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
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.