CHICAGO —CSP has named the finalists and opened voting in its 18th annual Retailer Choice Best New Products Contest (BNPC). The BNPC honors today’s top product innovations and tomorrow’s solutions, focusing on the most successful product launches from the past year.
The editors of CSPDailyNews.com and CStoreProductsOnline.com identified all finalists in 22 product segments from products nominated by c-store industry members. Now it’s up to c-store retailers to select the winners of these coveted awards. Retailers can fill out a ballot now through Aug. 11.
The full list of finalists:
| Product category | Product | Supplier |
|---|---|---|
| Candy | Fruit by the Foot | General Mills Convenience |
| Reese's Big Cup Stuffed with Pretzels | The Hershey Co. | |
| Snickers Peanut Brownie Squares | Mars Inc. | |
| CBD/Hemp | Chill Brands Tobacco Alternatives | Chill.Com (Zoetic International) |
| Hempire Wraps | Swisher | |
| Kashmir Pre-Rolled Tubes with Biodegradable Filter | Inter-Continental Trading USA Inc. | |
| CBD/Hemp-Edible | CBDaF! Gummies 8 Pack 160mg | Very New York |
| Hemp Bombs Delta-8 Gummies | Global Widget | |
| Marley Chocolates | Docklight Brands | |
| CBD/Hemp-Other | Forth CBD-Infused Juice Drinks | E-Alternative Solutions |
| Hemp Bombs Max Chill CBD Shot | Global Widget | |
| Sky Wellness CBD Relax Disposable Vape Pen 135mg | Very New York | |
| Food Products | Banquet D’Or Bake’Up Croissant | Vandemoortele |
| Johnsonville Ultimate Queso Sausage | Johnsonville | |
| Uno Pizzeria & Grill Chicken Bacon Ranch Calzone | Uno Foods Inc. | |
| Food Products-Dessert | The Donut Hole Individually Wrapped Donuts | Baker Boy Inc. |
| Ready-to-Finish Filled Dessert Donuts and Jumbo Filled Donut Bites | Rich Products | |
| Revolution Gelato Mini Gelato Pies | Revolution Gelato | |
| Foodservice: Dispensed Beverages | Icee Red White and Boom | The Icee Co. |
| Lancer Bold 30i | Lancer Worldwide | |
| Rolo Hot Chocolate | Sunny Sky Products | |
| Foodservice: Equipment-Coffee | Bunn Fast Cup | Bunn-O-Matic Corp. |
| Curtis GemX Narrow | Wilbur Curtis | |
| Franke A1000 Flex | Franke | |
| Foodservice: Equipment-Merchandising | Fri-Jado Multideck Merchandiser | Fri-Jado Inc. |
| Glo-Ray 2-Go Heated Shelf | Hatco Corp. | |
| NexGen Gravity Fed Cooler Shelving | Madix | |
| Foodservice: Equipment-Oven | iCombi Pro | Rational USA |
| Plexor | TurboChef | |
| Unox Cheftop MIND.Maps Plus | Unox | |
| Forecourt | DX Promote | Dover Fueling Solutions |
| Renew Car Wash Tunnel and Bay Cleaner | CAF Outdoor Cleaning | |
| Truckers Windshield Valet | Forte Products | |
| Meat Snacks | Cheesewich Breakfast Taco | Cheesewich |
| Gone Rouge Turkey Bites | Gone Rogue Snacks | |
| Mango Habanero Meat Snack Stick | Wenzel’s Farm | |
| Packaged Beverages: Alcohol | Dos Equis Lime and Salt | Heineken USA |
| Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzer | Anheuser-Busch | |
| Smirnoff Ice SMASH Red, White & Berry | Diageo Beer Co. | |
| Packages Beverages: Bottled Water | ShineWater | ShineWater |
| smartwater+ | The Coca-Cola Co. | |
| NXT LVL Hydrogen Water | Takeover Industries Inc. | |
| Packaged Beverages: Nonalcohol | Black Rifle Coffee | Black Rifle Coffee Co. |
| Coca-Cola With Coffee | The Coca-Cola Co. | |
| Shamrock Farms Swirled | Shamrock Foods | |
| Snacks: Bars | 7Days Cake Bars | 7Days - Epta America LLC |
| Clif Bar Duos | Clif Bar & Co. | |
| Rowdy Bars - Chocolate Coconut Cashew | Rowdy Bars | |
| Snacks: Savory | Chex Mix Max’d Jalapeno Chili | General Mills |
| Pringles Scorchin’ Cheddar | Kellogg | |
| Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Sea Salt & Vinegar | The Wonderful Co. | |
| Snacks: Sweet | Oreo Lady Gaga | Mondelez |
| Pop-Tarts Bites Chocolatey Fudge | Kellogg | |
| Reese's Snack Cakes | The Hershey Co. | |
| Technology | Acumera Verifone Commander POS backup service | Acumera |
| DX Promote | Dover Fueling Solutions | |
| Vroom Delivery Hybrid Delivery Fulfillment | Vroom | |
| Technology: Customer-Facing | Bitcoin ATM | Bitcoin Depot |
| MinorDecliner On the Go Age Verification | MinorDecliner | |
| Paytronix Subscriptions | Paytronix | |
| Tobacco/Nicotine | Black Buffalo Smokeless Tobacco Alternative | Black Buffalo Inc. |
| Niin Primed Pouches | Niin LLC | |
| White Owl Swirl Chocolate and Vanilla | Swedish Match North America | |
| Tobacco Accessories | BIC EZ Reach Lighter | BIC |
| Original Pixotine | Pixotine | |
| Scripto Ultima Designer Pocket Lighter | Scripto |
Voting will remain open through the end of the day Aug. 11. Click here to vote now.
Winners will be announced during the NACS Show in Chicago, online and in a future issue of CSP magazine. Click here to see last year’s winning products.
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