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The Flexible Packaging Association recently announced the winners of its 65th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition, which recognizes the best flexible packaging designs of the year.

The awards are given to flexible packaging solutions that meet expectations and needs through advancements in materials, graphics, structure, new uses, extended shelf life and sustainability. This year, 75 packages were submitted for a total of 201 entries. Twenty packages were honored with 27 Achievement Awards in various categories.

Here are the 20 winners, all of which exhibit a degree of innovation and serve as inspiration for the next wave of flexible packaging design.

Crunch Pak’s Toy Story Lunch Kitz
Highest Achievement Award
GOLD – Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: American Packaging Corporation
Plant: Story City, IA

Ruffles Lime and Jalapeño Anthony Davis Bags
GOLD – Shelf Impact
GOLD – Printing
GOLD – Packaging Excellence

Manufacturer: Printpack
Plant: Villa Rica, GA

Amcor’s Dual Chamber Pouch
GOLD – Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: Amcor
Plant: Mundelein, IL

Hunter’s Gourmet – Quinoa Chips
GOLD – Shelf Impact
GOLD – Printing
GOLD – Packaging Excellence

Manufacturer: Emirates Printing Press, LLC
Plant: Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Arbor Teas Organic Tea
GOLD – Sustainability

Manufacturer: Polykar, Futamura USA, Inc., Eagle Flexible Packaging
Plant: Saint-Laurent, Quebec, CA
Designer/Design Firm: Arbor Teas

Chameleon for Tyvek
GOLD – Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging

Manufacturer: PAXXUS, Inc.
Plant: Addison, IL

Industrial Compostable Coffee Pod Lidding & Mother Bag
GOLD – Sustainability

Manufacturer: TC Transcontinental Packaging
Plant: Brooklyn, NY

Infused Face Mask
GOLD – Shelf Impact

Manufacturer: Karlville, The Packaging Lab
Plant: Brooklyn Park, MN
Designer/Design Firm: The Packaging Lab

Nutra Dates 3D Pouch
GOLD – Printing

Manufacturer: Emirates Printing Press, LLC
Plant: Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Shield Pack Clear High Barrier Aseptic IBC Liner
GOLD – Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles
Plant: Oshkosh, WI

Volga Shahi Gold Pouch
GOLD – Printing

Manufacturer: Emirates Printing Press, LLC
Plant: Dubai, Dubai, UAE

50% Recycled Content Multi-Use E-Commerce Mailer
SILVER – Packaging Excellence
SILVER – Sustainability

Manufacturer: Berry Global, PAC Worldwide Corporation
Plant: Danville, KY and Middletown, OH

Amazon Tea Stand-up Pouch
SILVER – Printing

Manufacturer: Emirates Printing Press, LLC
Plant: Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Aunt Millie’s Live Organic BIOVANTAGE Bakery Bag
SILVER – Sustainability
SILVER – Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: Berry Global
Plant: Macedon, NY

Brookside Hershey’s Exotic Dark Pouch
SILVER – Technical Innovation

Manufacturer: Paharpur 3P, Hershey India Private Ltd.
Plant: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Designer/Design Firm: Paharpur 3P and Hershey India Private Ltd.

CaPao Cacaofruit Smoothie Balls
SILVER – Shelf Impact

Manufacturer: ProAmpac
Plant: Hartford, WI
Designer/Design Firm: Krakatoa Hot Chips, 6.7 oz. Bulletproof

Krakatoa Hot Chips, 6.7 oz.
SILVER – Shelf Impact

Manufacturer: Printpack
Plant: Villa Rica, GA
Designer/Design Firm: Jeff Day and Joanie Cahill, Amplify Snack Brands

Numi Tea
SILVER – Sustainability

Manufacturer: Plastic Suppliers, Inc., Elk Packaging
Plant: Columbus, OH

Reset360 Large Format Protein Pouch
SILVER – Printing

Manufacturer: Nosco
Plant: Carrollton, Texas

Smithfield Prime Fresh Delicatessen
SILVER – Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging

Manufacturer: Berry Global
Plant: Milwaukee, WI
Designer/Design Firm: Berry Global

20 of the Best Flexible Packaging Designs of 2021

20 of the Best Flexible Packaging Designs of 2021

The Flexible Packaging Association recently announced the winners of its 65th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition, which recognizes the best flexible packaging designs of the year.

The awards are given to flexible packaging solutions that meet expectations and needs through advancements in materials, graphics, structure, new uses, extended shelf life and sustainability. This year, 75 packages were submitted for a total of 201 entries. Twenty packages were honored with 27 Achievement Awards in various categories.

Here are the 20 winners, all of which exhibit a degree of innovation and serve as inspiration for the next wave of flexible packaging design.