Decadent flavor combinations steal the show at annual ice cream contest
Kemps, Tillamook County Creamery Association and Kerry take top honors IDFA’s annual Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition.
Bourbon, berries with brandy, chocolate mudslide, cinnamon bun and bananas dominated the pack in this year’s annual Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition, held during the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) Ice Cream Technology Conference, which took place April 16-17 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Each year, the competition brings together new and soon-to-be-released flavors from small and large U.S. ice cream makers and flavorings suppliers, and has become the top destination for companies testing bold and unique flavors, IDFA said. The 2019 contest attracted more than 145 ice cream industry professionals and 35 flavor entries over the two-day event — including two dairy-free frozen desserts from Beyond Better Foods and Kerry that took home the top honors.