German Chocolate Cake, Black Raspberry Krunch Sundae and Hawaiian Wedding Cake Ice Cream were declared the most innovative ice cream flavors by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) at its Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition last week, part of IDFA’s annual Ice Cream Technology Conference.
“The innovative ice cream competition is a bellwether of flavor trends in the ice cream and frozen dessert industry, and this year we saw berries, especially raspberries, make a strong showing in two of the three categories,” said Cary Frye, IDFA vice president for regulatory and scientific affairs. “Also rising to the top were inspirations from the bakery counter that included the crunchiness or chewiness that we associate with many of our favorite baked goods including streusel, waffles, biscotti, cakes and cookies. Familiar beverage flavors of lemonade, sweet tea and hot chocolate debuted in sorbet and ice creams.”