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What’s New in January: January Out-of-Home Ice Cream Innovations

Out-of-home ice cream remains a powerful platform for creativity, collaboration, and consumer engagement. In this global round-up, we spotlight some of the latest out-of-home ice cream debuts from around the world—highlighting how brands are leveraging limited editions, pop-culture partnerships, event-exclusive flavors, and new formats to drive creative collaboration, sustainability initiatives, and community impact.


Claiming our Pick of the Month is Waste Management (WM) Phoenix Open & Novel Ice Cream’s flavor debut, WM Phoenix Open Green Dream! Designed to engage fans with sustainable practices and community giving, a portion of its sales will be donated to the WM Phoenix Open Working For Tomorrow Fund.


Continue reading for all the details about this debut, plus nine others in the Out-of-Home Ice Cream category!



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McDonald’s Hershey’s McFlurry & Soft Serve Line-Up (Singapore)


On January 2, McDonald’s Singapore brought back its much-loved Hershey’s soft serve range for a limited time. The line-up—built around Hershey’s chocolate soft serve—features:



  • Hershey’s McFlurry: Rich, creamy Hershey’s chocolate soft serve paired with crunchy OREO® cookie bits. Priced at S$4.25 (USD 3.10)

  • Hershey’s Hot Fudge Sundae: Hershey's chocolate soft served with a generous drizzle of warm chocolate sauce. Priced around S$2.90 (USD 2.25)

  • Hershey’s Strawberry Sundae: Hershey's chocolate soft served with a generous drizzle of sweet strawberry jam. Priced around S$2.90 (USD 2.25)

  • Hershey’s Cone: Hershey’s chocolate soft serve served in a cone. Priced from S$1.70 (USD 1.32)

  • Hershey’s Twist Cone: Hershey’s and Vanilla soft serve in a cone. Priced from S$1.70 (USD 1.32)

  • Hershey’s ChocoCone: Hershey’s chocolate soft serve coated in a chocolate shell. Priced around S$1.90 (USD 1.32)


The line-up is available at all McDonald’s dessert kiosks and participating restaurants across Singapore for a limited time.



Frozen Fun Launches a New 7-Item Sundae Menu (India)


Gelateria-café brand Frozen Fun has launched a new Sundae Menu with indulgent, layered creations that go beyond traditional gelato scoops! The seven-item line-up includes:


  • Strawbaby Stack, which pairs strawberries and cream gelato with banana-walnut bread, toffee sauce, mango popping boba, and waffle chips

  • Midnight Popcorn, featuring vanilla gelato with sticky toffee, chocolate cake, and caramel popcorn

  • Fudge It, blending Belgian chocolate gelato with sponge layers, Nutella, and cookie dough bites

  • Espresso Yourself, with tiramisu gelato, espresso-soaked sponge, and chocolate crumble

  • Honey, I Crunched It, mixes salted caramel gelato with honeycomb, Oreo chunks, and brownie bites.

  • The Sticky Situation, layers Madagascar vanilla and Belgian chocolate gelato with marshmallow, praline almonds, toffee sauce, Nutella, and a lollipop garnish

  • Cookie Chaos, balances salted caramel and cookie crunch gelato with cookie dough bites, Nutella, hazelnuts, and dark chocolate sauce


The Sundae Menu items are served as individually portioned sundaes, combining gelato with baked, crunchy, and sauce components tailored to each creation’s theme. They’re currently available at Frozen Fun’s Khan Market and One Horizon outlets, with rollout to additional locations in the future.


Official pricing has not yet been publicly disclosed.



Waste Management (WM) Phoenix Open Green Dream by WM & Novel Ice Cream—Exclusive at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open (United States)


Arizona’s artisanal Novel Ice Cream has teamed up with event sponsor WM to debut a limited-edition frozen treat—WM Phoenix Open Green Dream—created exclusively for the 2026 WM Phoenix Open golf tournament from February 3–8.


The flavor blends mint ice cream with chocolate chips and salty pretzels, finished with green and yellow candies that reflect the tournament’s signature look. It will be served from a co-branded WM & Novel Ice Cream truck in the WM Green Scene fan zone at the tournament, available in cones, compostable cups, doughnut cups, or waffle cups, with compostable utensils as part of the event’s zero-waste strategy.


