July is National Ice Cream Month and we’re continuing the celebration by highlighting some of our favorite new ice cream products and new ice cream flavors.

Ice cream companies are going far beyond the standard vanilla and chocolate flavors, new flavor innovations include cinnamon horchata, blueberry passion fruit and chocolate mascarpone. 

Click through the slideshow to learn more and check back each week this month for more ice cream news. 

Carvel, Atlanta, has new ice cream products and promotions in time for National Ice Cream Month. From June 1 through September 13, customers can visit participating Carvel shoppes for new Reese’s Peanut Butter soft ice cream and other Reese’s Peanut Butter ice cream desserts, including:

• Hand-Scooped Reese’s ice cream with swirls of Reese’s peanut butter sauce, chocolate and chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups.
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Sundae Dasher featuring Reese’s Peanut Butter ice cream on top of a layer of peanut butter sauce, mixed with Reese’s peanut butter cups and topped with a layer of fudge and whipped cream.
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Shake made with fresh Reese’s Peanut Butter soft ice cream.
• Flying Saucers made with fresh Reese’s Peanut Butter soft ice cream between two chocolate crackers.
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Hidden Treasure Cone made with Reese’s Peanut ice cream dipped in Carvel chocolate Bonnet. It features chunks of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups inside the cone.

On Sunday, July 19, Carvel will also be having a buy one get one free offer on any size and any flavor of soft-serve cones all day long at any Carvel shoppe. 

The company had its Free Cone Day on April 30, where customers were also encouraged to help raise money for the American Red Cross. Throughout the day, Carvel offered a $2 coupon book worth more than $20 in savings. All proceeds from sales of the coupon books went toward a $20,000 donation to support the organization’s disaster relief efforts. This year, Carvel surpassed $125,000 in total contributions to the American Red Cross since 2012. Mark your calendars for the company’s Free Cone Day next year on April 30.

Click through this slideshow to see where you can get free cones throughout the year, plus learn about other ice cream promotions. 

We highlighted six new cheese products that tap into convenience and easy snacking trends.

Consumers want easy snacking options and are looking for ways to get more protein into their diets. This gives cheese companies the perfect opportunity to create innovations that cater to this need.

To continue with our goal of highlighting new products for National Dairy Month, we’ve gathered some new cheese products that focus on snacking and convenience.

Got new dairy products to contribute? Submit it to Dairy Foods here.
 

We continue to celebrate all things dairy for National Dairy Month, and this week we’re highlighting six of our favorite yogurt products released this year. It’s no longer just about Greek yogurt, though we’ve got some of that too — Aussie-style, savory flavors and yogurt drinks top our must-try list. 

 Got new dairy products to contribute? Submit it to Dairy Foods here. 

June is National Dairy Month and the perfect time to celebrate all the good things about dairy foods and beverages. They are nutritious and versatile. June is a great time to try out new dairy products too. We’ve gathered eight of our favorites, including new cheese, butter, yogurt, milk and ice cream.

Our brand new United States of Dairy map shows a breakdown of the number of U.S. dairy plants by state.

 Happy National Dairy Month! Dairy on…