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Announcing the Winners of CStore Decisions’ 2021 Hot New Products Contest

September 28, 2021 By CSD Staff

Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide.

In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are defined as having launched in 2021.

Introducing the 2021 CStore Decisions Hot New Products contest winners:

Foodservice

Gold: Buttermilk Ranch RollerBites — Home Market Foods
Silver: Crispy Chicken Fillet — Brakebush
Bronze: Market Sandwich Hot to Go Breakfast — E.A. Sween Co.

Bakery

Gold: Donut Hole Individually Wrapped Donuts — Baker Boy
Silver: Fully Finished Donuts — Rich Products
Bronze: Schulstad European Fully Baked Pastries — Lantmannen Unibake

Foodservice Safety & Sustainability

Gold: Foodservice Surface Sanitizing Wipes — Purell/GOJO
Silver: BOHA! Work Station — TransAct Technologies Inc.
Bronze: Carton Sandwich Wedge — ProAmpac

General Merchandise

Gold: EZ Reach Lighter — BIC
Silver: Focus+ — Vitamin Energy
Bronze: Hardwood Lump Charcoal — McLane

Beverages/Adult

Gold: Liqs Premixed Cocktail Shots — E&J Gallo
Silver: Zero Sugar — BeatBox Beverages
Bronze: Uptown Wine Cocktails — Southern Champion

Beverages

Gold: Coca-Cola With Coffee — The Coca-Cola Co.
Silver: smartwater+ — The Coca-Cola Co.
Bronze: Natural Artesian Water — CForce

Meat Snacks

Gold: Slim Jim Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Meat Stick — Conagra
Silver: Slim Jim Savage Mild Meat Stick — Conagra
Bronze: Footlong Meat Sticks — Country Archer

Salty Snacks

Gold: Cheddar Stuffed Soft Pretzel — J&J Snack Foods
Silver: Reese’s Big Cup With Potato Chips — Hershey
Bronze: Andy Capp’s Beer Battered Onion Rings — Conagra

Sweet Snacks

Gold: Snack Cake — Hershey
Silver: Dunkaroos — General Mills
Bronze: Ooey Gooey Molten Lava Cakes — Prairie City Bakery

Technology

Gold: Anthem UX User Experience Platform — Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)
Silver: IVPN Gift Card Platform — iVertical Payment Networks
Bronze: SaaS Screen Messaging Solution — WannLynx

Store Equipment

Gold: IBD Bold 30i — Lancer Worldwide
Silver: MOCO Tobacco Merchandising — Modern Store Equipment
Bronze: Front Counters — Modern Store Equipment

Foodservice Equipment

Gold: Grease Lock — Restaurant Technologies Inc.
Silver: Fast Cup With VT — BUNN
Bronze: Touchless Express Dispensers — Server Products

Tobacco Alternatives

Gold: High Tea Herbal Wraps — Kretek International Inc.
Silver: Blood Orange Zero Pouches — Black Buffalo
Bronze: Zero Tobacco Wintergreen — NIIN

Tobacco OTP

Gold: White Owl Swirl: Chocolate & Vanilla Cigarillos — Swedish Match
Silver: CBD Vape Pen — Forth CBD
Bronze: Athenaz Pod Systems — VaporLax/Mi-One Brands

CBD

Gold: Mango Orange Pineapple CBD-Infused Juice Drinks — Forth CBD
Silver: CBD Max Chill Shot — Global Widget
Bronze: Elderberry Gummies — Global Widget

CStore Decisions would like to thank our expert panel of judges:

  • Joy Almekies, Senior Director of Food Services at Global Partners
  • Jim Callahan, Geo. H. Green Oil (Retired)
  • Jeff Carpenter, Director of Education and Training, Cliff’s
  • Brad Chivington, Senior Vice President, High’s of Baltimore
  • Greg Ehrlich, President, FriendShip
  • Cole Fountain, Director of Merchandising, Gate Petroleum
  • Richard Guidry, Category Director, Casey’s
  • Sharif Jamal, Director of Real Estate and Brand Development, Chestnut Petroleum
  • John Lofstock, CStore Decisions Editor & Executive Director, National Advisory Group (NAG)
  • Ken Swain, General Manager, Mercury Fuel
  • Tim Young, Category Manager, Newcomb Oil Co.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

Filed Under: Beverages & Cold Vault, Candy, Gum & Mints, CBD, Featured New Products, Foodservice, Health & Beauty Aid, New Products, Operations & Marketing, Snacks, Technology, Tobacco

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