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THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN!

The National Honey Board Announces the 2026 Queen’s Choice Award Winners

The best new innovative food and beverage products made with honey.

Each of these lucky 10 products earned a Queen’s Choice Award for showcasing the versatility of honey as a sweetener, flavor, functional ingredient and the product’s positioning in the marketplace.

    Winning products will receive the following benefits:

    • An award recognizing the great efforts of your company’s R&D team
    • Promotion on the National Honey Board’s website and social media channels
    • Promotion of product in food and beverage media advertising

    Submit Your New Product Today!


    Bars

    Nutri-Grain

    Nutri-Grain Crunchy Honey Oat Flax

    Beverages

    Hive Beverage Co.

    BeePop Sparkling Drinks

    Candy

    LeLick

    Electrolyte Lollipops

    Dairy

    Ice Cream for Bears

    Sundaes (Waves of Fudge and Caramel Dunes)

    Frozen

    Bettergoods

    High Protein Breakfast Bowl, Golden Beets and Honey

    Frozen

    Mason Dixie

    Sweet Honey Butter Pull-Apart Parker Rolls

    Frozen Bars

    Frönen Foods

    Dessert Bars (Pistachio Chocolate, Pineapple Creme, Tropical)

    Sauce

    ARRIBA Foods

    Hot Honey Street Corn Barbecue Sauce

    Sauces/Spread

    Bezi Foods Club

    Hot Honey Labneh

    Spread

    Lifeway

    Honey Kefir Butter

    Learn more about this year's winning products.

    Have you released a new made-with-honey product in the last year, or are you interested in formulating a new product with honey? We want to hear from you. Email alison@honey.com today.

    Check out last year's winners