Wells Enterprises, Publix, SensoryEffects honored at ice cream flavor contest
Southern Banana Pudding, created by Publix Super Markets, was selected as the most innovative ice cream flavor
Banana pudding, lemon poppy pound cake, and Greek yogurt with strawberries and granola were judged to be the most innovative ice cream flavors at the International Dairy Foods Association's Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Contest. The competition, held earlier this month, shows the creativity of U.S. ice cream and frozen dessert makers. It is a part of the annual Ice Cream Technology Conference put on by the International Dairy Foods Association, Washington, D.C.
Southern Banana Pudding, created by Publix Super Markets, was selected as the most innovative ice cream flavor. Wells Enterprises Inc., the maker of Blue Bunny ice cream and novelties, won the most innovative novelty for its Greek frozen yogurt bar with a strawberry swirl and granola coating. Judges honored SensoryEffects, a flavor company serving the ice cream and frozen dessert industry, for an ice cream with lemon poppy seed swirl and pound cake pieces. Its Lemon Poppy Pound Cake was named the most innovative prototype flavor.