Trader Joe's 16th annual Customer Choice Award winners include longtime favorites and new items. Here's what won

Trader Joe’s shoppers must be creatures of habit, because the grocery chain’s Customer Choice Awards continue to be the least surprising award announcements ever made. For the third year in a row, customers have declared the chili and lime rolled corn tortilla chips their favorite overall item in the 16th annual awards.

Yes, even professional chefs shop at Trader Joe’s. We asked F&W Best New Chefs what they love to buy at the cult-favorite grocery store. Here are their nine favorite items.

Trader Joe's announced the 16th annual Customer Choice Awards winners on Monday. The awards were given to the most popular items, including several "dupes" (an affordable but high-quality alternative) for pricey name-brand products.

On Monday, the beloved alt-grocery chain announced the 16th Annual Customer Choice Awards — 11 in all, with a new category for 2025, Best New Product.

Trader Joe's customers value quick breakfast foods that keep you filled for the day. For the second year in a row, hashbrown patties come in first place for breakfast foods in the Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards. Pop a patty in the air-fryer or toaster oven in the morning and top with bacon and a fried egg for a quick, hearty breakfast.

Trader Joe’s customers have spoken. For the 16th year in a row, the grocer conducted their Customer Choice Awards to determine what products shoppers go absolutely crazy for. We’ve got everything from savory chips to dips and drinks to classic frozen meals – yuuumm.

Trader Joe’s shoppers each have their favorite goodies sold exclusively by the grocery chain. Some foods have devoted fans, and some of those stand out as the most successful products in the chain’s history.