Last Chance: Best New Product Awards Deadline Extended

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The entry deadline for Convenience Store News' 2015 Best New Products Awards has been extended by one week. Suppliers may now enter products through Friday, Aug. 7.

Consumer packaged goods introduced to the market between April 1, 2014, and March 31 of this year are eligible for entry in 44 different categories. Only products designed for resale to consumers will be considered; no store equipment, fixtures or technology products are eligible.

Products will be judged on value, convenience, appearance and packaging, along with attributes such as taste and ingredients for food items.

Each entry must include three samples of the product; the receipt for its online entry and payment; any supporting documents; and logo and product shots. All entries should be sent to Susan Durtschi, CEO and president, Past Times Research, 77 Hudson Watch Drive, Ossining, NY 10562.

Contest winners will be announced in October and receive a crystal engraved award, coverage in the Convenience Store News Dailies at the NACS Show and post-NACS Show issue, and the right to use the 2015 Best New Products Awards logo in all future promotion materials.

Click here for the full list of rules and entry form.