Trader Joe’s favorite produce item isn’t bananas anymore

Over the past 10 years, Monrovia, CA-based Trader Joe’s has polled customers on their favorite items to buy in-store. While most of the results skew toward the chain’s...

By Pamela Riemenschneider
January 23, 2019
1 minute read
Trader Joe’s favorite produce item isn’t bananas anymore

Over the past 10 years, Monrovia, CA-based Trader Joe’s has polled customers on their favorite items to buy in-store.

While most of the results skew toward the chain’s quirkier exclusive items like Cookie Butter, Mandarin Orange Chicken and, of course, Two-buck Chuck, the past few years in produce have been less-than-unique.

Bananas have topped the list as Trader Joe’s customers’ favorite produce for the past three years.

There’s a new winner in the 10th Annual Trader Joe’s Customer Choice Awards:

[iframe frameborder=”0″ class=”juxtapose” width=”600″ height=”400″ src=”https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=6f9286f0-1f36-11e9-9dba-0edaf8f81e27″]

Introduced in May of 2017, Teeny Tiny Avocados are a single-serving option hailed by the Millennial-loving press as the best thing since toast—or the best thing ON toast, if you’re following Millennial trends.

The runners-up in this year’s list include:

  • Bananas
  • Avocados
  • Shaved Brussels Sprouts
  • Honeycrisp apples.

Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services.

nn-cta-image (1)

News you need.

Join Blue Book today!

Get access to all the news and analysis you need to make the right decision --- delivered to your inbox.

Subscribe
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

It’s not what you know,
it’s who you know.
Luckily, you know us

Membership
symbol Got a tip for us?
Here is how to submit

What to read next

Increase consumption through motivation not education
analysis

Increase consumption through motivation not education

People need better motivation to eat and serve more fruits and vegetables. Want to feel better? Want to look better? Eat more produce.

NGA warns tariffs could harm independent grocers
NGA

NGA warns tariffs could harm independent grocers

NGA sent a letter to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson calling for close monitoring and enforcement action in response to tariffs on imported goods.

Stemilt spotlights Granny Smith apples for summer sales
apples

Stemilt spotlights Granny Smith apples for summer sales

With supplies tightening on key apple varieties like Honeycrisp and organics, Stemilt Growers highlights Granny Smith.

ProduceIQ: Expect a pricey fiesta
analysis

ProduceIQ: Expect a pricey fiesta

May is looking like it could be an expensive month for fresh produce. Usually, warmer and more stable weather helps boost supply from growers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. But this year, high prices for popular items like berries and avocados are pushing the ProduceIQ index to its highest point in a decade. Additionally, […]

Top 5 insights from avocado grove tour
avocados

Top 5 insights from avocado grove tour

California expects the largest avocado crop in five years in 2025, and as part of showing that off, Blue Book was invited to a grove tour.

Empire president and CEO plans to retire in May 2026
Empire Company Limited

Empire president and CEO plans to retire in May 2026

Empire Company Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc. announced that Michael Medline, President and CEO plans to retire

Subscribe to our newsletter

© 2025 Blue Book Services. All Rights Reserved