From Cherry Blossom Water to Chicken Tots: Best New Grocery Products Named
While it usually spotlights celebrities and noteworthy or news-making individuals, People Magazine recently focused on products, handing out awards for the third annual “65 Best Supermarket Products of the Year.” A panel of testers from across the country and Puerto Rico sampled a variety of new grocery items and picked standouts across several food and beverage categories.
Among the winners: a new Cherry Blossom flavored sparkling water from LaCroix, lauded for tasting “like spring in a can,” People Magazine reported in its review. “We developed the distinctive taste and stunning packaging of Cherry Blossom to convey the 'dazzling taste of spring',” a spokesperson for LaCroix parent company National Beverage Corp. said. “The People award further confirms the acknowledged leadership and innovation of our LaCroix brand."
In its roundup and descriptions of winners, the magazine linked back to a particular retailer or website that carries the product, such as Target, Walmart and Kroger.
Other winners of this year’s contest include:
- Best bread: Dave's Killer Bread Epic Everything Breakfast Bread
- Best oatmeal: Mush Vanilla Almond Crunch Ready to Eat Oats
- Best waffle: Eggo Grab & Go Liége-Style Waffles Buttery Maple
- Best cereal: Strawberry Banana Cheerios
- Best cola: Coca-Cola with Coffee Mocha
- Best juice: Naked Orange Vanilla Naked Orange Vanilla Créme
- Best flavored water: LaCroix Cherry Blossom
- Best yogurt: Oui Creamy Mocha and Chocolate Yogurt
- Best ice cream: Tillamook Butter Pecan Ice Cream
- Best chicken: Perdue Chicken Plus Chicken Tots
- Best fish: Gorton’s Seafood Ancient Grains Crusted Fish Fillets
- Best cream cheese: Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese Garlic & Herb
- Best cheddar cheese: Sartori Old World Cheddar
- Best hot dog: Applegate Naturals, the Do Good Dog
- Best crackers: Goldfish Mega Bites, Cheddar Jalapeno
- Best potato chips: Lay's Layers, Sour Cream & Onion
- Best nuts: Good & Gather Dill Pickle Cashews
- Best side dish: A Dozen Cousins Caribbean Coconut Rice Seasoning Sauce
- Best rolls: King's Hawaiian Sweet Pretzel Buns
- Best meat-free chicken: Beyond Chicken Tenders
- Best meal kit: Old El Paso Asado Chicken Street Taco Kit
- Best alternative milk: Silk Nextmilk Whole Fat
For the full list of supermarket product winners, click here.
