Data and consumer insights reveal America’s top 15 snack brands
LOS ANGELES, CA — February 25, 2020 — Today SnackNation announced the winners of the 2020 SnackNation Insights Awards, the industry’s only data-driven snack awards. SnackNation identified one emerging and one established winner within each category, with a single winner named for “Overall Best Packaging” – a total of 15 victors across eight distinct categories.
All snacks that appear in SnackNation boxes must meet industry-leading quality standards, pass the SnackNation internal tasting panel, and comply with the company’s banned ingredient list. While other industry snack awards focus exclusively on nutritional claims and content, SnackNation’s proprietary analysis is based on consumer insights fueled by the company’s national data platform SnackNation Insights and the newly launched SnackNation App. The awards factored in both overall product rating and purchase intent data to identify winners.
The winners of the 2020 SnackNation Insights Awards are:
| Category | Emerging Brands | Established Brands |
| Best Bar | Zee Zee’s Cinnamon Crisp Soft Baked Bar | KIND Simple Crunch Dark Chocolate & Oats Granola Bars |
| Best Meat Snack | Stryve Original Sliced Beef Biltong | Lorissa’s Kitchen Korean BBQ Tender Beef Steak Strips |
| Best Chip & Crisp | Keogh’s Crisps Shamrock & Sour Cream Crisps | Late July Jalapeno Lime Tortilla Chips |
| Best Popcorn & Puff | LesserEvil Himalayan Gold Organic Popcorn | PopCorners White Cheddar Popped-Corn Snack |
| Best Fruit | ZEGO Blueberry Just Fruit Bar | Wholesome Organic DelishFish Candy |
| Best Nut & Mix | Bearclaw Kitchen Honey Run Granola | Wonderful Honey Roasted No Shell Pistachios |
| Best Sweet | AWAKE Caramel Chocolate Bites | Marich Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Cashews |
| Overall Best Packaging | SMASHMALLOW Cookie Dough Snackable Marshmallows |
“The SnackNation Insights Award are determined by analyzing millions of data points provided by real consumers in all 50 states, so the winners truly are fan favorites,” said SnackNation CEO and co-founder Sean Kelly. “With the SnackNation App now in the hands of so many of our members, our data ecosystem is stronger than ever.”
About SnackNation
SnackNation is the country’s leading workplace experience services company, fueling breakrooms in thousands of workplaces across America. Founded in 2014, SnackNation curates and delivers great tasting better-for-you snacks, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and ready to drink beverages to more than half a million people in thousands of member offices in all 50 states. The company also uses machine learning to optimize curations and provides emerging brands the insights they need to scale faster. SnackNation is committed to helping fight hunger outside the office too, donating more than six million meals to families in need via their partnership with Feeding America. SnackNation was twice named to the Inc. 500, their annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America. The company has offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. To learn more, visit SnackNation.com.
[/fullwidth]
