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Jul 5, 2016

The 2015 Best New Product Awards - Winners in the Food and Beverage category

By: Canadian Living

The results are in and there's a whole new batch of winners in the Best New Product Awards. Find out which food and beverage finds came out on top!

Liquid Drink Mix

KOOL-AID Liquid Drink Mix is a liquid drink mix, in a squeezable liquid format. Available in four classic KOOL-AID flavours, including Cherry, Grape, Orange and Tropical Punch. One bottle makes 24x250ml servings, each with 0 calories and 0 sugar.

Energy Bar

Made with wholesome, organic ingredients, CLIF energy bars help with performance. Whether you’re on a 150-mile bike ride or exploring a new trail, this energy bar is built to sustain your adventure. New flavours include Coconut Chocolate Chip and White Chocolate Macadamia.

Coffee

McCafe Coffee has a rich, smooth, and delicious taste that can be made at home. Made from finely ground, 100% Arabica beans and available in 340g resealable bags.

Alcoholic Cider

Somersby Blackberry Cider is a fruity flavoured cider with a natural mild taste of blackberry. Best served over ice.

Chocolate Snack

This product is a sealable 100 gram bottle containing chocolate or peanut M&Ms, perfect for on-the-go snacking

Frozen Fish

These extra-large flaky sole fillets are covered with roasted garlic, basil, oregano, and other spices. BlueWater Roasted Garlic & Tuscan Herb Sole: a great addition to any meal!

Ready to Eat Packaged Meat

This product is naturally-smoked Kolbassa meat snack sticks which are extra lean, high in protein, and free of gluten and all other major food allergens. Piller's Simply Free Kolbassa Sausage Meat Snacks are made with only pork and natural ingredients, and, contain only 50 calories per sausage.

Dessert

This dairy dessert is made of 75% fresh milk enriched with vitamin D, with 120 calories per 100g and no artificial sweeteners, colours or flavours. Danette's delicious taste and velvety texture will appeal to the whole family.

Fresh Packaged Chicken

Maple Lodge Farms Fresh From The Farm Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast is part of a premium line of fresh chicken products proudly raised on local Ontario family farms, air chilled and grain fed. This premium line of chicken products are uniquely packaged with a sleeve that is 100% recyclable. The line includes 6 chicken cuts and a whole tied chicken.

Granola Bar

Nature Valley Lunch Box Bars offer a bundle of better-for-you benefits for the entire family: no artificial colours or flavours, 20% of your daily value of fibre, and 8grams of whole grains.

Rice

Two new flavours added to the Bistro Express Rice Family by Uncle Ben's. One is Creamy Cheddar Cheese flavoured rice and the other is Quinoa, Brown rice and Garlic. Both products come in a 240g pouch and are prepared by either heating in the microwave for 2 minutes or via skillet. Contains no artificial flavours, colours & preservatives.

Gluten Free Pasta

This product is made with quality white and brown rice, corn and quinoa blended for a delicious taste and smooth texture. Catelli Gluten Free Pasta is available in Spaghetti, Fusilli, Penne and Macaroni.

Baking Mix

This line of mixes makes it easy to prepare your favourite loaves in just a few simple steps. Robin Hood Quick Bread Mix is available in four flavours: Lemon Poppy Seed, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Swirl and Banana.

Baking Ingredient

It’s easy as pie with Crisco One Cup Stick All-Vegetable Shortening. No measuring, no mess. It’s the perfect amount for most recipes.

Juice

Made with not-from-concentrate lime juice, Simply Limeade has just the right balance of sweetness and tartness to provide refreshment any time of the day. Simply Limeade is never concentrated and made with no preservatives.

Savoury Snack

Twice baked, Stacy's Pretzel Thins are thin and flat like a cracker. The shape makes them ideal for dipping or topping with cheese. The baking process gives a crisp crunch expected of a snacking pretzel. Pretzel Thins are a source of fibre and have no-MSG, zero trans-fat, and are low in saturated fat.

