National Honey Board
General Mills, Sara Lee and Hidden Valley Ranch are among the 10 brands recognized for incorporating honey as a sweetener or other ingredient in new products, as chosen by the National Honey Board.
The checkoff program’s Queen’s Choice Awards recognize honey-containing product launches of the past 12 months. The association says they’re “representative of a robust new product development boom, with cereals, bakery and snacks leading sweetened-with-honey releases this year, followed closely by sauces and seasonings.”
The 2024 Queen’s Choice Award winners:
- Honey Nut PEP Bar — Step Change Innovations LLC
- Cold Brew Lattes and Coffees — Beekeeper Coffee
- Daily Defense and Peace Love Energy — Cloud Water Brands
- Sara Lee Honey Butter Half Loaf Bread — Bimbo Bakeries USA
- Alexia Hot Honey Carrots — Conagra Brands Inc.
- Wheaties Protein Honey Pecan — General Mills Inc.
- Japanese Barbecue Sauce Sweet Honey — Bachan’s Inc.
- Hidden Valley Ranch Hot Honey Ranch — Clorox Co.
- Habanero Honey Mustard Pepper Sauce & Condiment — Melinda’s Foods
- Dave’s Killer Bread Crunchy Snack Bites Heavenly Honey Nut — Flowers Foods
