OAK BROOK, Ill. -- New flavors, new packaging, new ideasall can be found among the 33 winners of CSP's fourth annual Retailer Choice Best New Products contest. This year's products, which were released between Aug. 1, 2006, and Aug. 1, 2007, drew the most votes CSP has received during the four years of the contest.
The candidates were narrowed to a list of three in each category and chosen over the course of two weeks in online voting. Repeat winners from 2006 include Campbell Soup Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., BIC Corp., Anheuser Busch Inc., Cadbury Schweppes Americas [image-nocss] Beverages, The Hershey Co., Ruiz Foods Inc. and Heineken USA.
CSP congratulates the winners and offers thanks to all the retailers who voted for their favorites; the contest would not have been possible without your participation. A list of the winning products follows. For a more complete description of each product, click here or watch for the November issue of CSP.
Packaged Beverages
Packaged Alcohol Beverages
Bacardi Silver Mojito
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
Beer
Miller Chill
Miller Brewing Co.
Coffee-Based Beverages
Java Monster
Monster Beverage Co.
Bottled Juice
V8 V-Fusion
Campbell Soup Co.
Soft Drinks
Diet Coke Plus
The Coca-Cola Co.
Energy drinks
UPSHOT Pomegranate Energy Shot
Drinks That Work
Ready-to-Drink Tea
Snapple Mango Green Tea
Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
Beverage Mixers
Crystal Light Raspberry Green Tea Packets
Kraft Foods
Water
vitaminwater XXX
glaceau vitaminwater
Candy
Candy/Rolls/Mints/Drops
Tic Tac Cherry Passion
Ferrero USA Inc.
Chocolate Candy
Reese's Crispy Crunchy Bar
The Hershey Co.
Gum
Stride Spearmint
Cadbury Adams USA
General Merchandise
Drink Series Lighters
BIC Corp.
Health & Beauty Care
5-Hour Energy Liquid
Living Essentials
Foodservice
Roller-Grill Products
El Monterey Firecracker Chicken Tornados
Ruiz Foods Inc.
Sandwiches/Wraps
Chicken Breast Filet Sandwich
White Castle Distributing
Breakfast
Pillsbury Sweet Minis
General Mills Inc.
Other Foodservice Items
Del Monte Fresh Produce Grab N Go Fruit Cups
Del Monte Fresh Foods
Dispensed Beverages
S&D Iced Coffee
S&D Coffee Inc.
Foodservice equipment
Cooking/Display
Mini Display Warmer
Hatco Corp.
Hot Dispensed
Iced Brewing/Coffee Brewing Systems G3
Wilbur Curtis Co.
Cold Dispensed
Four Flavors Beverage Dispenser Model 564
Frozen Beverage Dispensers
Packaged Snacks
Salty Snacks
Sweet & Salty Caramel Bugles
General Mills Inc.
Sweet Snacks
Reese's Brownies
Hershey Foods
Alternative Snacks
Sweet & Salty Granola Bar
The Hershey Co.
Meat Snacks
Organic Beef Jerky
Jack Link's Beef Jerky
Frozen Desserts
Rocky Road Edy's Dibs
Dreyer's Inc.
Technology
Hardware
Consumer Activated Touchscreen MX870
VeriFone Inc.
Software
Enterprise
PDI
Tobacco
Cigarettes
Marlboro Smooth Menthol
Philip Morris USA
Cigar
White Owl Grape Flavor Foil Fresh Blunts
Swedish Match North America
Other Tobacco Products
Skoal Citrus Blend Long Cut & Pouches
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Overall Best New Packaging
Heineken Light Slimline Can
Heineken USA
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