Best New Products Contest

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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.

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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.

Voting for BNPC 2026 is now open! Voting is restricted to retailers. The deadline to vote is August 7th.

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2026 Best New Products Contest Finalists

Caffeinated Pouches

Smokey Mountain Brands: Peach Caffeine Pouches
IGNITE International: Tropical Energy Pouches
Grinds: Watermelon Energy Pouches
WIP: Fruit Punch Energy Pouches
Denssi: Berry Beast Energy Pouches

Candy: Chocolate

The Hershey Company: Reese's OREO® Cup
Mars Snacking: Twix Bits
Mars Snacking: M&M's Caramel POP'd

Candy: Gummy

The Hershey Company: Shaq-A-Licious Slams
Ferrara Candy Company: Nerds Juicy Gummy Cluster
PIM Brands, Inc.: Welch's® Fusions™ Tropical Tornado
General Mills Convenience: Blue Gushers
Mars Snacking: Skittles Gummies Fuego

Candy: Non-Chocolate

Candy Dynamics: Slime Licker Drops®
HI-CHEW®: 2-in-1 Lychee & Raspberry Stick
breathROX: Chili Lime Mango
Century Snacks: Snak Club x Mike's Hot Honey Bombs
Mars Snacking: Extra Gum Sours

Dispensed Beverage

McLane Company: Frazil Root Beer Float
Red Diamond® Coffee & Tea: Simple Sweet™ Refreshers
Sunny Sky Products: NERDS® Juicy Gummy Cluster Strawberry Punch FCB Slush
Rich Products: f'real Creamsicle milkshake
Hudson Leramo Beverage Group: Van Holten Pickle Lemonade Slush

Energy Alternative

Nappy Boy Dranks: Good Game by T-Pain Strawberry Surge
ALL Labs, Inc.: Cherry Cola Energy Spray
Drips Energy LLC: Micro-Dosed Effervescent Caffeinated Candy
Riize Up: Riize Energy Strip

Foodservice: Meal Solutions & Entrees

McLane Company: HiBird
WEFoods Inc: Bacon Egg and Cheese Bagelitos
MegaMex Foods: Don Miguel Breakfast Mini Tacos
High Liner Foods: Fully Cooked Panko Breaded Pollock Strip

Foodservice: Snacks & Appetizers

Ajinomoto Foods: Golden Tiger Kimchi Fried Rice
Big Mozz: The Mozz Junior
Simplot Global Food: Tater Squares
Rich's: Farm Rich Queso Dip Bite

Foodservice: Dessert

Ruiz Foods, Inc.: El Monterey® S'mores Cheesecake Mini Chimis
Dutch Waffle Company: No Bake Stroopwafel Pie Crust
Rich's: Our Specialty Treat Shop S'mores Mousse Parfait

Foodservice: Equipment

Newco: Infinibrew
BUNN: Nitron®-4X
Hatco Corporation: Flav-R-Savor® Heated Display Merchandiser
Food Concepts, Inc.: Panelrak Impulse Merchandiser

Foodservice: Pizza

Hunt Brothers® Pizza: BBQ Chicken Pizza
McLane Company: Duo Slice Pizza
Rich's: Pizzeria Uno Steak & Cheese Calzone

Foodservice: Roller Grill

Johnsonville, LLC: Johnsonville® Ultimate Dr Pepper® Inspired Sausage Link
Home Market Foods: Spicy Tequila Lime chicken RollerBites
Ruiz Foods, Inc.: Cheesy Burger Tornados

Forecourt

Dover Fueling Solutions: ProGauge® DMP™ MagRF
Commercial Zone: Avante™ Series
Guardian Fueling Technologies: Guardian Connect

General Merchandise

BIC: FLEX 5 Trim & Shave
Little Joe: Little Duck Spring Rain Air Freshener
Wagging Dog Bakery: Puppin Mini Cupcake Treats for Dogs

Meat Sticks

1st Phorm: Honey Chipotle Protein Stick
Chomps: Original Chicken
Carl Buddig & Co: YUMBO

