornets.
[2] At its peak in the 1990s it supplied 2.5 million litres of frozen desserts per year, including exports to Spain, Portugal and the Middle East.
[1] In 2014, it was revealed that Jaconelli had been charged with indecent assault in 1972 and with Savile was suspected of being part of a paedophile ring which had operated in Scarborough.
[8] North Yorkshire Police launched Operation Hibiscus in February 2014 after an ITV documentary detailed abuse allegations involving Jaconelli and Savile.