Award: Silver Award—Printing

Manufacturer: Bryce Corporation; brycecorp.com

Description: Bryce Corporation and Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo® and a leader in snacking, collaborated to develop industrially compostable packaging for the 2022 Coachella Music Festival.

Several flavors, including Lay’s® Classic Potato Chips, made their debut in this 100% compostable package. Throughout the Coachella campgrounds, compost bins were strategically placed for consumers to properly dispose of the packaging. The project was a great success and highlights Frito-Lay’s PepsiCo Positive (Pep+) journey to build a sustainable food system.

Award: Silver Award—Packaging Excellence

Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles; amcor.com

Description: The Lahli™ brand is working to create delicious, convenient foods with simple, flavorful ingredients, made right for consumers and the world that surrounds them. When launching Morning Protein Bites, the Lahli brand made thoughtful choices like opting for the stand-up pouch from Amcor, which is designed to be recycled but retains needed quality and durability. The pouch features AmPrima™ PE Plus material, which delivers appearance and performance comparable to conventional nonrecyclable OPET/PE laminations but is recyclable in the flexible PE stream.

The solution beautifully conveys the Lahli brand, while also working to reduce the negative impacts of nonrecyclable OPET packaging.

Award: Silver Award—Shelf Impact

Manufacturer: TC Transcontinental Packaging; tctranscontinental.com/en-us/packaging

Description: The Nestlé San Pellegrino Integritite™ 33% PCR bundling collation shrink film is produced by TC Transcontinental Packaging for Canadian Costco locations. This film bundles multipacks of imported San Pellegrino sparkling water to provide a sustainable solution without compromising clarity or performance.

Award: Silver Award—Shelf Impact

Manufacturer: Paharpur 3P; paharpur3p.com

Description: This stand-up pouch is a perfect packaging solution for 250 ml of coconut water, traditionally packaged in plastic bottles. The package protects the electrolytes from moisture and oxygen with a high-barrier packaging material.

The technical aspects and appearance were also considered while designing the pouch.

Manufacturer: American Packaging Corporation; americanpackaging.com

Description: American Packaging Corporation and Rhino Foods offer a new entry into the frozen ice cream novelty market with Ben & Jerry’s^® ice cream inclusions pouch. This product in a flexible pouch enters a market surrounded by rigid tubs and cartons. The stand-up pouch features matte lacquer to help mimic the current paper-board feel of an ice cream carton, as well as gloss pop-outs to strongly feature the product in high resolution.

Manufacturer: PPC Flexible Packaging; ppcflex.com

Description: Visually captivating, the innovative packaging for BodyTech^® Flashpoint and Energized Critical Aminos expands the use of flexible film packaging for busy on-the-go consumers. The convenient-sized packaging is not only easy to take with you but also significantly reduces the carbon footprint. These are sure to make you do a double take with their bright colors and flashy design.