{"id":306973,"date":"2026-07-27T20:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306973\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:28:07","slug":"nhbs-2026-queens-choice-award-winners-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306973\/","title":{"rendered":"NHB\u2019s 2026 Queen\u2019s Choice Award winners are \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ERIE, CO \u2014 The baking industry was well-represented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialbaking.com\/entries-open-for-nhbs-2026-queens-choice-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">2026 Queen\u2019s Choice Awards<\/a>, presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialbaking.com\/honey-shines-in-sixth-annual-honey-saves-hives-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">National Honey Board<\/a>. Big names such as Kellanova\u2019s Nutri-Grain brand and Walmart\u2019s private label Bettergoods brand were among those recognized, along with newer players in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The awards recognize the top new product innovations made with honey. According to data from Innova Market Insights, new products launched with honey increased 16.7% in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe remarkable range of this year\u2019s Queen\u2019s Choice Award winners shows just how versatile honey can be,\u201d said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/catherine-barry-8bb182159\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Catherine Barry<\/a>, VP of marketing at the National Honey Board. \u201cFrom breakfast foods and beverages to barbecue sauce, frozen desserts and even electrolyte lollipops, brands of every size are finding innovative ways to use honey. We\u2019re proud to celebrate the food brands bringing these exciting products to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commercialbaking.com\/nutri-grain-rolls-out-protein-filled-oat-bites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kellanova\u2019s Nutri-Grain<\/a> brand was recognized for its <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialbaking.com\/nutri-grain-crunchy-offers-whole-grains-fiber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Crunchy Honey Oat Flax Bars<\/a>, which contain 23 grams of whole grains and appeal to consumers seeking snacks made without high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Dixie\u2019s Sweet Honey Butter Pull-Apart Parker Rolls, which were featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/avantfoodmedia\/docs\/commercial_baking_june_new_products_annual_2026\/77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Commercial Baking\u2019s 2026 New Products Annual<\/a>, meet growing consumer demand for an at-home artisan bakery experience. They are a clean-label addition to the brand\u2019s heat-and-eat portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of the 2026 Queen\u2019s Choice Awards winners is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">National Honey Board website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ERIE, CO \u2014 The baking industry was well-represented in the 2026 Queen\u2019s Choice Awards, presented by the National&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[104087,116155,8075,76835,104085,116157,104083,9,24,116156,63,104082,122,124,123,116154],"class_list":["post-306973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-2026-queens-choice-awards","tag-baking-companies","tag-bars","tag-honey","tag-honey-board","tag-mason-dixie","tag-national-honey-board","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nutri-grain","tag-nyc","tag-queens-choice-awards","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-rolls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}