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Package Description: The Bolthouse Farms Shakedowns package has changed the landscape in the unit level segment of the fresh cut produce market. The interactive nature of the package brings consumers into the role of participant in preparing their vegetables in a simple and fun way. This is done in a single package combining wet and dry products without compromising shelf life of the carrots.
Manufacturer: Emerald Packaging Incorporated
Campbell’s Skillet Sauces
Silver — Packaging Excellence
Package Description: The Campbell’s Skillet Sauces line introduces a new format stand up pouch in a category that is traditionally packaged in glass jars or aluminum cans. The rotogravure printed pouch utilizes a pattern matte varnish and is coupled with the shaped, non-rocking bottom. This package includes a layer of linear tear film and a clear bottom gusset.
Manufacturer: Ampac
CBI Coelho Smart Wheat
Silver — Printing Achievement
Package Description: The CBI Coelho Smart Wheat package uses HD Flexo imaging for more detail and much sharper imagery. New printing technology combining era metallic and pearlescent inks provide a high impact package and eye catching design that will differentiate this product from the competition.
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
Chameleon™ Color-Changing Sealant
Silver — Technical Innovation
Package Description: Chameleon™ Color-Changing Sealant has been engineered to allow a film of one color to transfer a peel indicator of a different color providing visual indication that the package has been opened. The transparent color application allows the product to be viewed while still in the package. This advanced technology is a very cost-effective tool in providing brand protection.
Package Description: The Cryovac® Multi-Seal® FoldLOK pouch is the latest innovation in recloseable packaging. Peel the top tab to open. To close, simply fold the top over and press. User friendly and convenient, the seal will adhere again and again. The package uses less material than conventional pouches, enabling better space utilization.
Manufacturer: Sealed Air Corporation — Cryovac Division
Package Description: Crystal Farms Shredded Cheese Stand Up Pouch replaces the previous flat bag using 20 percent less material than the earlier version and 30 percent less face area which allows more product to fit in the dairy case. It also reduces the amount of corrugated required to ship the product leading to fuel savings. The new double zipper improves the closure’s performance, which helps protect the cheese inside.
Manufacturer: Exopack, LLC
Dent Resistant — Compact Formpack®
Silver — Technical Innovation
Package Description: Amcor’s Dent Resistant Compact Formpack® can be inserted without denting into an overpack designed for child resistance or compliance packaged medications. Improved forming properties allow a deep draw without fracturing, and a 10 to 20 percent decrease in individual cavity width/length reduces the overall package size by up to 10 percent.
Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles
Easy Peel Lidding for High Pressure Pasteurization
Silver — Technical Innovationt
Package Description: Berry Plastics multilayer co-extrusion technology and polymer knowledge provided a solution, bringing a significant improvement to a challenging process. The benefits of the Easy Peel Lidding for High Pressure Pasteurization include reduced leaker rates, increased production, and assurance of package integrity through distribution and retail.
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
EZ Open Block-Tite® Bulk Cheese Package
Silver — Technical Innovation
Package Description: EZ Open Block-Tite® Packaging for 40# institutional cheese blocks features EZ Peel® opening with notched grips and an easy-peel back flap, allowing knife-free opening and clean, complete removal of abuse-resistant packaging materials. Selective positioning of the easy-open feature ensures that the pouches deliver the fill-stretch, load factors and hermetic barrier critical for long-hold bulk cheeses.
Manufacturer: Curwood, Incorporated, A Bemis Company
gDiapers Biodegradable Wipes
Silver — Packaging Excellence
Package Description: The gDiapers Biodegradable Wipes includes the Rigid Lens II closure, which encompasses the benefits of both traditional peel ‘n reseal labels and molded fitments. Packaging high stack count wet wipes in a flexible package with a Rigid Lens II closure alleviates the need for using molded fitments, canisters, and tubs.
Manufacturer: Berry Plastics Corporation
Lundberg Family Farms Organic and Eco-farmed Rice
Silver — Packaging Excellence
Package Description: The Lundberg Family Farms Organic and Eco-farmed Rice flat-bottom pouches are innovative, user-friendly and visually stunning. The flat-bottom pouches have a registered matte / gloss design, are completely air-tight & gas flushable, and have the VELCRO® Brand PRESS-LOK™ closure system. The PRESS-LOK™ hook-to-hook closure contains easy alignment that allows the hooks to engage without precise line-up, securing easy & reliable closure.
Manufacturer: Peel Plastic Products Limited
Lundberg Family Farms Organic and Eco-farmed Rice
Silver — Packaging Excellence
Package Description: The Lundberg Family Farms Organic and Eco-farmed Rice flat-bottom pouches are innovative, user-friendly and visually stunning. The flat-bottom pouches have a registered matte / gloss design, are completely air-tight & gas flushable, and have the VELCRO® Brand PRESS-LOK™ closure system. The PRESS-LOK™ hook-to-hook closure contains easy alignment that allows the hooks to engage without precise line-up, securing easy & reliable closure.
Manufacturer: Peel Plastic Products Limited
Nestle Purina ONE Cat
Silver — Printing Achievement
Package Description: The Nestle Purina ONE Cat food bag eliminates the need for a reverse printed PET outer layer of film by utilizing a surface printed MET PET layer combined with EB coating. This process provides a visually appealing metalized package that maintains superior ink protection throughout traditional distribution channels, and allows for reduced costs associated lamination set-up and run-time.
Package Description: The overprinting process enables modification to already printed flexible packaging. The unique, patented process offers a wide range of benefits including reuse of stock material, and updating packaging graphics and text. Overprinting also reduces material scrap to the landfill, resulting in less environmental impact.
Package Description: This product is a sustainable, cost effective, easy opening, and easy sealing alternative to traditional foil structures. Its high barrier structure contains metalized OPP and 30% renewable content due to its cellophane component. No solvents are used throughout the entire manufacturing process, avoiding volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are known to harm the environment.
Manufacturer: cei (Coating Excellence International)
SwabCap®
Silver — Technical Innovation
Package Description: Revised description: The SwabCap® is the leading commercially available disinfectant cap designed to cover needleless connectors (e.g. luer access valves) to disinfect and protect them from further contamination. Sealing to diverse materials at low sealing parameters with excellent hot tack properties, high shear strength, but easily peelable while holding up to a very high alcohol concentration, Allegro®B barrier lidding allows SwabCap® to effectively reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.
The Walkers’ mini shortbread package is the first use of Re-Seal It® on a VFFS application for this innovative recloseable format. Consumers can easily open and reclose the tamper-evident package, extending the product lifespan and securing longer brand identity in the pantry. Printpack’s premium print quality and pack form enhance shelf appeal and display properties of this package.