{{Short description|Belgian television producer}} {{Multiple issues|section=| {{COI|date=September 2013}} {{Notability|Bio|date=April 2026}} {{AI-generated|date=April 2026}} }} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Philippe Bogaert | image= | imagesize= | caption=Philippe Bogaert | gender = male }}
Philippe Bogaert (born 1971) is a Belgian entrepreneur and ice-cream producer. He is the founder of Ralph & Roxy’s, a Belgian artisanal ice-cream brand based in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. In 2026, the company received wider media attention after Brussels Airlines introduced Ralph & Roxy’s ice cream on its long-haul flights.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Leuvenaar die ijs in carport maakt, levert tot 500.000 potjes aan Brussels Airlines |work=De Tijd |date=2026-04-06 |url=https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/voeding-drank/eenmansijsjesmaker-ralph-roxy-s-levert-tot-500-000-potjes-aan-brussels-airlines/10655666.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IJsmaker Filip levert 420.000 potjes gelato aan Brussels Airlines: “Getipt door cabin crew” |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=2026-04-07 |url=https://www.hln.be/zaventem/ijsmaker-filip-levert-420-000-potjes-gelato-aan-brussels-airlines-getipt-door-cabin-crew~aa8d9818/|last=Martin|first=Sofie}}</ref>
== Career == Bogaert received press coverage in 2009 for claiming that he was being kept "hostage" in Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawber |first=Alistair |date=2009-06-12 |title=Trapped in limbo in a land of opportunity |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/trapped-in-limbo-in-a-land-of-opportunity-1704235.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Bogaert managed to escape Qatar by sailboat and fled to Europe.<ref name="escape">{{Cite web |last=Hope |first=Alan |date=2024-09-30 |title=Businessman escapes Qatar |url=http://www.flanderstoday.eu/content/businessman-escapes-qatar |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=Flanders Today}}</ref>
=== Ralph & Roxy’s === Bogaert founded Ralph & Roxy’s, an artisanal ice-cream company based in Nodebais, in Walloon Brabant. Belgian media described the business as a small-scale venture that developed into a professional brand.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title=De son carport aux long-courriers : les glaces de Philippe Bogaert, de Beauvechain, s’envolent avec Brussels Airlines |work=L’Avenir |date=2026-04-08 |url=https://www.lavenir.net/regions/brabantwallon/beauvechain/2026/04/08/de-son-carport-aux-long-courriers-les-glaces-de-philippe-bogaert-de-beauvechain-senvolent-avec-brussels-airlines-I75OZTM2ABDQVIMHIG4YZKUXIA/|last=Grollier|first=Émile}}</ref>
In April 2026, Brussels Airlines announced that Ralph & Roxy’s ice cream would be served on its long-haul flights. According to the airline, the collaboration involved around 420,000 jars annually.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Brussels Airlines takes ice cream brand Ralph & Roxy’s from Leuven around the world |publisher=Brussels Airlines |date=2026-04-06 |url=https://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-takes-leuven-ice-cream-brand-ralph-roxys-around-the-world}}</ref> Belgian and aviation-sector media subsequently reported on the partnership.<ref>{{cite news |title=Les glaces du Brabançon Philippe Bogaert servies dans les avions de la compagnie Brussels Airlines |work=RTBF |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/grace-a-la-compagnie-brussels-airlines-les-glaces-du-brabancon-philippe-bogaert-font-le-tour-du-monde-11706274|last=Van Peel|first=Hugues|date=2026-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Des glaces du Brabant s’envolent avec Brussels Airlines: “On a dû adapter notre production aux contraintes atmosphériques” |work=DH Les Sports+ |date=2026-04-08 |url=https://www.dhnet.be/regions/brabant/2026/04/08/des-glaces-du-brabant-senvolent-avec-brussels-airlines-on-a-du-adapter-notre-production-aux-contraintes-atmospheriques-OWOPV4A475AUJPJUS5ZWFM4HDI/|last=Grollier|first=Émile}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brussels Airlines brings artisan Belgian ice cream onboard worldwide |work=Aviation24.be |date=2026-04-06 |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/brussels-airlines-brings-artisan-belgian-ice-cream-onboard-worldwide/|last=Orban|first=André}}</ref>
=== Publications === Bogaert is also the author of ''Exit Permit!'' (2011).<ref>{{cite book |title=Exit permit ! 328 jours de captivite au qatar |author=Bogaert, P. |publisher=Parole et Silence / Le Cri |date=2011 |isbn=978-2-87106-558-6}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://philippeinqatar.wordpress.com/ Philippe Bogaert's blog in Qatar] *[http://www.journalism.co.uk/5/articles/534629.php www.journalism.co.uk] *[http://www.mediargus.be/flanderstoday.admin.en/rss/21990927.html?via=rss&language=en Flemish news for expats]
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