As the leading and most trusted event for food manufacturing in Australia, foodpro represents the major players in food processing and packaging and we are pleased to be working with the key institute for packaging for our 2023 event, the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP).
Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), finalists for the 2023 round of the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards have just been announced.
With a significant number of outstanding innovations being recognised across 11 categories, the PIDA awards are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field across Australia and New Zealand.
The Packaging Innovation & Design of the Year company awards recognise organisations that have designed innovative packaging within six categories:
- Food Packaging Design of the Year
- Beverage Packaging Design of the Year
- Health, Beauty & Wellness Packaging Design of the Year
- Domestic & Household Packaging Design of the Year
- Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year
- Outside of the Box Design of the Year
There are four special awards also available:
- Marketing Design of the Year
- Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year
- Industry Packaging Professional of the Year
- Young Packaging Professional of the Year
- ABA Scholarships
The PIDA Awards are also the exclusive feeder program for Australia and New Zealand for the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards run by the World Packaging Organisation. All 2023 PIDA winners will be automatically eligible for entry into the 2024 WorldStar Packaging Awards competition.
2023 Food Packaging Design of the Year
The Food Packaging Design of the Year award recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within food packaging and processing including fresh, frozen or other.
Finalists are Australian Organic Food Co. Minestrone Soup mono material retort pouch (Flavour Makers & Toppan), BioShield (Caps & Closures), DualPakECO compostable food trays (Confoil & BASF), EarthPouch High Barrier Quad-Seal (Mikro Coffee Roasters & TCL Hofmann), Priestley’s Gourmet Delights Fibre tray insert (Opal), JBS Swift Lamb Cutlets CRYOVAC Darfesh Mono-PET rollstock (Sealed Air), Jindurra Station 2 Star beef mince in Flotite non-shrink (Aldi, Bindaree Food Group & Amcor Flexibles), Majans Desi snack pouch with dual tear notch & laser score (O F Packaging/Close the Loop Group) and Vitor Grapes ‘hippie punnet’ – (NAVI Co Global).
2023 Beverage Packaging Design of the Year
The Beverage Packaging Design of the Year award recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within packaging and processing for liquid or dry tea, coffee, water and soft drinks including wine, beer and spirits.
Finalists are Australia’s first 100% recycled flavoured milk bottles (Brownes Dairy), Banrock Station Eco Bottle (Accolade Wines), 400 ml Still Spring Water (Wallaby), Oysterlean (Caps & Closures), Penley Sustainability Range (Cutler Brands) and Wine Protector (Planet Protector Packaging).
2023 Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year
The Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year award is designed to recognise the addition of content to a pack which creates a unique or innovative appearance, function or communication. This may include labels, sleeves, tags, coding/markings, etching, directly applied inks or by any other similar process
Finalists are Christmas BioCups (OzHarvest & BioPak), Herma InNo Liner Labelling (Result Group & Hanes Australasia) and The Good Smoothie Milk Powder Composite Pack (Nutura Organic & Zipform Packaging).
2023 Outside of the Box Design of the Year
The Outside of the Box Design of the Year Award has been established for miscellaneous packs and materials that are not included in any other category.
Finalists are Coola Box (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ), Future Ecology – EmGuard (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ), Snell Packaging – Mattress Corner Protector (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ) and EcoSpacer dunnage solution (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ).
2023 Marketing Design of the Year Award
Packaging can elicit emotional responses in consumers and should be seen as your best form of marketing. The right packaging design and eye-catching aesthetics can create emotional stimuli that ensures a brand is purchased. The Marketing Design of the Year award considers not only primary packaging but also secondary and tertiary packaging designs.
Finalists are Dulux Jellybean Promotion Pack (Dulux Australia), Keen’s Meal Bases (BrandOpus (Australia) & McCormick Foods Australia), Sara Lee Deluxe (BrandOpus (Australia) & Sara Lee Holdings and Sustain OzHarvest Cups (Bunzl Australia and New Zealand).
2023 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year
The Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year award is designed to recognise companies that have developed innovative packaging or processing solutions that incorporates sustainability considerations. Elements include Social, Material, Source Reduction, Energy and Recovery.
Finalists are Aqueous BioCups (BioPak), Australian Organic Food Co. Minestrone Soup mono material retort pouch (Flavour Makers), Banrock Station Eco Bottle (Accolade Wines), Coles Finest Carbon Neutral Steak Vacuum Packaging (Coles Group & Plantic Technologies), DualPakECO compostable food trays (Confoil & BASF), Dulux 50% rPP Paint and Lid (Pact Group & Dulux Group), EarthPouch High Barrier Quad Seal (Mikro Coffee Roasters & TCL Hofmann), Priestley’s Gourmet Delights Fibre tray insert (Opal), Herma InNo Liner Labelling (Result Group & Hanes Australasia), JBS Swift Lamb Cutlets CRYOVAC Darfesh Mono-PET rollstock (Sealed Air), RafCycle by UPM Raflatac, Store Operations Fruit & Vegetable PE film (Woolworths Group Ltd), Sustainable Fresh Produce Packaging (Detpak & Woolworths Supermarkets), Tempguard Gusset for HelloFresh (Sealed Air), The Juice Brothers (Bega Dairy & Drinks) and Wine Protector (Planet Protector Packaging).
Winners will be announced at the first in-person Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) awards ceremony that will be held in person since the start before the pandemic. The PIDA awards will be held on the 28th of March at the Crown Promenade, alongside the AIP Conference in Melbourne.
All of the 2023 PIDA Winners will also be on display at foodpro 2023. Subscribe for updates on visitor registration here.
Bookings for the Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) awards are open and can be accessed here.