Nutrition Bars

JiMMYBAR!: Creatine Protein Bar
Barebells: Brownie Batter
Built Puff: Sour Puff Blue Razz Blast
1st Phorm: Strawberry Smashcake Level-1 Protein Bar

Packaged Beverages: Alcohol

Anheuser-Busch: BeatBox Coconut Breeze
SLAMZEES: Elf Fuel
Big Sipz: Diamond
Simply Spiked: Bolder (12% ABV)
Topo Chico Hard: Margarita MAX - Strawberry Hibiscus

Packaged Beverages: Energy

Anheuser-Busch: Phorm Energy
REFOCUS: Vitamins + Energy
BUM Energy: BUM Energy
One 11 Brands: PHX Hydration Energy
Botanic Tonics: Kava Maté

Packaged Beverage: Functional

Cirkul®: Water
Yerba Madre: Strawberry Kiwi
Rockin' Protein: MAX 50G Chocolate Banana Protein Shake
PLAYR1 LLC: Functional Beverage 12 oz. can
Benjamin Blue: Natural Spring Water

Packaged Beverages: Non-Alcohol

The Coca-Cola Company: Coca-Cola Cherry Float
The Coca-Cola Company: Mr. Pibb
Keurig-Dr. Pepper: Canada Dry Fruit Splash Strawberry
Keurig-Dr. Pepper: Dr. Pepper Creamy Coconut

Salty Snacks

Chinook Seedery: Hot Honey Sunflower Seeds
Bubbies: Snacking Pickles
SuckerPunch Pickles: Slow Burn Nashville Hot SuckerPunch Pickles
Hormel Foods: PLANTERS® Garlic Chili Crisp Flavored Cashews

Snack Mixes

The Hershey Company: Dots Snack Mix
Century Snacks: Snak Club PB&J Trail Mix
General Mills Convenience: Chex Mix M&M's

Sweet Snacks

JM Smucker: Hostess Donettes Churro
General Mills Convenience: Pillsbury Mini Soft Baked Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Rip Van: Crispy Choco Peanut Butter
JTM Foods, LLC: Cookies-n-Milk Ready-to-Eat Cookie Dough Protein Bites
Kitchen Fresh: Fluffernutter

Technology: Back of House

Fintech: SBT
Mako Networks: 6700 Edge Platform
PDI Technologies: PDIQ
Supplyit: Supplyit Digital Packing
Modisoft: Sunny

Technology: Loyalty

Patron Points: Rebate Activation
Let Us Nudge: Nudge In QR Code Tabletop
Velocity Logic Group: Pay with Points and Target All

Technology: Retail Media Networks

Dover Fueling Solutions: 4Court Media
AdAction: AdGem Play
OptiSigns: Optisigns Ads Portal

THC Beverage

Horticulture Co.: Tempter's THC Spritzer
Delta Beverages Inc: 5mg Variety Pack
Gigli: THC Cocktails
Nowadays: Black Cherry spirits and canned cocktails
RYHTM, Inc.: Señorita THC Margaritas

Tobacco: Cigars

Good Times Tobacco: Sweet Woods 2ct Dark Sweet
Swedish Match Cigars Inc.: Game Leaf 3 Pack
ITG Brands: Backwoods Irish Cream
Swedish Match Cigars Inc.: White Owl Red, White & Berry

Tobacco: OTP

ITG Brands: Zone Jalapeño Lime
Lucy: Apple Cider Breakers
Joey Op Co LLC: Banana
Turning Point Brands: Stoker's Proud Moist Snuff
NYKD USA: Premium Nicotine Pouches

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Past BNPC Winners

2025

The 2025 Best New Products Contest celebrated its 22nd year, highlighting innovative products across categories like candy, foodservice, beverages, and technology.

Trends included new renditions of packaged beverages, fun snacks & candy, and technology spanning from back of house to loyalty to retail media networks.

Notable winners included Nowadays THC Drink and Skittles POP'D Sour!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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