The partnership goes beyond novelty: 20% of all WM Pheonix Open Green Dream sales during the WM Phoenix Open will be donated to the WM Phoenix Open Working For Tomorrow Fund, supporting sustainability and community initiatives across Arizona—including food rescue, environmental education, and local green projects.


The flavor is exclusive to the WM Phoenix Open 2026 and is available for sale from February 3–8 at the tournament venue in Scottsdale, Arizona. Specific pricing details haven’t been disclosed publicly, but the product will be offered alongside Novel’s broader ice cream line-up throughout the event.



Dairy Queen’s New Mint Crunchin’ Cookie Dipped Cone (United States)


Dairy Queen is adding a fresh twist to its classic dipped cone line-up with the introduction of the Mint Crunchin’ Cookie Dipped Cone, a limited-time treat rolling out in late February 2026.


The seasonal release combines Dairy Queen’s signature soft-serve vanilla ice cream with a mint-flavored hard shell studded with crunchy chocolate cookie pieces. It’s served in Dairy Queen’s classic hand-dipped cone format, featuring soft serve crowned with a flavor-infused, crunchy shell that hardens on contact.


The new Mint Crunchin’ Cookie Dipped Cone will be available at participating Dairy Queen restaurants across the United States in late February, while supplies last. Official pricing hasn’t yet been announced.



Salt & Straw’s New Vegandulgence Series (United States)


Salt & Straw has introduced The Vegandulgence Series, a line-up containing five new dairy-free flavors:


  • Death by Chocolate Cake: Chocolate barley milk swirled with chocolate caramel fudge, hunks of chocolate cake, and chocolate ganache

  • Chocolate Pistachio Milk and Cookies: Nutty pistachio-cashew frozen dessert flecked with TCHO (ethically sourced craft chocolate) stracciatella and shortbread crumbles

  • Peanut Butter Brittle Caramel Fudge: Creamy coconut vanilla frozen dessert streaked with peanut butter, a coconut caramel fudge swirl, and housemade peanut butter brittle

  • Bananas Foster with Candied Pecans: Show-stopping banana-infused coconut cream drizzled with Bananas Foster caramel and studded with candied pecans

  • Blood Orange Froyo Creamsicle: Tart and silky blood orange olive oil sorbet swirled together with creamy Cocojune coconut frozen yogurt


Each 473mL pint is available for USD 15.00 or as part of The Pints of the Month Pack (a 5-pack containing one of each flavor from the Vegandulgence Series) for USD 75.00. They’re available for online purchase, with shipping to select ZIP codes across the United States.


Salt & Straw Release Black Forest Cake & Almond Brittle Cake (United States)


Salt & Straw has expanded again with two new limited-time ice cream cake offerings:

  • The Black Forest Cake: A reinterpretation of the classic German dessert in frozen form—layers of dense slabs of gluten-free chocolate cake with velvety Cocojune coconut frozen yogurt and housemade tart cherry jam, finished with crystalized cacao nib crumble

  • The Almond Brittle Cake: Salt & Straw’s beloved Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache ice cream flavor in a five-layer celebration dessert—an almond flour brown butter cake base, alternating layers of Double Fold vanilla ice cream studded with slivers of Grandma Malek’s prized almond brittle, and thick ribbons of housemade salted chocolate ganache, all crowned with sweet-and-salty saltine Florentine clusters drizzled in chocolate.


Both cakes are priced at USD 79.00 each and are available for nationwide online order and local pickup from Salt & Straw scoop shops for a limited time.


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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s West Palm Beach Location’s Limited-Time Lilly Sundae (United States)


To celebrate its expansion in West Palm Beach’s NORA District, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream collaborated with local Lilly Pulitzer to create a limited-time sundae! The Lilly sundae features Van Leeuwen’s key lime pie ice cream (a Florida-exclusive flavor), Fabbri strawberries, whipped cream, and graham cracker crumbs. The flavor can be enjoyed by the scoop, or in a sundae, milkshake, ice cream sandwich, or pint to go.


To mark the exclusive collab, the chain is serving its treats in an assortment of custom, limited-edition Lilly Pulitzer cups featuring prints from the brand’s 2025 collection.



