(StatePoint) With a growing number of products lining grocery store shelves, feeding your household can often feel like solving a complicated puzzle.
Fortunately, shopping doesn't have to be complex. Guiding consumers to the best products in the market is Product of the Year, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation. Product of the Year winners are backed by the votes of 40,000 consumers in a national representative study conducted by Kantar, and have demonstrated meaningful consumer innovation in one of the following areas: function, design, packaging or ingredients.
"Seeking out Product of the Year's red seal of approval is an easy shortcut for savvy shoppers in a hurry," says Mike Nolan, global CEO of Product of the Year Management. "Knowing that the red seal means the product has been tested and approved by thousands of other shoppers can give you confidence that you're spending your grocery dollars wisely."
To simplify your grocery shopping in the year ahead, consider these 17 Product of the Year food and beverage winners of 2025, listed by category:
• Bakery Side Dish: Texas Roadhouse Mini Rolls
• Better-For-You Snack: ALDI-Exclusive Savoritz Cheese Crisps
• Breakfast: Veggies Made Great Loaded Breakfast Potato Bakes
• Cheese: Organic Valley Flavor Favorites Spicy Cheddar
• Coffee: Folgers Coffee Instant Flavored Latte Mix
• Convenience Meal: Minute Rice Cups
• Dessert: ALDI-Exclusive Specially Selected Premium Cookie Dough
• Dip Snack: Castello Whipped Dips
• Frozen Entrée: ALDI-Exclusive Kirkwood Chicken Nuggets
• Fruit Snack: ALDI-Exclusive Simply Nature Chocolate Covered Freeze Dried Fruit
• Gluten Free: New York Bakery Gluten Free Texas Toast
• Healthy Beverage: ALDI-Exclusive Summit Popz Prebiotic Sodas
• Meal Ingredient: ALDI-Exclusive Park Street Deli Pickle Chips
• Seafood: ALDI-Exclusive Specially Selected Snow Crab Legs
• Spirits: Bulleit American Single Malt Whiskey
• Sweet Snack: Nutella B-Ready
• Wine: ALDI-Exclusive Specially Selected Sparkling Brut Rose
For a chance to win a selection of this year's award winning products, visit productoftheyearusa.com/sweepstakes. For more information and the complete list of this year's forty-two winners, visit productoftheyearusa.com, and follow along on social media with #POYUSA2025 on Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.
A well-stocked kitchen is not only about quantity, it's also about quality. Trusted resources can help you sort through the many options available and shop with ease.