material sourced from Australian
businesses to reduce single use and
Shine Drink for their custom tall and
thin 400ml bottle while conjuring
thoughts of health and wellbeing
through bottle shape and the shrink
sleeve label design.
2019 Packaging
Innovation & Design
of the Year Award –
Food Category
The Packaging Innovation & Design
of the Year Award - Food Category
recognises organisations that have
designed innovative packaging and/
or materials, within food packaging
and processing including fresh,
frozen or other. This is a WorldStar
Packaging Awards category.
Finalists are: Danone ELN NZ
Supply Point for their sachet
multipack for Aptamil and Karicare
Infant Formula ranges, OJI Fibre
Solutions for RJ’s Licorice open
top & open front SFP that was
designed to handle export from
NZ to AUS as well as stacking
from pallet displays straight into
supermarkets, Don KRC, a Division
of George Weston Foods, for their
Just Add Don convenient stand-up
pouch, Punchbowl Packaging for
the Kaituna Blueberries peel-able,
re-sealable, tamper-proof top seal
fibre punnets, OJI Fibre Solutions
for Turks Poultry Farm to hold 6kg
of chicken in a hand-erected case
and designed to be interchangeable
with the 12kg cases to fit in mixed
pallets, OF Packaging for the Pacific
West baking pouch which is entirely
oven-safe and houses the seafood
product.
2019 Packaging
Innovation & Design
of the Year Award
– Health, Beauty &
Wellness
The Packaging Innovation & Design
of the Year Award – Health, Beauty
& Wellness Category recognises
organisations that have designed
innovative packaging and/or
materials, within cosmetics, toiletries,
personal hygiene, supplements,
vitamins, perfumes, hair body and
oral care. This award also covers
packaging of all medicines including
over the counter medicines, medical
equipment packaging. This is a
WorldStar Packaging Awards
category.
2019 Finalists are: OJI Fibre
Solutions for EcoStore gift packs
that hold product in place in
smaller, lighter, eco-friendly 100%
recyclable and compostable boxes,
Retreatment Botanics skincare range
which is inspired by Gaia Retreat &
Spa owner Olivia Newton-John who
wanted to see a fully-sustainable
skincare range in terms of
ingredients, primary and secondary
packaging, Impact International
for the Sarah, Craig and Margorie
100% recycled PE and sugar cane
PE tubes and PACT Group for the
New Zealand’s Mix Ltd Essano rPET
shampoo range.
2019 Packaging
Innovation & Design
of the Year Award
– Domestic &
Household
The Packaging Innovation & Design
of the Year Award – Domestic &
Household Category recognises
organisations that have designed
innovative packaging and/
or materials, packaging within
domestic and household items,
toys, stationary, gifts, clothing,
garden equipment, decorating. This
is a WorldStar Packaging Awards
category.
2019 Finalists are: Nulon Products
Australia & Caps and Closures
for the Nulon EZY-SQUEEZE fluid
transfer system which replaces
the traditional rigid packaging with
a flexible pouch and applicator
that has made accessing hard-toreach
fill points on a car quick and
easy, OJI Fibre Solutions for Dynex
Extrusion case that is sold into
hardware stores in New Zealand but
is also ready-to-go once a customer/
builder takes it home to use, OF
Packaging for the Kookaburra
Worm Farms Flat Bottom Bag with
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