Dippin’ Dots × Dr Pepper Flavored Ice Cream Beads (United States)


Dippin’ Dots has announced its first-ever brand collaboration, partnering with Dr Pepper to launch Dr Pepper Flavored Dippin’ Dots.


The new product transforms Dr Pepper’s iconic and complex 23-flavour profile into Dippin’ Dots’ signature flash-frozen ice cream beads. The Dr Pepper flavor will be offered in Dippin’ Dots’ classic beaded ice cream format, served in single-serve cups consistent with the brand’s existing novelty offerings.


The new flavor will roll out across participating Dippin’ Dots locations in the United States, including entertainment venues, theme parks, malls, and other experiential foodservice environments. It’s priced at approximately USD 3.99 for a single serving, with bulk orders of 30 cups available for USD 74.95 through the Dippin' Dots website and at select retail locations, theme parks, and entertainment venues.


Baskin-Robbins Dubai Chocolate and 80th Anniversary Collections (United States)


Baskin-Robbins recently launched a Dubai Chocolate Collection of limited-time treats inspired by the global viral sensation of the Dubai chocolate bar.


At the heart of the collection was the Pistachio Chocolate Bar Ice Cream, a November Flavor of the Month that swirls creamy pistachio and chocolate ice creams with crunchy pistachio pieces and chocolate crunch ribbons. Complementing the scoopable feature were two crafted desserts:


  • The Dubai Chocolate Sundae: Three scoops of the pistachio chocolate bar ice cream layered with hot fudge, pistachio sauce, whipped cream, fudge drizzle, and kadayif

  • The Dubai Chocolate Shake: Pistachio Chocolate Bar ice cream blended with milk and pistachio sauce, then finished with chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, and crispy kadayif


The collection spanned multiple formats—from scoopable ice cream in cups and cones to indulgent sundaes and blended shakes. Specific pricing varied by location and format, consistent with Baskin-Robbins’ customary retail menu structure. The treats were available at participating Baskin-Robbins shops across the United States for a limited time through Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Guests could order items in-store or via the BR app.


The ice cream chain also recently celebrated its 80th anniversary with a festive line-up of seasonal offerings and promotional treats:


  • Peppermint Flavored Ice Cream: As the December Flavor of the Month, this creamy peppermint ice cream was studded with real peppermint candy pieces

  • Peppermint Avalanche Cake in a Box: A layered dessert of rich chocolate cake, peppermint ice cream, Oreo® cookie crumbs, festive peppermint crunch candy bits, whipped frosting, and fudge

  • Peppermint Fudge Cappy™: A limited-edition Cappy™ frozen beverage that blended peppermint ice cream with Arabica coffee and fudge

  • Chocolate Fudge Cappy™: A limited-edition Cappy™ frozen beverage that paired coffee with chocolate ice cream and rich fudge


The seasonal offerings spanned scoopable ice cream cups and cones, festive boxed cakes, and blended Cappy™ frozen beverages, all priced according to Baskin-Robbins’ standard menu and may vary by location.


The 80th anniversary celebration and holiday line-up were available at Baskin-Robbins shops nationwide, with many festive treats orderable through the BR app or via in-store and mobile ordering. They were available throughout December 2025.


To mark eight decades of delighting frozen dessert lovers, Baskin-Robbins invited its Rewards members to enjoy 80-cent scoops of their favorite flavors at participating locations on December 7, 2025, as part of the birthday celebration.


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Pinkberry White Mocha Frozen Yogurt (United States)


Pinkberry recently introduced a new limited-time White Mocha Frozen Yogurt, bringing a coffee shop classic into a customizable experience.


The velvety, non-tart frozen yogurt, blended with creamy white chocolate and smooth mocha notes, was paired with mocha sauce and crispy chocolate fudge wafer rolls. Further customizations were available, including fresh fruit, premium granolas, nuts, and specialty chocolates.


The sweet treat was served in Pinkberry’s classic cup for a limited time through October 30, 2025, at participating Pinkberry locations across the United States. Specific pricing varied by store and market.


 

Want to be featured in our next dairy ice cream round-up? Email Andrea Montreuil from Innodelice with more details!

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