4/29 AMY PANOS, BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE, KATHERINE ESKOVITZ

AMY PANOS - SENIOR EDITOR AT BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE - 6TH ANNUAL BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARD WINNERS FOR 2014 

80,000 Americans Voted on 294 Products – Find Out Which Ones Made the List! Better Homes and Gardens and BrandSpark International, an independent market research firm, have announced the winners of their Sixth Annual Best New Product Awards, the leading consumer-voted packaged goods awards program in North America, to help consumers select the best products available on store shelves. They surveyed 80,000 consumers to find out which products people liked the most and would buy again. In addition to the winning products, the companion study to the survey, the BrandSpark/BHG American Shopper Study uncovered some valuable shopping statistics.

For 2014, there are 91 winning products and in interviews on Tuesday, April 29, Amy Panos,  Senior Editor at Better Homes and Gardens magazine will share her favorite food, beverage and household product winners including the Best Butter, Best Mexican Food, Best Paper Towels, Best Dish Detergent and Best Battery– all to help consumers shop smarter and find the greatest products.

Amy Panos is a Senior Editor at Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) magazine. Before joining BHG in 2007, Panos was the editor of Creative Home magazine. Panos began her magazine career as a copy editor at Traditional Home magazine. Panos has appeared as an expert on organizing and decorating for The Today Show, The Better Show, TV Land, and for numerous local television news programs across the country. Panos graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Journalism and French from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a Master’s of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Iowa. She lives in Des Moines, IA.


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