LAKELAND, Fla., April 19, 2018 – The Publix Bakery joined amateur pie makers, professional bakers and chefs, and commercial pie companies from around the country and Canada at the American Pie Council National Pie Championships April 6 – 7. This year, seven Publix pies brought home blue ribbons in their respective categories.

• Apple Pie — Family: Traditional Apple (repeat winner)
• Coconut Custard Pie — Family: Baked Dairy
• Mini Mango Key Lime Pie — 6” Single: Citrus
• Mini Toasted Coconut Cream Pie — 6” Single: Open Cream
• NSA Pumpkin Pie — Family/No Sugar Added: Pumpkin
• Original Key Lime Pie — Premium: Key lime (repeat winner)
• Small Blueberry Pie — 6” Single: Fruit & Berry

Many other Publix pies — like Cherry, Mixed Berry, Peach Cobbler and Dutch Apple — have won past championship awards. With each blue ribbon comes bragging rights for a year. Publix customers will soon see a blue ribbon sticker on each award-winning pie.