Final 16 “Best of Fall” Contestants Include Statewide Cross-Section of PA’s Autumnal Favorites

Second Week of Public Voting to Kick off at Noon on Tuesday, Oct. 10

HARRISBURG, PA  – It’s been one week since the PA Chamber’s launched its inaugural “Best of Fall” competition – a bracket-style public voting contest over X and Instagram – and voters have showcased their loyalty to a cross-section of Pennsylvania’s autumnal brands, treats and experiences as 32 nominees have since been narrowed down to the Final 16.

“Week one of our ‘Best of Fall’ contest featured some intense and close matchups, and despite the cooler weather settling in I think this competition is only heating up,” PA Chamber President and CEO Luke Bernstein said. “As week two begins, we’re excited to see the world-famous Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin – a Halloween favorite – face off against the classic Pennsylvania Dutch Apple pie. Our beer matchup pits two famed PA breweries – Tröegs and Yards – against each other. And would voters rather head to an evening of frights at Hersheypark Halloween or a Pittsburgh Steelers game? They’ll have to weigh in over X and Instagram to determine who moves on in this fun-filled, Pennsylvania brand and experience-loyalty contest.”

Round 2 officially kicks off when voting begins at Noon on Tuesday, October 10.

The remainder of the tournament voting schedule is as follows:

Second round: 10/10-10/13

Third round: 10/17-10/18

Fourth round: 10/19-10/20

Championship: 10/23

The Final 16 nominees include:

PA Dutch Apple Pie
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins
Mad Mex Gobblerito
Musselman’s Apple Cider
Tröegs Master of Pumpkins Ale
Yards Unter Dog Oktoberfest Lager
Wynridge Cider Co. Apple Cider Donut
Yuengling Oktoberfest
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Bloomsburg Fair
Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival
Autumn Leaf Festival
Penn State Football Whiteout
Apple Picking
Hersheypark Halloween
Pittsburgh Steelers Game

The “Best of Fall” competition links are as follows:

Tournament homepage: https://www.pachamber.org/fall 

PA Chamber’s X page: https://twitter.com/PAChamber

PA Chamber’s Instagram page: https://instagram.com/pachamber

An additional vote may be cast on the PA Chamber’s Instagram story during the last 24 hours of each voting round.

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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry is the state’s largest broad-based business association, with its statewide membership comprising businesses of all sizes and across all industry sectors. The PA Chamber is The Statewide Voice of Business.