Consumer Critique: Product of the Year Awards

 I recently had the chance to try out several products that won the 2023 Product of the Year Awards.

I got to try the ALDI Special Selected French Baguette. It was very tasty. I love baguettes - and any bread in general - and this did not disappoint. We had it with some of ALDI's pesto sauce (that I had bought myself) and it was a great combination.

I also tried the HARIBO Berry Clouds. While these aren't my favorite HARIBO treat, they were still a nice light sweet treat. HARIBO has a huge variety of gummy candies (even more options in Europe) and are a brand that has a special place in my heart due to the German connection.

In case you're interested, here's the full list:

·       Auto Dish Care | Cascade Platinum Plus – Procter & Gamble

·       Body Cleanser | Dial® Body Wash – Henkel

·       Bread | ALDI-exclusive Specially Selected French Baguette – ALDI

·       Breakfast | Quaker® Puffed Granola – PepsiCo

·       Car Care | Rain-X Truck & SUV Wiper Blade – ITW Global Brands/Rain-X

·       CBD | CBD Sleep Gummies – Sky Wellness

·       Cheese | ALDI-exclusive Emporium Selection Feta Block Assortment – ALDI

·       Children’s Health | Children's ZYRTEC® Allergy Chewables – Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health

·       Coffee Creamer | Lactose-Free Flavored Creamer in French Vanilla and Sweet Cream – Organic Valley

·       Condiment | ALDI-exclusive Burman's Dipping Sauces – ALDI

·       Convenience Meals | Hot Pockets® Deliwich – Nestlé USA

·       Digestive Health | Dulcolax® Chewy Fruit Bites – Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

·       Entrée | Pasta-Roni Heat & Eat – PepsiCo

·       Frozen Dessert | ALDI-exclusive Sundae Shoppe Gelato – ALDI

·       Hair Growth | Nature's Bounty® Optimal Solutions® Hair Growth – Nestlé Health Science

·       Home Cleaning | FamilyGuard® Brand Disinfectants – S.C. Johnson & Son

·       Home Essentials | Ziploc® Endurables™ – S.C. Johnson & Son

·       Immediate Relief | Carmex Weather Guard Lip Balm – Carma Laboratories

·       Keto | ALDI-exclusive Benton's Keto Cookies – ALDI

·       Mattress | Nectar Premier Mattress – Resident Home LLC

·       Meal Replacement | Complete Nutrition Shakes – Soylent

·       Meal Solution | Bob Evans Mashed Cauliflower – Bob Evans Farms

·       Non-Chocolate | HARIBO Berry Clouds – HARIBO of America, Inc.

·       Non-Dairy | ALDI-exclusive Friendly Farms Non-Dairy Whipped Toppings – ALDI

·       On-The-Go Snack | ALDI-exclusive Park Street Deli Sweet Snack Selects – ALDI

·       Premixed Drink | ALDI-exclusive Zarita Margaritas – ALDI

·       Salty Snack | Takis® Hot Nuts™ Fuego® – Barcel USA

·       Smoothie | DOLE® BOOSTED BLENDS® Berry Spark Smoothie – Dole Packaged Foods

·       Snack & Appetizer | El Monterey® Chili Cheese Chimichanga – Ruiz Foods

·       Soft Drink | Nitro Pepsi – PepsiCo

·       Topical Pain Relief | Icy Hot® Pro – Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

·       Weight Management | Nature's Bounty® Optimal Solutions® Metabolism Booster – Nestlé Health Science

·       Wellness Device | Aspercreme® Flexi-Motion – Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

·       Wellness Supplement | Nature Made® Wellblends™ – Pharmavite LLC

·       Women’s Daily Supplement | Nature's Bounty® Optimal Solutions® Advanced Hair Skin & Nails – Nestlé Health Science

·       Wine | ALDI-exclusive Don't Mind If I Do Sauvignon Blanc – ALDI