Comfort food, internationally inspired flavors take center stage in 2022 Innovative Ice Cream and Cultured Dairy Product contests
The Ice Cream Club’s Purple Daze is named Most Innovative Ice Cream Flavor, while Strawberry Cheesecake Twist Cone from Wells Enterprises takes home Most Innovative Ice Cream Novelty honor.
Innovative ice cream and cultured dairy products inspired by classic comfort food and international flavors shined this week at the International Dairy Foods Association's (IDFA) annual Innovative Ice Cream Flavor and Innovative Cultured Dairy Product competitions, co-sponsored by Dairy Foods magazine. The competitions took place in front of more than 200 dairy food professionals during IDFA’s annual Ice Cream Technology Conference and Yogurt & Cultured Innovation Conference in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Purple Daze by The Ice Cream Club Inc. took home top honors in the Most Innovative Ice Cream Flavor competition, while Strawberry Cheesecake Twist Cone by Wells Enterprises Inc. was awarded Most Innovative Ice Cream Novelty. Monkey Bread from Hudsonville Ice Cream was named Most Innovative Prototype Ice Cream Flavor — the award for flavors not yet found in the market.