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Health & Wellness

Can frozen desserts taste great and provide health benefits?

What better-for-you means in frozen desserts.

June 17, 2026

As Americans increasingly prioritize fitness and personalized nutrition, ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturers are innovating by rethinking formulations, sweeteners, and portion sizes to meet nutritional goals while satisfying indulgence, notes Mary Wilcox.

Drumstick teams with WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes for new creative platform

April 7, 2026

Timed to WrestleMania42 on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Drumstick campaign comes to life through a high-energy, integrated program spanning a national TV commercial, social content featuring WWE superstar Cody Rhodes.

Dairy inclusions allow consumers to “dig in” to reveal the magic

Dairy products providing mix-ins, sidebars, fruity flavors and crunchy inclusions.

Barbara Harfmann

September 20, 2024

In the dairy industry, inclusions commonly add color, taste, and texture to premium ice cream — think chunks of cookie dough, swirls of caramel, and slivers of nuts and cherries — and yogurt with its now popular “sidecar” packaging.

ice cream cones filled with brown sugar, white sugar and cubed sugar

How to manage economics with frozen desserts

Ice Cream industry advised to take a step back into the what, why’s, and how’s of achieving ongoing cost control and management.

Bill Sipple

Steven Young

February 19, 2024

We are often asked about possible cost control/savings resulting in changing the amount and type of sweeteners used in frozen desserts.

The definition of water ices and sorbets are not so simple

Taking a closer look at the differences in these products.

Bill Sipple

Steven Young

September 18, 2023

Water ices and sorbets (a.k.a. “sorbetto” when presented for sale/consumption alongside gelato) can be considered sherbets without dairy ingredients. Water ices are compositions of water, sugar, corn syrup, and color/flavor. Sorbets are “upscale water ices” using fruit primarily as the source of solids.

Ice Cream Technology and Yogurt and Cultured Conference set to take place

IDFA trade show features two separate educational tracks.

Brian Berk

April 4, 2023

The IDFA Ice Cream Technology and Yogurt and Cultured Conference is set to take place April 18 and 19 at the Austin Marriott Downtown in Austin, Texas. The ice cream and cultured events take place concurrently during this time.

Häagen-Dazs launches new breakthrough innovation, the Butter Cookie Cone

Buttery, crunchy cone available in four flavors: Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate and Coffee.

February 6, 2023

As demand for premium snacking continues, Häagen-Dazs ice cream unveiled a creamy innovation: the Butter Cookie Cone. It delivers on a one-of-a-kind dessert experience wrapping its famously luxurious ice cream in butter cookie from top to bottom, the company says.

Ben & Jerry's releases new dessert-inspired flavors

Bossin' Cream Pie and Raspberry Cheesecake tap into nostalgia.

February 2, 2023

Burlington, Vt.-based Ben & Jerrys has added two more flavors to their fan-favorite Topped collection: Bossin' Cream Pie and Raspberry Cheesecake. The Topped lineup, complete with decadent top layers of chocolatey ganache, are evocative of a trip to one's favorite bakery.

Fruit and fruit preparations for frozen desserts

Execution can become critical to the success of any brand

Steven Young

Bill Sipple

September 20, 2022

While vanilla, chocolate and vanilla/chocolate-based flavors are often times the core of frozen desserts, ice cream gurus Steve Young and Bill Sipple discuss ways to help fruit-flavored ice creams, frozen yogurts, sherbets and sorbets shine with strawberry, raspberry and orange.