Salt & Straw's Pints of the Month come from The Upcycled Foods Series, which reduce food waste in a delicious way.
Chocolate Caramel Potato Chip Banana Bread is a flavor made possible with the aid of Urban Gleaners, a non-profit working to reduce food waste and fight food insecurity, and rescued bananas from local grocery stores. This upcycled ice cream treat also features Uglies potato chips.
Passionfruit Yuzu Mochi Donuts & Whey Curd is another standout ice cream flavor from the series and it works with The Spare Food Co.'s whey to create a whey-infused frozen yogurt with a passionfruit-spiked lemon curd. This decadent treat is enhanced with homemade butter mochi donuts glazed in yuzu frosting.
Upcycled Ice Cream Desserts
Salt & Straw's Pints of the Month Help to Reduce Food Waste
Trend Themes
1. Upcycled Food Series - Innovative ice cream flavors incorporating rescued ingredients to combat food waste and enhance sustainability.
2. Non-profit Collaboration - Partnerships between food companies and non-profits to create unique food products while promoting social and environmental causes.
3. Whey-infused Frozen Yogurt - Utilizing whey byproducts to produce a creamy and tangy frozen yogurt that adds value to surplus dairy products.
Industry Implications
1. Food & Beverage - Exploring opportunities to innovate by repurposing ingredients and collaborating with non-profits to drive sustainability in product development.
2. Non-profit & Social Impact - Engaging in partnerships with food companies to address food waste issues and create innovative solutions for reducing environmental impact.
3. Dairy & Frozen Desserts - Transforming surplus whey into a trendy frozen yogurt product to minimize waste and offer unique flavor profiles in the dairy industry.