FPA Announces 2016 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards

Via Dani Diehlmann for the Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has announced the winners of its 60^th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. The winning entries were recognized at the FPA’s Welcome Dinner & Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Ceremony held Tuesday, March 1 in conjunction with the 2016 FPA Annual Meeting (March 1-3) at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Fla.

This year, 78 packages were submitted for competition, with a total of 164 entries (some packages were entered into multiple categories). Nineteen packages will be honored with 20 Achievement Awards.

The judges for this year’s competition included Eric Fish, editor in chief, Flexible Packaging Magazine; Bill Burke, executive vice president, Aperia International; and Robert Kimmel, Sc. D., Associate Professor, Director, Center for Flexible Packaging (CEFPACK), Clemson University.

A number of innovations offered greater convenience and functionality including zippers and Velcro and dispensing fitments. Several new film formulations offer both greater product visibility and strength. Sustainability continues to be a focus, with a number of entries reducing layers and downgrading thickness to reduce overall material volume.

Companies taking advantage of recent advances in printing made the Printing Excellence category particularly competitive this year. Printing innovations included promotional effects, matte films, varnishes and anti-counterfeit features.

Highest Achievement Award

Campbell's Soup Ready Meals — Bemis Company, Inc.

Gold Achievement Awards

Autoclavable Dispos-a-vent Barrier Pouch — Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging

Daisy Brand Sour Cream Squeezable Pouch — Sonoco Flexible Packaging

Fresh N Tasty® Bakery 12-Count Cookie Pouch — Robbie

KOHINOOR Anti-Slip Bag — Flex Films (USA) Inc.

Lay's Summer Promotion — Emerald Packaging, Inc.

Silver Achievement Awards

12 oz. Tis the Season Gingerbread Ground Coffee — American Packaging Corporation

3.8 oz. Natural Great Granny Crunchy Apple Chips — American Packaging Corporation

6 lb Dr. Teal Epsom Salt Magnesium Sulfate — Plastic Packaging Technologies LLC

Bio-vita Granules Seaweed-4kg. — Paharpur 3P

BIRLA WHITE WALCARE WPP Bag — Flex Films (USA) Inc.

Cowboy Bath — Berry Plastics Corporation

Duke’s Mayonnaise, 8 oz. Pouch — ProAmpac

Morton Scented Epson Salt SUP — Coveris

Petsmile Pet Toothpaste — Glenroy, Inc.

Printpack Photochromic Bag - Self Promotion — Printpack

Smithfield Foodservice Package — Bemis Company, Inc.

SureSeal Dairy Films — Liqui-Box Corporation

White Lily Flour - Box Pouch with QuickZip — ProAmpac

About the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)
The Flexible Packaging Association is the U.S. association of the manufacturers of flexible packaging; and, material or equipment suppliers to the industry. Flexible packaging is produced from paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, or any combination of those materials, and includes bags, pouches, labels, liners, wraps, rollstock, and other flexible products.

Source: Flexible Packaging Association.