Wrap it up: finalists for the 2024 PIDA Awards announced

The finalists for the 2024 round of the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards have been announced. Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the PIDA awards are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field across Australia and New Zealand. The awards program is also the exclusive entry point in to the WorldStar Packaging Awards for Australia and New Zealand.

The Food Packaging Design of the Year award recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within food packaging and processing.

The finalists in the Food Packaging Design of the Year category are:

• Amorette Premium Mandarins Paper Bag (Costa Group & The Packaging Hippie)
• Bars To Paper Wrap (Mars Wrigley Australia)
• Deli Cuts (Dons Smallgoods)
• Gippsland Dairy Twist Yoghurt 160 g (Chobani)
• koor (koor – Jean Francois Roiron)
• Masterfoods Squeezy PET Sauce bottles (Wellman Packaging & Mars Food)
• Prime100 pet food in Tetra Recart (Tetra Pak)
• Woolworths Pad-free rPET Trays with ‘Leave Attached’ Film for kerbside recycling (Pact Group/Woolworths/Hilton Foods)

The Beverage Packaging Design of the Year award recognises organisations that have designed innovative packaging and/or materials, within packaging and processing for liquid or dry tea, coffee, water and soft drinks including wine, beer and spirits.

The finalists in the Beverage Packaging Design of the Year category are:

• Aqueous Ripple Paper Coffee Cup – Truly Eco (Pinnacle Packaging)
• Elephant in the Room 1.5 L Bagnum Range (Fourth Wave Wine & Auspouch)
• Fleurieu Milk Company – Refillable Glass Bottle (Cutler Brands)
• IMH (Integrally Moulded Handle) Bottle (Integrated Plastics)
• Plastic-Free Plant Fibre Sipper Lid & Reclosable Lid (BioPak)
• Starward Nova (Starward) and Thermocup (Wellman Packaging)

Image credit: Mars Wrigley Australia.