Canberra confectioner John ‘Mr Frugii’ Marshall, founder of experimental Braddon ice-creamery, dies

John Marshall, a Canberra confectioner who founded the experimental ice-creamery Frugii Dessert Laboratory, has died at age 62.

Marshall, a migrant from Britain, was known widely in the ACT as “Mr Frugii” even before he opened his gelateria six years ago.

He had long indulged in his hobby — creating unusually flavoured ice-creams and desserts — while selling them from his home, until he launched the business on Braddon’s Lonsdale Street.

Since then, Marshall’s creations came to be featured in international…