The Cream of the Crop

This month we celebrate three cold companies who made the cut – voted by their peers as standout stars of 2025.

First Place: My/Mochi Dubai Chocolate Style Mochi Ice Cream

Launching the first Dubai Chocolate Style Mochi Ice Cream in the U.S., My/Mochi has created its own version of the viral trend - creamy pistachio flavored ice cream, crunchy kadayif made from Turkish phyllo dough and chocolatey bits wrapped in chocolate flavored mochi dough. At only 80 calories, it also featured packaging different than the traditional purple My/Mochi box.

Second Place: Teton Waters Ranch 100% Grass-Fed Beef Frozen Burgers

Rich, juicy and ready in minutes, these frozen burger patties cook effortlessly when grilled, griddled or air fried. Each package includes four beef patties. Sourced from ranchers who uphold regenerative agriculture practices and Certified Humane standards, each product reflects a deep commitment to animal welfare, environmental health and clean, high-quality food.

Third Place: Swoop

Swoop delivers the creamy, rich satisfaction of classic ice cream—with 30 grams of complete whey protein per pint, clean ingredients and lower calories—for an indulgent experience that feels like you’re cheating ice cream. Designed for modern, active consumers, Swoop is sweetened with coconut nectar, made with avocado oil and contains no refined sugar, no sugar alcohols, no stevia, no allulose and no GMOs. All products are certified kosher and available in five flavors.

Learn more about the winners of our annual Best New Retail Products Contest in our May cover story!

And, thank you to everyone who joined us on May for a special LinkedIn Live event, where we formally announced the winners.

Speaking of winners, don’t forget to enter our two annual awards: Cold Storage Facility of the Year and Processor of the Year. Both are soliciting nominations now and I encourage you to submit a deserving cold chain company!

Turning to the rest of the May issue, there are two feature stories:

• As global sourcing and commingling complicate frozen fruit supply chains, a data-driven, lot-level system aims to shift food safety toward real-time prevention. Find out how the American Frozen Food Institute is tackling frozen berry risk in a new way.
• A story of resilience and rebuilding: Over three years after a fire ripped through the Gifford’s Ice Cream factory in Skowhegan, Maine, the rebuilt and reconfigured legacy dairy plant has been reborn as a modern, family-owned ice cream facility.

And our latest Cold Chain Perspectives column comes from Michael Cody at Malcomb Ware. It examines best practices for designing sausage processing facilities for safety, flow and efficiency.

Plus, a look at some of the latest in new retail dairy products and more!

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