Best New Product Contest Finalists Announced

CSP and Convenience Store Products magazines are proud to announce the finalists for the 14th annual Retailer Choice Best New Product Contest.
Editors from the two magazines identified all finalists from the total list of 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 Sept. 8 at CSPDailyNews.com/BestNewProductsContest.
“CSP’s New Product Contest represents so much more than new products,” said Abbey Lewis, editor-in-chief of Convenience Store Products. “It represents consumer and retail trends, and the endless creativity and innovative thinking of our supplier community. We are as eager as anyone to find out how retailers vote.”
The group of finalists represents new products that were introduced into the c-store market between Aug. 1, 2016, and May 26, 2017.
Click through to see the finalist products.
And don't forget to vote!
Candy (Chocolate)

The Hershey Co.—Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch
Mars Chocolate North America—M&M’s Caramel Chocolate Candies
Mondelez International—Milka Oreo Chocolate Candy Bars
Candy (Non-Chocolate)

General Mills Convenience—Gushers
Wrigley—Starburst Gummies
Leaf Brands LLC—Wacky Wafers Candy
Dairy

Chobani—Drink Chobani
DanoneWave—Horizon Organic Milk Aseptic Quarts
General Mills Convenience—Yoplait Dippers
Foodservice Products (Dessert)

Bake’n Joy Foods Inc.—Kitchen Cupboard
Rich Products—Mixing Bowl Gourmet Filled Cookies
Prairie City Bakery—Sea Salt Caramel & Chocolate Chip Ooey Gooey Butter Cakes
Foodservice Products (Dispensed Beverages)

Red Diamond—Früzen Frozen Tea
Pierce Bros. Coffee Roasters—Nitro Fogbuster: Cold Brew Coffee
Kerry Convenience—Twinkies Cappuccino
Foodservice Products (Handhelds)

AdvancePierre Foods Inc.—BIG AZ Sriracha Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Johnsonville LLC—French Toast Sausage
Day’n Night Bites—The Donut by Day’n Night Bites
Foodservice Products (Snacks)

Ruiz Foods—Egg, Sausage & Cheese Empanadas
Tyson Convenience—New Bosco Sticks Stuffed Breadsticks
J&J Snack Foods Corp.—Pretzel Fillers
Equipment — Foodservice

Rational USA—Rational Self Cooking Center XS Model 6 2/3
Hatco Corp.—Toast-Qwik Conveyor Toaster
Alto-Shaam—Vector Series Multi-Cook Ovens
Holding & Display Equipment — Foodservice

Duke Manufacturing—HS2
Plastic & Products Marketing—Push N Go Lid Dispenser
iSEE Store Innovations—Roller Chill
Energy Shots — General Merchandise

Dyla LLC—Forto Coffee Energy Shot
Life Support Development—Life Support Recovery Shot – Red Label
Tweaker Energy Drink—Tweak Extreme Energy Shot
Health & Beauty Care — General Merchandise

Max Distributing—Beauty To Go Cosmetics
Dynatabs LLC—Dynatabs Digestive Assist
Convenience Valet—Nicorette Gum
Packaged Beverages (Alcohol)

E. & J. Gallo Winery—Gallo Family Sweets
Constellation—Modelo Chelada Tamarindo Picante
MillerCoors—Redd’s Wicked Blood Orange
Packaged Beverages (Energy)

PepsiCo—Mango Lime Mountain Dew Kickstart
Monster—Monster Hydro
Red Bull North America—Red Bull Purple Edition Sugarfree
Packaged Beverages (Non-Alcohol)

Nestle Waters—Nestea
Numi/Smuckers—Numi Organic Tea/Smucker Natural Foods Organic Tea
Dr Pepper Snapple Group—Takes 2 to Mango Tea by Snapple
Meat Snacks

Jack Link’s—Jack Link’s Applewood Breakfast Bacon
The Hershey Co.—KRAVE Meat Snacks
Perky Jerky LLC—Perky Jerky 100% Grass-fed Beef Sticks
Snacks (Bars)

CLIF Bar & Co.—CLIF Whey Protein Bar
Oatmega (part of Amplify Snack Brands)—Oatmega Grass-Fed Whey Protein Cookie
thinkThin—Protein & Superfruit
Snacks (Salty)

Oberto Brands—Oberto Trail Mix
Paqui Chips—Paqui Carolina Reaper Madness Chips
Kellogg’s—Pringles Loud
Snacks (Sweet)

Mars Chocolate North America—goodnessKNOWS Snack Squares, Three New Flavors
Mrs. Freshley’s—Mrs. Freshley’s Cake Crisps
General Mills Convenience—Nature Valley Granola Cups
Technology

GSP—AccuStore Scorecards
GasBuddy—GasBuddy Business Pages
PDI—PDI/Labor Scheduler 2.0
Tobacco (Cigars)

Prime Time International Distributing Inc.—Prime Time Tropical Filtered Cigar
Swisher International Inc.—Swisher Sweets Banana Smash
Swedish Match—White Owl Emerald & White Owl Platinum Cigarillos