Page 34 - Food & Drink Magazine July 2018

PACKAGING INNOVATION
Designs of the future
Innovative packaging, advanced equipment and professionals making their mark were in the line-up of worthy winners at the Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards.
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COMPANIES making strides in packaging and processing innovation and design are the focus of the PIDA Awards in Australia and New Zealand, which is the feeder program for the WorldStar Packaging Awards.
The year’s winners were announced during a gala dinner at the Marriott Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland in May as part of the AIP National Conference on the Gold Coast. They were presented in conjunction with the international WorldStar Packaging Awards, which saw representatives from over 22 countries in attendance to collect their awards for 2018.
DRINK TO SUCCESS
A wine bottle shaped like a kangaroo was one of two winners of the design innovation prize in the beverage category. The brand, 8Kangaroos by ILNAM Estate, used packaging materials chosen for their ability to be recycled. Transport packaging was designed to suit the shape of the bottle.
The other winner is both an off-the-shelf beverage multipack
and a portable ice cooler. Polatote by Lactote is a convenient and sturdy package for personal carrying and an easily and safely palletised multi-pack for transportation and distribution.
A High Commendation was awarded to Crush Mate Bottles by Lion Dairy & Drinks. It has been designed as easy to crush, easy to recycle, easy to grip, easy to pour, lightweight bottle that fits four times more bottles in the recycling bin.
The Machinery & Equipment winner for the beverage category was Container Deposit Systems Australia (CDSA) Vision & Sorting System by Sage Automation, which developed a range of counting and sensing technologies to determine the container types being retained, even when containers were not in their original condition. Answering calls for IoT technology, the system provides valuable data, delivered into the cloud and used for reporting.
FOOD WASTE FIGHTER
A foil packaging breakfast pouch by Cas-Pak Products was lauded – and awarded – for its