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Condiment Confection

Condiment-flavored ice creams offer familiar flavors in novel formats

Trend - Ice creams brands that are flavored with popular brand name condiments are on the rise, with everything from ketchup to mayo being used as a base for these desserts.

Insight - Collaborations across brands are providing moments of novelty for consumers. Integrated into marketing and design campaigns, the concept of novelty is appealing as it provides a moment of surprise in the everyday lives of consumers. Applying this factor to a traditional dessert category allows brands to prioritize customer experience and desires.
Workshop Question - How could your brand collaborate with an unlikely brand within your category?
Trend Themes
1. Collaboration Marketing - Novelty and collaborations across brands offer moments of surprise to customers.
2. Unconventional Flavor Creations - Brands are experimenting with offbeat flavors to deliver a unique experience to their clients.
3. DIY Frozen Dessert Kits - Brands provide unique DIY options for customers that prefer a more personalized experience.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Innovative flavor experiments like these have vast opportunities to be explored within the food and beverage industry.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Collaboration marketing offers a chance for out-of-the-box thinking, leading to disruptions in the marketing and advertising industry.
3. Retail - DIY kits provide a chance for consumers to curate their experience and have a sense of ownership, enhancing their loyalty towards the products and brands.
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Featured Examples

Condiment-Inspired Sorbet Kits
Condiment-Inspired Sorbet Kits
Heinz Creamz Explore Unusual Frozen Dessert Flavors
For National Ice Cream Month, Heinz created a range of limited-edition Heinz Creamz kits that help people make their own “ice creamz” at home. There’s a different kit dedicated to... MORE
Condiment-Flavored Ice Creams
Condiment-Flavored Ice Creams
Gelati Created a Ketchup Ice Cream in Honor of Ed Sheeran
In order to welcome singer Ed Sheeran back to Ireland, Gelati launched an unusual product—ketchup ice cream. As unconventional as this sounds, Sheeran is such a fan of Heinz Ketchup that he has... MORE
Condiment-Inspired Ice Creams
Condiment-Inspired Ice Creams
Coolhaus & French's Created a Unique Ice Cream Based on Mustard
Coolhaus is known for creating an array of unique ice cream flavors like Street Cart Churro Dough and Milkshake & Fries and its newest variety comes out of an unexpected partnership with French&#... MORE
Tomato Sauce-Flavored Ice Creams
Tomato Sauce-Flavored Ice Creams
Heinz Wattie’s Taps Unconventional Flavors for a Tip Top Collab
Heinz Wattie’s in New Zealand is releasing a risky product in collaboration with local ice cream brand Tip Top. The condiments brand worked alongside the dessert specialists to create a tomato... MORE
Creamy Mayonnaise Ice Creams
Creamy Mayonnaise Ice Creams
ICE Falkirk's New Ice Cream is Made with Hellman's Real Mayonnaise
Those who love mayonnaise, really love it, which is why ICE Falkirk is sure to cause delight among the most passionate mayo lovers. While certainly not for everyone, the flavor does offer consumers... MORE
Mayonnaise-Flavored Dessert Bars
Mayonnaise-Flavored Dessert Bars
This Flavored Ice Cream Bar Tastes Like a Classic Condiment
Japan’s Morinaga Milk Industry created a mayonnaise-flavored ice cream bar that boasts an unconventional mix of ingredients and textures. The Calorie Monster Cherio Creamy Mayonnaise Flavor... MORE

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