We’re in the middle of awards season and right here between the Golden Globes and the GRAMMYs are the Trader Joe’s Customer Choice Awards. The grocery store chain has a devoted fan following and every year they ask them to vote on their favorite products of the year. And since TJ’s comes out with new items every week, choosing can be challenging.
The winners of the 16th annual Customer Choice Awards are:
- Favorite Beverage: Spiced Cider - For the second year in a row, the autumnal drink is number one, beating French Market Sparkling Lemonade and Sparkling Honeycrisp Apple Juice Beverage, the runners-up.
- Favorite Cheese: Goat Cheese - This one also takes the top spot for the second consecutive year.
- Favorite Produce Item: Teeny Tiny Avocados - It’s the fourth time they’ve been number one.
- Favorite Appetizer: Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip - This freezer find is a crowd pleaser and some fans even use it as a pasta sauce. Runners-up include TJ’s Jalapeño & Cream Cheese Crispy Wontons and Parmesan Pastry Pups.
- Favorite New Product: Cashel Blue Cheese Irish Potato Chips - This new number one has been flying off shelves, winning over French Onion Popcorn and Garlic Gondolas for the top spot.
- Favorite Breakfast & Brunch Item: Hashbrowns - People love these frozen potato patties so much, stores have a hard time keeping them in stock.
- Favorite Lunch & Dinner Item: Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice - Winning for the third year in a row, it beats Chicken Tikka Masala and Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings once again.
- Favorite Sweet Treat: Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches - They hold onto the top spot for a second year, followed by Hold the Cones and the Almond Danish Kringle
- Favorite Overall Product: Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips - Truly a fan favorite, they win for best overall product for the third consecutive year, and for best snack, too.
Source: Trader Joe's