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The 2012 Best New Product Awards were recently relased by Brandspark. Known as “The Peoples’ Choice Awards” more than 53,000 Canadian shoppers participate in a study that offers consumer trends and insights on health and wellness:

–         87% of Canadians, believe that “there is a lot I can do with food and nutrition to prevent illness”.

–         3 in 4 Canadians are paying more attention to food labels and are trying to eat healthier snacks.

–         2 in 3 Canadian consumers believe that “it is important that a new food or beverage product is made from all-natural ingredients”.

Here are the list of winners in the food and beverage category. We see some terrific innovations in health, wellness and nutrition. Congratulations to the winners for leveraging the goodness within!

Nestle Mini Drumstick Frozen Dessert
Betty Crocker Gluten Free Cake Mix
Del Monte No Salt Added Vegetables
VH Steamer
Kraft Mozzacheddar Light Shredded Cheese
Dr. Oetker Panebello Bakery Crust Pizza
Maple Leaf Natural Selections Meat
Dempstern’s Whole Grains Canadian Century Grains
Stride Spark Gum
Smucker’s Simple Blends Fruit Spread
Del Monte Refridgerated Blueberries Snack Cup
Nutrigrain Superfruit Flavours
Minute Maid Heart Wise
Werther’s Original Caramel Chocolates
Astro Original Greek Yogourt
Bick’s 50% Less Salt Pickles
Lipton Herbal Pyramid Tea
High Liner Market Cuts
Silk True Almond Dark Chocolate Beverage
Great Grains Cereal
Campbell’s Light Cream of Mushroom Soup
Molson Canadian 67 Sublime
Smirnoff Coconut Vodka

Source: http://tcmweb.ca/editorial/2012/best_new_products/shopping_list.pdf
Canadian Living – Brandspark best new product awards 2012