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Check out the full list of Trader Joe’s 13th Annual Customer Choice Awards in 2022.
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Trader Joe’s has announced its 13th Annual Customer Choice Awards 2022. Every year for the past 13 years, Trader Joe’s has polled thousands of its customers to vote for their favorite products in a variety of categories including frozen entree, beverage, cheese, sweets/dessert, entree, home, bath/body product, produce, snack, and vegan/vegetarian product. Some of these products are voted favorite or at least runner-up year after year but with new, seasonal grocery and other items often being introduced, we just never know if one of those will become a new customer favorite.
As a regular shopper who buys about 90% of our groceries at Trader Joe’s, we absolutely have our favorites Trader Joe’s finds, but without further ado, the list of the winners and runners-up are:
FAVORITE OVERALL TRADER JOE’S AWARD
For the second year in a row, and in the frozen food section, voted favorite overall grocery item, Mandarin Orange Chicken is the big winner!
Runners-Up
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Unexpected Cheddar
Everything but the Bagel Seasoning Blend
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese*
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S BEVERAGE
Runners-Up
Spiced Apple Cider*
Ginger Beer
Sparkling Honeycrisp Apple Juice Beverage*
Tangerine Juice
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S PRODUCE
Runners-Up
Bananas (organic & conventional)
Persian Cucumbers
Arugula (organic & conventional)
Carrots of Many Colors
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S CHEESE
Runners-Up
English Cheddar with Caramelized Onions
Baked Lemon Ricotta*
Syrah Soaked Toscano
Triple Creme Brie
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S ENTREE
Runners-Up
Chicken Tikka Masala
Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice
Joe’s Diner Mac ‘n Cheese
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese*
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S SNACK
Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets
Runners-Up
Organic Corn Chip Dippers
Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers
Chili & Lime Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips
Bamba
FAVORITE VEGAN/VEGETARIAN PRODUCT
Soy Chorizo
Runners-Up
Vegan Kale, Cashew & Basil Pesto
Vegetable Fried Rice
Cauliflower Gnocchi
Chicken-less Mandarin Orange Morsels
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S SWEETS/DESSERT
Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cones
Runners-Up
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
O & H Danish Kringle*
Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches
Brookie
FAVORITE TRADER JOE’S HOME, BATH & BODY PRODUCT
Scented Candle Tins (next available scent is Grapefruit, coming March 2022).
Runners-Up
Body Butters (scents vary by season)
Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream
Hand Sanitizers
Tree Tingle Shampoo & Conditioner
All items listed with * are seasonal items and may be currently unavailable.
Where can I find Trader Joe’s recipes?
You can find the latest Trader Joe’s recipes on their website.
Trader Joe’s Facts
Headquartered in Monrovia, California, the American grocery chain now has over 530 stores nationwide. Not in all 50 states just yet, the chain is currently in 42 states, plus the District of Columbia. Most of the Trader Joe’s stores average between 10,000 and 15,000 square feet. Each location is also created and designed to represent its respective neighborhood location, but adhering to the tiki-nautical-theme of the store. Some even have their own “find the mascot” in which children can look for and hopefully find the mascot, often a stuffed animal with a surf theme shirt and Trader Joe’s name tag on him/her, then proceed to tell the cashier at checkout where they found the mascot and in turn receive a sucker, sticker, or other prize.
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