Hershey recognized for Best in Show; Buddha Brands Company takes home first-ever Small Business Innovator award
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) recently announced its 2017 Most Innovative New Product Award winners following.
The award winners – including those for Best in Show and the newly added Small Business Innovator – represent the most creative, innovative and fun products, according to the NCA.
The winners were selected from nearly 370 new product award entries across nine candy and snack categories: chocolate; non-chocolate; sweet; salty; savory; novelty; seasonal; gourmet/premium; and gum & mints. Product submissions were rated based on four weighted criteria: taste, packaging, innovation and go-to market feasibility.