Trader Joe's annual Customer Choice Awards are out: What you need to know

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
·2 min read
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's

And the winner is ...

Trader Joe's posted on its website on Jan. 23 its 14th annual Customer Choice Awards.

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Trader Joe's asked its customers, including those who go to any of the 22 locations here in the Sunshine State, the following question to generate its list of favorite products sold in its stores: If you were to spend the rest of your life on a deserted island, which nine Trader Joe’s products would you take with you?

More than 18,000 customers responded. Here are their picks for 2014 (drumroll, please):

OVERALL WINNER

Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips

BEVERAGE

Sparkling Honeycrisp Apple Juice

CHEESE

Cheddar with Caramelized Onions

ENTREE

Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice

HOUSEHOLD

Scented Candles

PRODUCE

Bananas

SNACK

Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips

SWEET/DESERT

Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cones

VEGAN/VEGITARIAN

Kale & Cashew Pesto

NOTE: For the first time since Trader Joe's has been announcing its Customer Choice Awards, the company excluded several of its products that in the past has routinely appeared as the No. 1 choice or runner-up in that category. Trader Joe's calls it their Product Hall of Fame.

A Trader Joe's shopping bag.
A Trader Joe's shopping bag.

Did you know?

The Trader Joe's in Southwest Florida are two of the 22 Trader Joe's located in Florida.

By the numbers

560 − Trade Joe's locations

43 − States and territories with a Trader Joe's

413 − Number of cities with a Trader Joe's

192 − There are this many Trader Joe's located in California, the most of any state. It represents 34% of all Trader Joe's stores. New York (32) is No. 2. Florida is tied for fourth with Washington.

Trader Joe's at the Page Field Commons in Fort Myers had its grand opening on Friday, February 5, 2021. Customers were greeted with a d.j. and dancing employees as the doors opened at 8:00 a,m,
Trader Joe's at the Page Field Commons in Fort Myers had its grand opening on Friday, February 5, 2021. Customers were greeted with a d.j. and dancing employees as the doors opened at 8:00 a,m,

Where are the 25 Trader Joe's in Florida?

BOCA RATON

CORAL GABLES

CORAL SPRINGS

DAVIE

DELRAY BEACH

FORT LAUDERDALE

FORT MYERS

GAINESVILLE

JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE BEACH

MIAMI

MIAMI BEACH

NAPLES

ORLANDO

PALM BEACH GARDENS

PEMBROKE PINES

SARASOTA

ST. PETERSBURG

TALLAHASSEE

TAMPA

WELLINGTON

WINTER PARK

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Favorite Trader Joe's products: 2023 Customer Choice awards revealed