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TECH SPEAK | PIDA AWARDS www.packagingnews.com.au | May-June 2021
The Outside of the Box category has been established for miscella- neous packs and materials that are not included in any other category.
• Curby soft plastics trial program
(Nestle Australia, CurbCycle, iQRenew and Central Coast Council)
• Daisy Dam Covers (Sealed Air)
• rPump (Zipform Packaging)
• VentX Unico (Omni Group)
The Marketing category considers not only primary packaging, but also secondary and tertiary packaging designs. This can incorporate the functionality of the pack, the aes- thetic design and the outstanding visual appearance that makes the pack stand out on shelf, the premium and gifting style design, and/or unique and interactive communica- tion tools on the pack.
• Cutri Fruit (NAVI Co Global)
• KitKat ‘Give the Planet A Break’
wrappers and soft plastics promotional campaign (Nestlé Australia)
• Oasis Spice Shaker (Oasis and qDesign Enterprises)
• Pana Organic (Zipform Packaging)
The Save Food Packaging category recognises companies that are work- ing to minimise or prevent food waste from paddock to plate using innovative and intuitive design fea- tures that can contain and protect, preserve and extend shelf life – all the while meeting global sustainable packaging targets.
• Edgell Supa Crunch (Simplot Australia)
• George Weston Foods (OF Packaging)
• Junee Lamb (Sealed Air for Cryovac brand Total Bone Guard)
• Simson’s Pantry Wraps (True Foods and Result Group)
• Southern Fresh Foods (NAVI Co Global)
The Sustainable Packaging cate- gory is designed to recognise compa- nies that have developed innovative packaging or processing solutions that incorporate sustainability con- siderations. Elements include Social, Material, Waste Reduction, Energy and Recovery.
• Coles Hot Smoked Salmon range (Coles Supermarket)
• Colgate Palmolive (Wellman Packaging)
• Cove (Natures Organics)
• Dairy Industry Sustainable
Labelling Program (Labelmakers) • Dove (Pact Group)
• Flexi-Hex Sleeve and
Pinch mailer system
(MaCher Australia) • Kapiri Bros Tomato
Punnet (BioPak)
• Linerless Closures
for oil-based dress- ings (Wellman Packaging)
• Lightweight Fliptop (Wellman Packaging)
• Lovekins (Impact International)
• Melbourne Coffee (Cyclpac)
• Nescafe Blend 43 Lid and Cap (Nestle Australia)
• NZ Post Jiffy Recycled Shurtuff (Sealed Air)
• Oasis Spice Shaker (Oasis and qDesign Enterprises)
L-R:
Flexi-Hex Sleeve and Pinch mailer system (MaCher Australia)
Linerless Closures for oil based dressings (Wellman Packaging)
Pana Organic (Zipform Packaging)
Edgell Supa Crunch (Simplot Australia)
Hemp Shack Counter Display (Pakko)
BELOW: Pallet Retail Ready Platform (CHEP Australia)
• Blue Harvest Oyster Trays (BioPak)
• PodPress Capsule System (REFLO) • Polyrok (Replas)
• Schulz Organic Dairy (Rhima Australia)
• SqueezePak sauce bottle (Wellman Packaging)
• Telstra (Birdstone Collective and Telstra)
• The Collective (Pact Group) • Vaccine Protector (Planet
Protector Packaging)
• VentX Unico (Omni Group) • Woolworths Meat Tray
(Woolworths Group)
• Zero Co (OF Packaging) • 1/6 Pallet Retail Ready
Platform (CHEP Australia)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
An important part of the program is to recognise individuals working in packaging who are making their mark in the packaging industry.
The Industry Packaging Professional category is designed to recognise and acknowledge the out- standing achievements and signifi- cant contributions by an individual currently working within the pack- aging industry in Australia or New Zealand.
• Alan Adams, sustainability direc- tor – APAC, Sealed Air
• Brendon Holmes, managing direc- tor, Caps and Closures
• Graeme Lang, group technical manager, Labelmakers
The purpose of the Young Packaging Professional category is to provide incentive and recogni- tion to young professionals who are