Hershey’s Creamery Co., Harrisburg, Pa., maker of Hershey’s Real Premium Ice Cream adds three new flavors to its line. These new flavors — Frosted Cupcake, Sweet Peach Cobbler and Malt Shoppe Crunch — are initially planned for bulk release only.
In addition to old standbys like mac and cheese, restaurant chains create dishes like spicy beef queso and Parmesan-crusted walleye.
June 6, 2012
Restaurant operators keep things fresh by revamping their menus and developing new dishes. The dairy foods industry has benefitted big time. Cheese, ice cream, sour cream and other dairy foods are appearing throughout these new menus. They are incorporated into appetizers, main and side dishes, desserts and beverages.
Popsicle meets yogurt in Unilever's Yosicle. The brand says the treat "combines the classic taste of Popsicle pops with the creamy deliciousness of yogurt." The frozen novelty will be in stores this month.
Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based G.S. Gelato introduces Caramel Sea Salt, the ninth flavor in the G.S. Pint Collection. A pint retails for $4.29 to $4.99.
Every year Andy’s Frozen Custard Shops, Springfield, Mo., purchases hundreds of cases of Thin Mint cookies at full price to help local Girl Scouts meet their goals.
Honors for the most innovative ice cream flavor went to Carrot Cake Ice Cream entered by Perry’s Ice Cream, Akron, N.Y. Sensient Flavors, an ingredients company serving the ice cream industry, won most innovative prototype flavor for its Pistachio Brittle – Bourbon Caramel Ice Cream. Perry’s Ice Cream also took home the most innovative novelty award for its Pink Grapefruit Sorbet Bars.