Thank you to the amazing number of people who took the time to vote for their favourite food and beverage products in the inaugural Reader's Choice category of Food & Drink Business's annual New in Store Awards.
The standard was once again extremely high, with these innovative products not only responding to key consumer needs but also delivering great taste.
You can see which products our panel of industry expert judges awarded in our latest edition of Food & Drink Business.
Well done to all our winners and runners up!
Health and wellness
Winner:Tassal Salt Reduced Smoked Salmon |
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| Brand owner: Tassal RRP: $5.99/90g Tassal Salt Reduced Smoked Salmon comes with 60 per cent reduced salt making it a healthy alternative for those conscious of their sodium intake. Tassal says the product uses a new lower-sodium salt during the smoking process and is versatile and easy to use. |
Runners up:
D'Lite Foods Slim Pasta
Kellogg's All-Bran Fibre Toppers
Heinz Golden Circle Healthy Life Fruit Juice
Premium
Winner:Cheeky Rascal Mulled Cider |
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BRAND OWNER: Rebello Wines Claimed to be Australia’s first mulled cider, the limited-edition pear and apple ciders are made from 100 per cent fresh fruit and partnered with a pyramid bag packed with cinnamon, star anise, orange, clove, nutmeg, vanilla bean and all-spice berry. Best served warm, the cider can be easily heated on the stove or in a microwave. |
Runners up:
Bulla Cloud 9 Frozen Yoghurt
Spotted Cow Naughty & Nice Cookies
Beak & Johnston Classic Burgers
Convenience
Winner:Fressure Foods All Natural Avocado Spread |
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BRAND OWNER: Fressure Foods Fressure Foods describes All Natural Avocado Spread as “the ultimate convenience food that’s good for you too”. Gluten-free and super-convenient in two 100g easy-peel trays, Fressure Foods All Natural Avocado Spread keeps fresh in the fridge, is 100 per cent made from avocado, and contains no chemicals or artificial preservatives. |
Runners up:
Kraft Philadelphia Frosting
Heinz Squeeze & Stir Soup
Patties Creative Gourmet Organic Frozen Berries
Young consumers
Winner:Ella’s Kitchen Baby Food |
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BRAND OWNER: Ella’s Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen range of baby foods contains 16 products made from 100 per cent organic ingredients with no additives or preservatives in Australia. The foods are suitable for babies from four months to toddlers. |
Runners up:
George Weston Foods Tip Top 'The One'
Chobani Australia/Bead Foods Gippsland Dairy Mini Organics
Rafferty's Garden Flavours of the World
Alcoholic beverages
Winner: Arvo 51 Beer |
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BRAND OWNER: Casella Wines Casella introduced the Arvo brand along with its ‘Perfect Lager Project’ - a mission to discover what flavour profiles appeal most to Aussie beer drinkers. ARVO 51 is a thirst-quenching beer with subtle hop characters. |
Runners up:
Foster's Strongbow Summer Fruits
Burleigh Brewing Company FigJam Beer
Independent Liquor Vodca Cruiser Sugar Free
Non alcoholic beverages
Winner: Eff |
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BRAND OWNER: Lencia Fruit Juices At Lencia Fruit Juices, Eff stands for effervesence. Eff is made from 99 per cent fruit juice and is 99 per cent fat free. It provides one daily serve of fruit and contains no added sugar. |
Runners up:
Soul Virgins Soul Cocktails
Coca-Cola South Pacific Sugar Free
Unilever Lipton Ice Tea Virgin Cocktails
