A near-record number of total votes in our 2020 Best New Retail Products Contest made for an exciting race in March to separate the top-five winners from 26 worthy finalists. We spoke with each of the victorious brands to find out how their products were created, packaged and brought to market, and why those products resonate with consumers today. We also get a sneak-peek at each company’s future plans.
A quick note about our 2021 contest: we’ll have separate frozen and refrigerated new products contests for the first time. Voting for new frozen products will be online from March 1 to March 31, 2021, while voting for refrigerated new products will be from August 1 to August 31, 2021. All eligible frozen products need to be on store shelves starting in March 2020, and refrigerated products starting in July 2020. The window is already open to submit nominees, which you can do by sending a hi-res photo and description of the product HERE. Check our website for frozen finalists in February, and refrigerated finalists next July, and then vote for your favorites!