Yogurt

Activia Greek provides the great taste of Activia and contains twice the protein of our regular yogurt per 100g. Complete with the probiotic culture B.L. Regularis. A nutritional profile with 0% fat and no artificial sweeteners, colours or flavours.

Candy

Tasty soft licorice bites made with real licorice root extract to deliver a premium taste. Twizzlers Extra Soft Bites is available in Strawberry, Black Licorice and Peach flavours.

Gum

5 Gum Ascent Wintermint is an escalating wintermint gum that intensifies as you chew. Available in a 15-piece pack.

Frozen Packaged Chicken

Janes Ultimates Battered Chicken Breast Fillets is made with tender, juicy whole chicken fillets wrapped in a light, crispy batter. Janes Signature Sauce - a creamy, tangy sauce perfect for dipping - is also included.

Prepared Entrée

Healthy Choice Gourmet Grilled Chicken Pesto contains grilled chicken, rotini pasta, zucchini and spinach in pesto sauce.

Mixed Alcoholic Beverage

Breezer Freeze is part of a line of alcoholic freeze & serve cocktails. Not too sweet and made with all natural flavour. Available in a shareable pouch that makes 4 servings. Choose between two authentic slushy-style cocktail flavours: Strawberry Daiquiri & Pina Colada.

Chocolate Bar

AERO Strawberry and Caramel Big Bubble Bars is a bubbly Family Sized chocolate bar. Available in Caramel and Strawberry, milk chocolate outer layer with strawberry or caramel flavoured white chocolate bubbly centre. Both are made with natural flavours and non-artificial colours. Also available in Milk, Truffle and Duo.

Breakfast/Morning Food

This product contains the goodness of 100% whole wheat Shreddies Morning Break and a medley of wholesome ingredients for great taste and texture. Available in 2 varieties: Chocolate & Nut Mix and Harvest Mix.

Sugar/Sweetener

Sugar in the Raw is all natural cane sugar, with the rich flavour and colour of natural molasses. This product is now available in packets.

Dip

This product is made from an authentic Mexican recipe using fresh Hass avocados coarsely diced for a chunky-like-homemade texture. Sabra Classic Guacamole is packed in 'Ready-to-Serve' trays with Easy-Peel film seals. Sabra Classic Guacamole is kosher and has no artificial preservatives.

Cheese

This product is a blend of Kraft natural shredded cheese with a touch of Philadelphia to deliver a soft and creamy melt. Available in three flavours: Creamy Mozza, Creamy Herb & Garlic, and Creamy Mexicana.

Cookie

This cookie combines the indulgent cookie taste with a crispy chip texture. Dare Cookie Chips is available in Sea Salted Caramel and Chocolate Chip.

Frozen Pizza

Casa di Mama Inferno Pizza is topped with mini spicy pepperoni, fiery-hot jalapenos, green peppers and red onions on thin crust with a rising edge.

Sports Nutrition

This protein boost makes nutrition on the go easy. Vega Protein and Greens is available in vanilla, chocolate, tropical, berry, and natural.

Spread

Gay Lea Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Spreadables Butter is a blend of cinnamon, brown sugar and real butter that spreads right out of the fridge.

Seasoning

Maggi So Juicy provides added flavour and moistness to oven-baked chicken. It’s comprised of seasoning and a cooking bag in a sachet. Available in Mixed Herbs, Rotisserie and Garlic.

Beer

This product is an apple lager crafted with a crisp taste that’s light in body with the perfect level of sweetness. Mad Jack Premium Apple Lager's refreshing apple taste appeals to beer and non-beer drinkers alike.

Bread

Dempster's 100% Whole Grains Supergrains Bread is made with a blend of flax seeds, quinoa and chia. Each slice is low in saturated fat and is a source of fibre and 8 Essential Nutrients.

Frozen Treat

Klondike Kandy Bars Caramel & Peanuts combines 2 popular snacks, candy and ice cream, into one treat. It consists of a bar of vanilla ice cream topped with a layer of caramel and dipped in a milk chocolatey coating with pea

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