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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The State That's Getting At Least 5 New Trader Joe's Locations In 2025
After opening 34 new stores in 2024 alone, America's trendiest grocer isn't slowing down. This year is set to see at least a dozen new Trader Joe's store openings, with highly anticipated locations in states such as Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Alabama. But there's one state that's getting multiple new stores — and it just so happens to be the state with the single most Trader Joe's locations in the country: California. With upcoming openings in Northridge, Sherman Oaks, Tracy, Tarzana, and Yucaipa, California is getting a grand total of five new Trader Joe's locations. That brings its overall total to over 200 stores. Meanwhile, there are still states in the U.S. without a single Trader Joe's store. We guess it's safe to assume that the chain didn't get the memo about opening TJ's stores in different communities. While it might be happy news for Trader Joe's California-based fans — which now have a Trader Joe's store for, roughly, every 190,000 people — there are still people in parts of the country who have to drive hours to get their fix of frozen Mandarin Orange Chicken and Chili and Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips. Seeing as Trader Joe's almost solely opens locations in the most expensive neighborhoods, those people are also the part of the population that benefits the most from its friendly prices. Sadly, seeing as none of the upcoming locations are in areas that don't already have at least one Trader Joe's location, 2025 won't be the year that these less affluent areas get one. Read more: 13 Trader Joe's Prepared Foods, Ranked Being the home of the original Trader Joe's location, it makes sense that California is the state with the most of them. What doesn't make quite as much sense, however, is why the chain continues to build more locations there while other states don't have enough — let alone one. Eight U.S. states still don't have a TJ's, and none of these states are currently on the list to get one in 2025. Of course, there are instances where communities have protested new store openings for fear of gentrification — the case of the historic African American neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, being one of the most prominent examples. But many others have been asking for one for a while. From Wilmington, Delaware, to Povo City, Utah, and South Bend, Indiana, to Germantown, Tennessee, people in cities across the country have made their longings for TJ's known. Out of these, only South Bend and Germantown have been successful so far. Still, one has to wonder why certain locations continue to be surpassed. A 2025 episode of the "Inside Trader Joe's" podcast offers some insight on the matter. While the hosts certainly appreciate the demand for its stores, TJ's vice president of marketing, Tara Miller, says, "Our decisions, they're business decisions. We're excited when people are excited about us, but that's really not what's driving the decisions about what brings a Trader Joe's." It seems that the primary thing that Trader Joe's considers when deciding on a new location is people — or, more specifically, how many people are in any given area. Indeed, California has the largest population of all the U.S. states. But, seeing as it isn't anywhere close to those on the list of the most densely populated states, that still leaves some questions to be asked. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards 2025: Did your favorite TJ's items make the list?
The 2025 awards season is underway with arguably one of the most important honors just revealed. Trader Joe's announced the 16th annual Customer Choice Awards winners on Monday, with winners ranging from limited-time snacks to cult following products. Every year, Trader Joe's officials ask customers to share which items are their absolute favorites. The results are in — did your favorite product make the list this year? Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips once again were crowned the top overall product. The spicy chips won six times over the years in the snack and overall best categories. Runners-up for the overall best category included the steamed pork & ginger soup dumplings, butternut squash mac & cheese, kimbap, and vegetable fried rice. Cashel Blue Cheese Irish Potato Chips won in the new category. This seasonal item will return during the holiday season and provide a taste of one of Ireland's most famous cheeses. From TV dinners to specialty cheese, here are the other top products at Trader Joe's, according to consumers: Spiced Cider won in the beverage category Goat Cheese won for the second year in a row for the cheese category Teeny Tiny Avocados won in the produce category Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip won in the appetizer category Hashbrowns won in the breakfast and brunch category for the second year in a row Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice won the lunch and dinner category Brazil Nut Body Butter won in the bath body and home category Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches won in the sweet treat category Trader Joe's Hall of Fame was created in 2023 to honor repeat winners in the customer choice awards. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, items must have won the best of awards several times in their category. Here are the six items currently on the list: Chili & Lime Flavored Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips Mandarin Orange Chicken Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Nuggets Unexpected Cheddar Soy Chorizo According to its website, there are 25 Trader Joe's stores in Florida. Here's where: Boca Raton Bradenton Coral Gables Coral Springs Davie Delray Beach Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Gainesville Jacksonville Jacksonville Beach Miami (2 locations) Miami Beach Naples Orlando Palm Beach Gardens Palm Harbor Pembroke Pines Sarasota St. Petersburg Tallahassee Tampa Wellington Winter Park Contributing: Ariel Smith, Reno Gazette Journal This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Trader Joe's customer product awards 2025 are in. Here the list
