Customer survey reveals Trader Joe’s top store brand items

An article posted Jan. 18 on Today.com presented results of a customer preference survey by Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe’s. The chain’s 13 most popular food products for 2016 were as follows:

• Favorite overall — Trader Ming’s Mandarin Orange Chicken.
• Favorite bakery item — Soft Pretzel Stick.
• Favorite beverage — Trader Joe’s Spiced Cider.
• Favorite candy — Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.
• Favorite cheese — Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar Cheese.
• Favorite coffee — Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate.
• Favorite condiment — Trader Joe’s Organic Ketchup.
• Favorite produce — Bananas.
• Favorite salad — Trader Joe’s Wild Arugula Salad.
• Favorite snack — Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels.
• Favorite frozen item — Trader Ming’s Mandarin Orange Chicken.
• Favorite meat substitute — Trader Joe’s Soy Chorizo.
• Favorite pumpkin product — Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butter.

For more information, read the article at http://www.today.com/food/trader-joe-s-most-popular-foods-2016-t107152.