Ben & Jerry's flavor contest goes nuts

November 12, 5:31 PMUpstate NY Restaurant ExaminerBill Dowd

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Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops in Upstate New York and elsewhere will be getting yet another flavor on their menu in a few months.

It was concocted by Toni Gunnison of Mount Horeb, WI, as an entry in the company's "Do the World a Flavor" competition. It contains a caramel ice cream with praline Fair Trade almonds and a caramel swirl.

Gunnison's creation, originally called "Almond Delight," was picked from 100,000 flavor suggestions.
However, the Vermont-based said it had to tweak the name to avoid any possible trademark issues, and dubbed it "Dulce Almond." It will be available as a special batch flavor on a limited-time basis in 2010.

Gunnison received the grand prize on a trip to the Dominican Republic. Fifteen finalists from different countries spent a week with Fair Trade farmers at Conocado, a Fair Trade chocolate cooperative, with co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, creating their suggested Fair Trade flavors under the watchful eyes of Ben & Jerry's research and development "flavor gurus." They also participated in a local community project, building a playground for the local children of Yabon.