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The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) are pleased to advise the winners for the 2021 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards.
Coordinated by the AIP, the annual PIDA Awards program has been 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 each of these 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
The PIDA Awards also sees finalists in a number of special awards including:
- Marketing Design of the Year
- Save Food Packaging Design of the Year
- Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year
- Young Packaging Professional of the Year
- Industry Packaging Professional of the Year
2021 Food Packaging Design of the Year
- 2021 Food Packaging Design of the Year Gold award winner is Brookfarm (O F Packaging)
- Silver award: Chobani (PakPot)
- Bronze award: Oasis Spice Shaker (Oasis & qDesign Enterprises)
- High Commendation: Masterfoods Herbs & Spices (MARS Food Australia & Cormack Packaging)
- High Commendation: Nature’s Way SlimRight (Zipform Packaging)
2021 Beverage Packaging Design of the Year
- 2021 Beverage Packaging Design of the Year Gold award winner is SIPP Instant
- Silver award: Flexi-Hex Sleeve & Pinch Mailer System (MaCher Australia & Flexi-Hex)
- Bronze award: PodPress Capsule System (REFLO)
- High Commendation: Schulz Organic Dairy (Schulz Organic Dairy and Rhima Australia)
2021 Health, Beauty & Wellness Packaging Design of the Year
- 2021 Health, Beauty & Wellness Packaging Design of the Year Gold award winner is actually a tie between Lovekins (Impact International) and Vaccine Protector (Planet Protector Packaging)
- Silver award: Solveasy Tinea (EGO Pharmaceuticals – SOLVEASY)
- Bronze award: rPump (Zipform Packaging)
2021 Domestic & Household Packaging Design of the Year
- 2021 Domestic & Household Packaging Design of the Year Gold award winner for 2021 is Zero Co (O F Packaging)
- Silver award: Cove (Natures Organics)
- Bronze award: IKEA (Packsize Australia and IKEA)
2021 Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year
- 2021 Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year Gold award winner is Brookfarm (O F Packaging)
- Silver award: Pana Organic (Zipform Packaging)
- Bronze award: De Bortoli Petit Moscato (Cutler Brands)
- Bronze award: UV22 QR Print (Danone SN – Mark Purdy)
2021 Outside of the Box Design of the Year
- 2021 Outside of the Box Design of the Year Gold award winner is rPump (Zipform Packaging)
- Silver award goes toVentX Unico (Omni Group)
2021 Marketing Design of the Year
- 2021 Marketing Design of the Year Gold award winner is Oasis Spice Shaker (Oasis & qDesign Enterprises)
- Silver award goes to Cutri Fruit (N.A.V.I Co Global)
- Bronze award: KitKat ‘Give the Planet A Break’ wrappers & soft plastics promotional packs (Nestle Australia)
2021 Save Food Packaging Design of the Year
- Silver award: Junee Lamb (Junee Lamb and Sealed Air for CRYOVAC brand Total Bone Guard) for Agriculture
- Silver award: Edgell Supa Crunch (Simplot Australia) for Food Service
- Bronze award for Retail goes toSouthern Fresh Foods (N.A.V.I Co Global)
- High Commendation – Retail has been awarded to George Weston Foods (O F Packaging)
- Certificate of Merit – Retail has been awarded to Simson’s Pantry Wraps (True Foods and Result Group)
2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year
Due to the high standard of innovative designs that cover such a broad spectrum of the waste hierarchy the judges decided that the winners needed to be separated into subset categories. The subset categories are General, Recycled Content, Reuse, Recycle, Closed Loop and Industrial.
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – General
- Silver award – General: Kapiris Bros Tomato Punnet (BioPak)
- Bronze award – General: Nescafe Blend 43 Lid & Cap (Nestle Australia)
- High Commendation: Linerless Closures for oil-based dressings (Wellman Packaging)
- High Commendation: Blue Harvest Oyster Tray (BioPak)
- High Commendation: Lightweight Fliptop (Wellman Packaging)
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Recycled Content
- 2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year Gold Award winner for Recycled Content is SqueezePak squeezy Sauce Bottle (Wellman Packaging)
- Silver award – Recycled Content: The Collective (Pact Group)
- Bronze award – Recycled Content: Colgate Palmolive (Wellman Packaging & Colgate Palmolive)
- High Commendation: Dove (Pact Group)
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Reuse
- 2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year Gold Award winner for Reuse is Cove (Natures Organics)
- Silver award – Reuse: PodPress Capsule System (REFLO)
- Bronze award – Reuse: Schulz Organic Dairy (Schulz Organic Dairy and Rhima Australia)
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Recycle
- 2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year Gold Award winner for Recycle is Melbourne Coffee (Cyclpac)
- Silver award – Recycle: Woolworths Meat Tray (Woolworths Group)
- Bronze award – Recycle: Coles Hot Smoked Salmon (Coles Supermarkets)
- Bronze award – Recycle: Flexi-Hex Sleeve & Pinch Mailer System (MaCher Australia & Flexi-Hex)
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Closed Loop
- 2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year Gold Award winner for Closed Loop is Oasis Spice Shaker (Oasis & qDesign Enterprises)
Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year – Industrial
- 2021 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year Gold Award winner for Industrial for 2021 is VentX Unico (Omni Group)
- Silver award – Industrial: 1/6 Pallet Retail Ready Platform (CHEP Australia)
- Silver award – Industrial: NZ Post Jiffy Recycled Shurtuff (Sealed Air in conjunction with NZ Post – Jiffy Recycled Shurtuff)
- Bronze award – Industrial: Polyrok (Replas
- High Commendation – Industrial: Telstra (Birdstone Collective, Telstra)
2021 Industry Packaging Professional of the Year
- 2021 Industry Packaging Professional of the Year for 2021 is Alan Adams MAIP, Sustainability Director – APAC, Sealed Air
2021 ABA Scholarship Program
The Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA), in partnership with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), have developed a new annual Scholarship program for Australia and New Zealand. The Scholarship program will enable one eligible candidate the opportunity to undertake a Diploma in Packaging Technology and a second person the opportunity to undertake a Certificate in Packaging.
- 2021 ABA Certificate in Packaging Scholarship winner is Maria Becerill Roman AAIP
- 2021 ABA Diploma in Packaging Technology winner is Karunia Adhiputra AAIP
2021 Young Packaging Professional of the Year
- 2021 Young Packaging Professional of the Year for 2021 is Nina Nguyen, Founder and CEO of Pakko a packaging manufacturer based in Queensland.
The PIDA awards are the exclusive feeder program for Australia and New Zealand for the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards with winners automatically eligible for entry into the 2022 WorldStar Packaging Awards competition.
The 2021 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards will be open in late 2021.