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Unilever has announced its 2025 ice cream range, introducing a variety of new flavours and formats across its brands, including Talenti, Breyers, Popsicle, Good Humor, Magnum and Klondike.

The new launches feature bakery-inspired gelato, s’mores-themed treats and character-branded frozen novelties.

Bentley King, US head of ice cream operations at Unilever, said: "Our 2025 ice cream collection reflects a tradition of delivering high-quality frozen treats that cater to a wide range of preferences and occasions. We're starting off the year strong with a variety of new products that speak to the creativity, quality, and enduring love for our iconic frozen treats. There are more surprises to come from our ice cream brands throughout the year, and we can't wait to make more memories with our fans."

Among the new offerings, Talenti Gelato Layers is expanding with three bakery-inspired flavours that build on the brand’s signature clear jar format. The chocolate chip cookie batter variety combines chocolate chip cookie gelato, shortbread cookie pieces, cookie batter, vanilla gelato and a chocolate cookie base.

The Italian tiramisu flavour layers mascarpone gelato with vanilla cookies, espresso chocolate fudge, cold brew coffee sorbet and another layer of vanilla cookies. Meanwhile, the snickerdoodle cookie option features cinnamon churro layers, snickerdoodle cookie gelato, snickerdoodle cookie batter and vanilla gelato.

Breyers is also introducing a range of new products, including a s’mores-themed Campfire Collection. The line-up includes tubs and pints of toasted marshmallow and graham cracker ice cream swirled with Hershey’s milk chocolate; a s’mores bar with a toasted marshmallow core coated in Hershey’s chocolate and graham cracker crunch; and a s’mores sandwich that layers marshmallow ice cream with Hershey's chocolate swirls between graham cracker wafers.

In addition to the s’mores range, Breyers is expanding its portfolio with a non-dairy chocolate variant made with an oat milk base, carb smart strawberry bars, carb smart rocky road, and a collaboration with Good Humor for a strawberry shortcake tub.

It is also broadening its Carb Smart ice cream bar range with new flavours designed for those seeking lower-carb options without sacrificing taste. The Carb Smart strawberry bars bring a fruity twist to the line-up, offering a portion-controlled frozen treat with a creamy texture. The Carb Smart rocky road flavour combines chocolate and marshmallow base swirled with 'chocolatey' almond pieces, providing a lower-carb take on a classic ice cream variety.

The company has also partnered with Good Humor for a strawberry shortcake tub, featuring strawberry swirled with vanilla and Good Humor's cake crumbles.

Popsicle is also bringing a playful twist to its line-up with several character-inspired frozen treats. A Buzz Lightyear Rocket Pop features mixed berry, lime and lemon flavours, while the Grogu Frozen Bars, themed after the Star Wars character, combine mint and milk chocolate. The Olaf Frozen Bars, inspired by Disney’s Frozen, include chocolate, vanilla and caramel flavours.

The Spider-Man Ice Pop blends strawberry, blue raspberry and lime in a superhero-shaped design, while the Jolly Rancher Sours Ice Pops provide a tangy take on classic candy flavours.

Additionally, Magnum is adding to its premium range with a new chocolate ice cream bar made with 39% cacao milk chocolate coating over vanilla bean ice cream dipped in cracking milk chocolate shell.

Klondike is rounding out the 2025 launches with a new Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake and Vanilla Chillin’ Cone Pack. The duo includes strawberry and vanilla ice cream cones topped with cake crumbles and chocolate sauce, all inside crispy wafer shells.