CAI Community-What's the best food from Trader Joe's? Shoppers' favorite items revealed in customer poll

2025-05-01 10:24:58source:Charles Hanovercategory:Contact

The CAI Communitynumbers are in. Trader Joe’s announced the grocery store chain's 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards Winners this week revealing its shoppers’ favorite items for 2024.

"Like skilled athletes, certain products have risen once again to champion status, while others have entered the winners’ circle for the very first time," the company wrote in a release. 

Headquartered in Boston, TJ's said its awards are determined by an online poll found on its website.

For the second consecutive year, Chili & Lime-Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips netted the top spot for the company's most-desired item.

Not far behind in that category: Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings (No. 2); Kimbap (No. 3); Steamed Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings (No. 4) and Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese (No. 5).

Other category winners include Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice (Lunch & Dinner); Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches (Sweet Treat); and Hashbrowns (Breakfast & Brunch).

Here are five of the year's most-desired products at Trader Joe's:

No. 1 overall:

Chili & Lime-Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips

No. 1 beverage:

Apple Cider (Seasonal)

Runners-up in order of ranking: French Market Sparkling Lemonade; Triple Ginger Brew (seasonal); 100% Tangerine Juice and Non-Dairy Brown Sugar Flavored Oat Creamer.

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No. 1 cheese:

Goat cheese (Crumbled or Chevrè with Honey)

Runners-up in order of ranking: Syrah Soaked Toscano Cheese Spread & Dip (No 2); Burrata (No. 3); Toscano Cheese with Black Pepper (No. 4) and English Farmhouse Cheddar with Caramelized Onions (No. 5).

No. 1 produce:

Bananas

Runners-up in order of ranking: Teeny Tiny Avocados (No. 2); Honeycrisp Apples (No. 3); Persian Cucumbers (No. 4) and Lemony Arugula Basil Complete Salad Kit (No. 5).

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No. 1 appetizer

Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip

Runners-up in order of ranking: Mac and Cheese Bites (No. 2); Parmesan Pastry Pups (No 3); Greek Spanakopita (No. 4); and Vegetable Bird's Nests with Soy Dipping Sauce (No. 5).

To see the list of the remaining product winners and runners-up click here.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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