NEW YORK --Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the 2016 award winners. The winning products were selected through the votes of more than 40,000 consumers in a national representative survey each year conducted by consumer research partner TNS.
Product of the Year has the goal of guiding consumers to the best products on shelf while rewarding manufacturers for quality and innovation. It takes submissions of innovative products launched within the previous year in categories including food, beverages, snacks, sugar confections, chocolate, ice cream and others.
The organization announced the following winners at the 2016 Product of the Year Awards Ceremony in New York on Feb. 12 hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch and 30 Rock comedian Scott Adsit, with red carpet interviews conducted by Cat Greenleaf, host of NBC’s Talk Stoop:
- Chocolate: M&M’s Crispy Chocolate Candies
- Snacks: Gold Emblem Abound Unsalted Pistachio & Almond Blend
- Sugar Confections: SweeTARTS Soft & Chewy Ropes
- Coffee Beverage: Skinny Cow Creamy Iced Coffee
- Ice Cream: Skinny Cow Dipped Ice Cream Bars
- Condiment: French’s Tomato Ketchup
- Frozen Foods: Ore-Ida Bold & Crispy Steakhouse Fries
- Better For You: Weight Watchers Smart Ones Smoothies
- Condoms: Durex RealFeel Condoms
- Car Care: Turtle Wax Dash & Glass
- Oral Care: ACT Advanced Care Mouthwash
- Feminine Care: Playtex Sport Collection
- Sustainability: Energizer EcoAdvanced
- OTC: Flonase Allergy Relief
- Paper Products: Kleenex Perfect Fit* Facial Tissues
- Pet Food: Beyond Purées
- Liquid Laundry: Tide HE Turbo Clean Liquid Detergent
- Laundry Pacs: Tide PODS Plus Febreze
- Vitamins & Supplements: Emergen-Zzzz
- Beauty Tools: Amopé Pedi Perfect Extra Coarse Electronic Foot File with Diamond Crystals
- Kitchen & Home: Finish Powerball Max in 1
- Shower & Bath: Lysol Click Gel
- Eye Care: Clear Care Plus
- Specialty Laundry: Downy Fresh Protect
- Pet Health: Milk-Bone Good Morning Daily Vitamin Treats
- Hair Styling: göt2b mind blowing fast dry hairspray
- Men’s Hygiene: Right Guard Xtreme Heat Shield Deodorant
- Hair Care: Schwarzkopf essence Ultime Omega Repair 11-IN-1 Leave-In
- Lip Care: Softlips Cube
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