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Australian delegation attends 2023 WorldStar Packaging Awards to pick up 22 awards; including 3x special awards
On the 8th of May the 2023 WorldStar Packaging Awards, which are run by the World Packaging Organisation, saw 300 people from over 40 countries converge at interpack in Duesseldorf, Germany. Of the 300 guests, 20 were Australians who had travelled half way across the globe to receive their awards and to be recognised by their global peers for their packaging designs. Australian & New Zealand companies received the second highest amount of wins in the world behind Japan. This is the second year in a row that the region has dominated the global awards program, which is a true reflection of the innovative packaging designs being developed in the Southern Hemisphere.
ANZ packaging wins 3x special awards to make history
Not only were ANZ PIDA Award winners recognised with 19x awards across 9x categories but 2x of the companies also picked up the coveted WorldStar Special Awards which were announced live on the night.
Caps & Closures was recognised with silver recognition for two different products – the NEW Accessible Packaging design special award for the EzyGrip and Packaging that Saves Food special award for the ThermoShield Temperature Monitoring System – Food. This brought the tally for Caps & Closures to 6x WorldStar awards; making them the first Australian company in history to win this amount of awards.
According to Brendon Holmes, Managing Director of Caps & Closures “When the recognition comes from your industry peers, representing our Australia comes with immense pride. Receiving two WorldStar Special Awards recognising our efforts in Save Food Packaging and Accessible Packaging was tremendous. Our dedicated team has invested hours, weeks and months into finding solutions for challenging issues we all face as consumers. Our focus on fighting food waste, brand protection, accessibility and sustainability remains, and these awards inspire us further to continue down this path. It was good to see many companies at interpack adopting similar innovative solutions that improve the consumer experience in accessibility and functionality.”
BioPak also made history being the first Australian company to win the coveted GOLD Sustainability special award for the Sugarcane Pulp Hot & Cold Cup Lids. This brought BioPak’s tally to 3x for the 2023 edition.
Gary Smith, Chief Executive Officer, BioPak who was on a jetlag high during the evening added that ‘Each day we come into BioPak with a passion for change and a passion for sustainable improvement in our industry. There is little focus on anything else. Working at a screen all day, working in a closed environment not understanding the impact of what we take for granted as our day-to-day, has a danger of stuffing passion. Attending the WorldStar Awards and being surrounded by so many innovators and change makers was humbling and a boost to make me excite all at our business into working harder and smarter at continual improvement and sustainable developments! We were humbled to be singled out in an evening to receive the coveted Gold for the Sustainability special award, where there is so much good in overcoming mediocrity and bad practices. Seeing so many new developments and innovations, and meeting so many talented people was a privilege!”
First Time winners
In addition ANZ had one table of first-time winners such as Result Group, Ego Pharmaceutical, JBS and Opal which was a great moment to watch.
“Being amongst global peers and fellow Australian Worldstar award winners was one hell of an experience that’s for sure! Sharing the night itself with our project partners was sensational, but bringing the award home to the team and seeing the pride on every face is something I will never forget.” Michael Dossor MAIP, Managing Director, Result Group.
The 9x general categories where ANZ designs were recognised include Food, Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, Beverages, Household, Transit, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal Care, Labelling & Decoration and Other.
Food
- Smarties Paperisation – Nestle Australia
- Waitoa free range chicken – Ingham’s New Zealand, Sealed Air New Zealand
- Ecotite R barrier shrink bags – Amcor Flexibles
- Praise 100% rPET Mayonnaise Bottle – Goodman Fielder
- FSC Rectangle Paper Containers – BioPak
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
- Australian Table Grapes (ATGA) pilot – Result Group
Beverages
- Kraft Renewable Milk Carton – Brownes Dairy
- Norco 100% rPET Milk bottle – Pact Group
- Coles Home Compostable Coffee Capsules – Coles Group
- Sugarcane pulp hot and cold cup lids – BioPak
- ThermoShield Temperature Monitoring system – Caps & Closures
Household
- Earthwise Eco Laundry Scoop – Earthwise Group
- KOH Kerbside recyclable spout pouch refill pack – O F Packaging & Close the Loop Group
Health & Personal Care
- Etch & Ethos – EGO Pharmaceutical
Medical & Pharmaceutical
- EzyGrip – Caps & Closures
- ID Shield Anti counterfeit system – Caps & Closures
Transit
- JBS and Opal Dunnage Solution – JBS and Opal
Labelling & Decoration
- ID Shield Anti counterfeit system – Caps & Closures
Other
- Royal Australian Mint Coin Box – Macher
The full list of 2023 WorldStar Packaging Award winners are available to view on https://www.worldstar.org/winners/
The Australians were also able to take the opportunity to visit Interpack, which is the largest packaging and processing tradeshow in the world and after a six year hiatus, due to the pandemic, the 2023 edition saw 143,000 visitors from 155 countries walk the 17 halls that saw 2,807 exhibitors showcasing the latest and greatest in all things packaging and processing.
Eligibility for WorldStar Awards
Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field in Australia and New Zealand. The PIDA Awards are the exclusive awards program for all Australia and New Zealand entries into the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards.http://aipack.com.au/pida-awards-overview/
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