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Best New Products Contest
CSP’s Best New Products Contest honors today’s top innovations and tomorrow’s solutions, focusing on the most innovative and inspiring product launches from the past year.
About the Best New Products Contest
The Best New Products Contest (BNPC) is an annual competition where Convenience suppliers submit their latest product innovations, and c-store retailers vote for their favorites.
The BNPC highlights standout products in categories like foodservice, beverages, snacks, and technology. It's a great way to showcase new products that are making an impact in the convenience store industry, and winners are recognized for their innovation, consumer appeal, and potential to drive sales in c-stores.
Meet the 2025 Best New Products Contest Winners!
Category - Candy: Chocolate
REESE's Chocolate Lava Big Cup
Category - Candy: Non-Chocolate
Category - Dispensed Frozen Beverage
WARHEADS Frozen Beverage by Hudson-Leramo
Category - Energy Drinks
Bucked Up Lightly Carbonated Protein
Category - Foodservice: Equipment
Hussmann MD8DA Self-Contained Merchandiser
Category: Foodservice: Food Products
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Nuggets
Category - Foodservice: Food Products Bakery
Prairie City Bakery Premium Sprinkled Yeast Donuts (White & Chocolate Iced)
Category - General Merchandise
Cosmo’s Snack Shack Peanut Butter Pup Cups
Category - Meat Snacks
Jack Link's DUOS
Category - Packaged Beverages: Alcohol
BeatBox Blueberry Lemonade
Category - Packaged Beverages: CSD
Coca-Cola Orange Cream
Category - Packaged Beverages: Juice
good2grow Paradise Punch
Category - Packaged Beverages: Nutrition
Recover 180 Strawberry Banana
Category - Packaged Beverages: Water
Topo Chico Sabores Raspberry with Lemon
Category - Packaged Beverage: THC
Nowadays THC Drink
Category - Salty Snacks
DOT'S Homestyle Pretzels Parmesan Garlic Flavor
Category - Snacks: Nutrition Bars
1st Phorm Level-1 Bar: Peanut Butter & Jelly
Category - Sweet Snacks
Chex Mix™ Oreo Cookies & Cream Muddy Buddies™
Category - Technology: Back of House
Mako Networks: Periscope
Category - Technology: Front of House
Vroom Delivery: Fully Automated Kiosk & KMS
Category - Technology: Loyalty
Patron Points: Visit Tracker
Category - Technology: Retail Media Networks
Vroom Delivery: Retail Media For All
Category - Tobacco: OTP Cigars
White Owl Tips
Category - Tobacco: OTP Pouch
VELO Plus
Past BNPC Winners
2024
The 2024 Best New Products Contest celebrated its 21st year, highlighting innovative products across categories like candy, foodservice, beverages, and technology.
Trends included new spins on familiar snacks, ready-to-drink cocktails, and equipment improving retailer efficiency.
Notable winners included Reese’s Caramel Big Cup and Krispy Krunchy Cajun Chicken Sandwich!
2023
2023 marked another year of recognizing innovation in the c-store industry, celebrating products across key c-store categories, including foodservice, candy, beverages, and technology.
Emerging trends featured creative snack formats, bold beverage flavors, and solutions designed to boost operational efficiency for retailers.
Notable winners included Reese’s Dipped Animal Crackers in the Candy category and Frazil Energy Orange Creme in Foodservice: Dispensed Beverages.
2022
The 19th annual Best New Products Contest recognized innovative products launched between March 2021 and March 2022.
Notable trends included bold flavors in beverages, creative snack formats, and products designed to meet growing consumer demand for premium and functional offerings.
Standout winners included Topo Chico Hard Seltzer and Kind Soft Baked Granola Bars, both celebrated for their innovation and market appeal.
Best New Products Contest FAQs
What products are eligible for nomination?
expand_moreEligible submissions include products launched in convenience-store formats between May 2024 and May 2025 that show product innovation or groundbreaking advancement.
What product categories are up for nomination?
expand_moreCSP accept's products from most c-store categories. Don’t see yours listed? Let us know using the “other” option on the nominations form!
Candy: Chocolate
Candy: Non-Chocolate
CBD/Hemp
Car Wash
Forecourt
Foodservice: Food Products
Foodservice: Equipment
General Merchandise
HBC
Packaged Beverages: Alcohol
Packaged Beverages: Nonalcohol
Salty Snacks
Sweet Snacks
Meat Snacks
Technology: Back of House
Technology: Front of House
Technology: Retail Media Networks
Technology: Loyalty
Tobacco: Cigarettes
Tobacco: Cigars
Tobacco: OTP
Tobacco: eCigarettes
How many products can I nominate?
expand_moreUp to 5 nominations per person are allowed. Each nomination must be for a different product.
Who can nominate?
expand_moreWe invite manufacturers and suppliers to submit their newest product innovations. The deadline to nominate is May 15.
Who can vote?
expand_moreAfter nominations are collected and finalists are determined by CSP editors and staff, retailers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite new products.
When are winners announced?
expand_moreWinners of the Best New Products Contest will be announced during the NACS Show, Oct. 14-17, 2025, in Chicago and featured in the October/NACS issue of CSP Magazine.