Confidential understands Calombaris paid out $4000.
According to Mr Whippy CEO Stan Gordon, the money would be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
“It was the right outcome. I would never instigate legal action to make money,” Gordon said.
In September last year, Master Chef’s George Calombaris has been accused of “bullying tactics” after becoming embroiled in a legal dispute with Mr Whippy over a dessert served at one of his Melbourne restaurants, Kew eatery St Katherine’s.
Mr Whippy Pty Ltd claimed the dessert, dubbed “Mrs Whippi” and sold for $9.50, was a trademark infringement.
Calombaris infuriated Mr Whippy’s Stan Gordon after sending the company a letter saying their brand has “no reputation in a high-profile restaurant run by a celebrity chef”.