Flexible Packaging Award Winners Announced

LINTHICUM, MD.—The winning entries of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 57th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards feature innovative enhancements that integrate consumer trends and needs with technical advancements in materials, graphics, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding flexible packaging solutions.

In all, 78 flexible packages were submitted into the 2013 competition by 29 flexible packaging companies. Of those, 25 packages were honored with 29 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one or more categories including Packaging Excellence, Printing Achievement, Technical Innovation, and Environmental & Sustainability Achievement. The awards were presented during the 2013 FPA Welcome Dinner & Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The event was held in conjunction with the 2013 FPA Annual Meeting in Naples, Florida.

Winning packages were produced by the following flexible packaging companies:
• Amcor Flexibles
• American Packaging Corporation
• Ampac
• Beacon Converters, Incorporated
• Berry Plastics Corporation
• cei (Coating Excellence International)
• Curwood, Incorporated – A Bemis Company
• Emerald Packaging Incorporated
• Exopack, LLC
• Paharpur 3P
• Peel Plastic Products Limited
• Peruplast S.A.
• Printpack Incorporated
• Rollprint Packaging Products, Incorporated
• Rotoprint Sovrastampa SRL
• Sealed Air Corporation – Cryovac Division
• Sonoco Products Company
• Star Packaging Corporation

Special thanks is given to the 2013 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Judging Panel: Larry Alehman, Master Faculty, Western Michigan University; Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging Digest; and Michael Richmond, Ph.D, Vice President, Packaging & Technology Integrated Solutions - A division of HAVI Global Solutions Direct, LLC.

HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Highest Achievement Award is presented to a Gold Award winning entry package ranked by the judges as having contributed most to the advancement of the flexible packaging industry.
• Kraft YES Pack
Manufacturer: Exopack, LLC
Awards: Highest Achievement, Gold – Packaging Excellence, Silver – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement
Package Description: Designed to provide a flexible alternative to rigid gallon jugs, the Kraft YES Pack is an innovative and environmentally friendly flexible gallon dressing package. To provide ease of use by foodservice operators, Kraft YES Pack incorporates a two-handle design and a smaller spout, making the package easier to carry and pour. The use of flexible materials versus a rigid container affords the customer a package that was manufactured using approximately 50 percent less energy and 60 percent less plastic material.

GOLD AWARDS
• Amcor PushPop
Awards: Gold – Packaging Excellence
Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles

• Lindt Lindor Assorted Chocolates
Manufacturer: American Packaging Corporation
Awards: Gold – Printing Achievement

• Ampac No. 2 Pouch - Savvy Green
Manufacturer: Ampac
Awards: Gold – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement

• Beacon Converters/CardioFocus Heart Light Cardiac Ablation System Balloon Catheter Die Cut Tray
Manufacturer: Beacon Converters, Incorporated
Awards: Gold – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement; Gold - Technical Innovation

• Aashirvaad Select
Manufacturer: Paharpur 3P
Awards: Gold – Printing Achievement

• Kusi Wayta
Manufacturer: PERUPLAST S.A.
Award: Gold – Printing Achievement

• Halls “Twistoff” Stickpack
Manufacturer: Sonoco Products Company
Award: Gold – Technical Innovation

• Eco-Ultra Motor Oil Pouch
Manufacturer: Star Packaging Corporation
Award: Gold – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement; Silver – Packaging

SILVER AWARD
• Dent Resistant - Compact Formpack
Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles
Award: Silver – Technical Innovation

• Campbell's Skillet Sauces
Manufacturer: Ampac
Award: Silver – Packaging Excellence

• gDiapers Biodegradable Wipes
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
Award: Silver - Packaging Excellence

• CBI Coelho Smart Wheat
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
Award: Silver - Printing Achievement

• Easy Peel Lidding for High Pressure Pasteurization
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
Award: Silver - Technical Innovation

• Simply Heinz Single Serve Mayonnaise Sachet
Manufacturer: cei (Coating Excellence International)
Award: Silver – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement

• EZ Open Block-Tite Bulk Cheese Package
Manufacturer: Curwood, Incorporation - A Bemis Company
Award: Silver – Technical Innovation

• Bolthouse Farms Shakedowns
Manufacturer: Emerald Packaging Incorporation
Award: Silver – Technical Innovation

• Nestle Purina ONE Cat
Manufacturer: Exopack, LLC
Award: Silver – Printing Achievement

• Crystal Farms Shredded Cheese Stand Up Pouch
Manufacturer: Exopack, LLC
Award: Silver – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement

• Lundberg Family Farms Organic and Eco-farmed Rice
Manufacturer: Peel Plastic Products Limited
Award: Silver – Packaging Excellence

• Walkers Shortbread – Re-Seal It
Manufacturer: Printpack Inc.
Award: Silver – Packaging Excellence

• SwabCap
Manufacturer: Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc.
Award: Silver – Technical Innovation

• Chameleon Color-Changing Sealant
Manufacturer: Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc.
Award: Silver – Technical Innovation

• Overprint on Already Printed Package
Manufacturer: Rotoprint Sovrastampa Srl
Award: Silver – Environmental & Sustainability Achievement

• Cryovac Multi-Seal FoldLOK
Manufacturer: Sealed Air Corporation - Cryovac Division
Award: Silver – Packaging Excellence

Source: Flexible Packaging Association