Packaging & Processing Innovation Design Awards launch in Australia
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) have established the Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards for Australia.
The awards will recognise companies and individuals designing innovative packaging and processing materials and solutions, packaging and machinery/equipment within the food, beverage, health, beauty and wellness and domestic and household markets.
In addition there will be two special company awards (Sustainable Packaging & Processing and Save Food Packaging & Processing) and three individual awards (Young Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year, Industry Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year and The APPMA Scholarship).
The PIDA Awards are the only award program in Australia to provide a pathway into the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards.
Applications close on 20 January 2017, with winners announced at the inaugural gala awards night to be held on 8 March at the Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park. To access the submission forms, click here.
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