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Trader Joe's Copycat Recipes

Trader Joe's is the Monrovia, California-born specialty grocery chain (founded 1967, 560+ stores) with more cult-status house-brand products per square foot than any other grocer in the country. The Mandarin Orange Chicken, in stores since around 2004, is their best-selling frozen item — it dominated the Annual Customer Choice Awards from 2017 before being retired into the inaugural Trader Joe's Product Hall of Fame in 2023. Cookie Butter, Everything But The Bagel Seasoning, and the Chocolate Croissants round out the most-imitated items in the frozen and pantry aisles.

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