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Most Satisfied Customers | Sam’s Pantry

Aussies have rated Sam’s Pantry as the top pick in Canstar Blue’s latest snack bar ratings, with five-star reviews in taste, value for money, variety and overall satisfaction.

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How we rate snack bars

Our review compares snack bar brands on customer satisfaction, so you can find out what other Aussies think about the compared brands before you go ahead with a purchase. Think of it as like asking hundreds of your closest mates which snack bar brand they think is best!


Canstar Blue surveyed1,888 Australians for their feedback on the snack bar brands they’ve purchased and consumed in the past six months.

  • The outcomes reported in these ratings are measured via PureProfile’s accredited online research panel.


Respondents rate their satisfaction with their snack bar brand(s) from zero to 10, where zero is extremely dissatisfied and 10 is extremely satisfied. Brand satisfaction was rated by respondents on the following criteria:
  • Overall satisfaction: measures consumer satisfaction with a snack bar brand as an individual score NOT a combined total of all criteria.
  • Value for money: quality and quantity of product for price paid.
  • Taste: as expected from flavor description.
  • Variety/range: good range of product options.
  • Texture: as expected from the product.
  • Packaging: provides sufficient information and is easy to use and store..

The winning brand is the one that receives the highest overall satisfaction rating once all the scores from the overall satisfaction criteria are combined and averaged.

  • Overall satisfaction is asked as a specific question and represents an individual measure, not a combined total of all criteria.
  • When we cannot determine a clear winner from the criteria for the overall satisfaction rating, we will then look at the other criteria measured in the rating.
    • The brand with the highest number of five-star ratings within the supporting criteria will become the five-star recipient in overall satisfaction, and thus win the award. If a clear leader still cannot be determined from the supporting criteria, joint winners will be declared.

Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included, so not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The brands rated in this survey are listed below in order of best overall satisfaction.

  • Sam’s Pantry
  • Fibre One
  • Noshu
  • Mother Earth
  • Nice & Natural
  • Carman’s
  • Uncle Toby’s
  • Nature Valley
  • K-Time (Kellogg’s)
  • Milo (Nestle)
  • Woolworths Essentials
  • Nuti-grain (Kellogg’s)
  • Coles

Find more detailed information on our Most Satisfied Customer methodology.


Top Snack Bar Brand – Sam’s Pantry

Sam's Pantry

Sam’s Pantry is a snack bar brand owned by The Arnott’s Group, specialising in Australian-made nut and fruit bars. The brand sells a variety of flavours such as Rocky Road, Caramel Brownie, Apple Crumble and more. Sam’s Pantry’s snack bars come in five and 12 packs and include gluten free and high protein options.

About our consumer experts


Josh Malin

Joshua Malin: Senior Content Producer

Josh Malin is a Senior Content Producer with the Canstar Blue Consumer team. Josh is an experienced SEO and content specialist and previously worked in the comparison industry where he covered health and life insurance. He’s also worked across a range of print, digital and video content for a variety of publications. Josh has a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Professional Writing from Flinders University. Outside the office, Josh likes to spend his free time at the local markets, the bouldering gym or at home playing video games.

 

Meet the Editorial Team

 

Samantha Howse: Consumer Research Specialist

Sam Howse Research Specialist

Samantha Howse is Canstar Blue’s Consumer Research Specialist, coordinating the consumer research program behind our customer satisfaction awards across Canstar and Canstar Blue in Australia and New Zealand. Sam has earned a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Griffith University and, with seven years in market research and two years in marketing, she is experienced in survey design, implementation and analysis, coupled with an understanding of marketing principles and best practice.

 

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Past ratings

Here are the past winners from Canstar Blue’s snack bar ratings:

  • 2023: Milo (Nestle)
  • 2022: Sam’s Pantry
  • 2021: Milo (Nestle)
  • 2020: Uncle Tobys

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