Trader Joes has announced the winners of the 16th annual Customer Choice Awards:
- 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.
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