CHICAGO — CSP magazine, the leading media brand serving the convenience industry, is proud to announce the finalists for its 16th annual Retailer Choice Best New Product Contest (list below).
The editors of CSP and Convenience Store Products magazines identified all finalists from products nominated by c-store industry members. Now it’s up to c-store retailers to select the winners of this coveted award. Retailers can fill out a ballot now through Aug. 23 at CSPDailyNews.com/BestNewProductsContest.
“The past year has been a remarkable period of product development for suppliers. New flavors, forms and even a new category—CBD products—abound,” said Steve Holtz, CSP’s director of content. “CSP is excited to give retailers the opportunity to choose their favorites of the year.”
The group of finalists represents new products that were introduced into the c-store market between Aug. 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019.
Winners will be announced and receive their awards at the NACS Show® in October. They will also be mentioned in an article that will appear online at CSPDailyNews.com and in the December 2019 issue of CSP magazine.
The full list of finalists:
| Product Category | Supplier Name | Product Name |
|---|---|---|
| Candy – Chocolate | Mars Wrigley Confectionery | M&M’s Hazelnut Spread |
| The Hershey Co. | Reese’s Lovers | |
| Tierra Nueva | Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Thins | |
| Candy – Nonchocolate | CandyRific LLC | Marvel Avengers Fanimation Fans |
| General Mills Convenience | Gushers Super Sour Berry | |
| Mars Wrigley Confectionery | Extra Refreshers Gum | |
| CBD | Floyd’s of Leadville | Floyd’s On the Go CBD Gems |
| Reliva CBD | Reliva CBD Gummies and Shots | |
| Tribe CBD | CBD Shots | |
| Design/Display | Heads Up Lock | Heads Up Lock System |
| MasonWays Indestructible Plastics LLC | Windshield Water Caddy | |
| MDI Worldwide | Place & Learn Display | |
| Foodservice – General | McLane Co. Inc. | Fly Guys Pizza |
| Nestle Professional | Stouffer’s Chicken Pot Pie | |
| Tyson Convenience | Jimmy Dean Stuffed Hash Browns | |
| Foodservice Equipment | Antunes | Egg Station Mini |
| Hatco Corp. | Flav-R-Savor Heated Air Curtain Cabinet | |
| Wilbur Curtis Co. | ThermoProX Coffee Brewer | |
| Foodservice – Coffee Bar | Califia Farms | Califia Farms Oat Barista Blend |
| Kerry Convenience | Chips Ahoy! Hot Chocolate | |
| Sunny Sky Products | Reese’s Flavored Cappuccino | |
| Foodservice – Roller Grill | Home Market Foods | Nashville Hot Chicken RollerBites |
| Ruiz Foods | Nacho Cheese & Chicken Tornados | |
| Van’s Kitchen | Roller Grill Egg Rolls | |
| General Merchandise/Health & Beauty Care | Convenience Valet | Mylanta Gas Minis |
| Lil’ Drug Store Products | NoDoz 10-Count Vials | |
| Unilever | Vaseline Lip Therapy Sticks | |
| Packaged Beverages – Alcohol | Anheuser-Busch | Stella Artois Spritzer |
| Heineken USA | Dos Equis Mexican Pale Ale | |
| MillerCoors | Sol Chelada | |
| Packaged Beverages – Juice Drinks | Campbell Soup Co. | V8 +Hydrate |
| Keurig Dr Pepper | Snapple Watermelon Lemonade | |
| Nestle Waters | Perrier & Juice | |
| Packaged Beverages – Other | Kerry Convenience | Oregon Chai Organic and Non-GMO RTD Chai Tea Latte |
| Shamrock Farms | Rockin’ Protein Energy Drink | |
| The Coca-Cola Co. | Zico Coco-Refresh | |
| Packaged Beverages – RTD Coffee | Danone North America | Stok Oatmilk Latte and Stok Almondmilk Mocha |
| Peet’s Coffee | Peet’s Iced Espresso | |
| Red Diamond | Fitz Cold Brew Coffee | |
| Packaged Beverages – Water | Nestle Waters North America | Acqua Panna |
| The Coca-Cola Co. | Smartwater Sparkling | |
| Voss Water | Raspberry Rose Sparkling Water | |
| Packaging | Anchor Packaging | Crisp Food Technologies Containers |
| Eco-Products | Cold Cup Sip Lids | |
| Fischer Paper Products | TruKraft | |
| Snacks – Bars | General Mills Convenience | Nature Valley Crispy Creamy Wafer Bars |
| Kellogg’s | Bear Naked Chunky Almond Butter Bars | |
| PepsiCo | Naked Fruit, Nut & Veggie Bars | |
| Snacks – Meat | Cheesewich Factory | Cheesewich Pepperoni & Mozzarella Cheese |
| KraftHeinz | Oscar Mayer Natural Meat & Cheese Snack Sticks | |
| Stryve Biltong Snacks | Hatch Green Chile Biltong Stick Minis | |
| Snacks – Salty | Campbell Soup Co. | Goldfish Epic Crunch |
| General Mills Convenience | Chex Mix Max’d | |
| Kellogg’s | Cheez-It Snap’d | |
| Snacks – Sweet | Bake’n Joy | Freedom Gluten-Free Doughnut Minis |
| EPTA America | 7 Days Soft Croissant Dulce de Leche with Caramel | |
| Rich’s Foodservice | Our Specialty Dessert Dippers | |
| Technology | Cybera | CyberaVue |
| Skip | Skip | |
| Skupos | Skupos Engage | |
| Tobacco – Cigars/Cigarettes | Premier Manufacturing Inc. | Manitou |
| Swedish Match | White Owl Mini Cigarillos | |
| Swisher International | BLK Wine Tip Cigarillos | |
| Tobacco – OTP | Fully Loaded LLC | Fully Loaded Chew |
| Pixotine Products Inc. | Pixotine Nicotine Toothpicks | |
| Republic Tobacco | OCB Virgin Rolling Papers |
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