Winners of 2009 Pack Expo Selects Competition are announced. This competition is a part of the Pack Expo 2009 Las Vegas exhibition which was held by PMMI in Las Vegas from Octiber 5 through October 7.

Packages were submitted by event’s exhibitors, and results are based on the on-site voting.

«Each of the three leading entries took its own approach to sustainability concerns. That in itself is a real indicator of the importance of the sustainability movement as a market driver,» said Ben Miyares, vice president, industry relations, PMMI.

The first place was given to a package of the product called Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets. It was developed by Robbie Flexibles for The Dial Corporation. The main feature of this solution is an irregular shape of the product and utilization of a Polyolefin shrink film. All images were printed on a film eliminating regular labels and raising the product’s sustainability.

The second place winner is a package of Body Glove Water Filtration — water filters from Water Inc. It was created by Printpack, Inc. The complicated design of a product made a paper label difficult to wrap around it. So the label was made from a PLA film.

And the third place was given to a package of the prepared barbeque meats line called Lloyd’s from Hormel Foods developed by  Airlite Plastics Co. The primary innovation is the utilization of the IML (in-mold labeled) container and lid.

Other finalists:

Grape Ranch Frozen Rose (Ampac Flexibles);
80 percent Renewable Barrier Forming Film for Perishable Goods (Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.);
Gump’s Perfume Box (CMC Packaging Group);
Young & Smylie Licorice (Printpack Inc.);
Reusable Zipper Bag (Telesonic Packaging Corp.);
PNY USB Flash Drive (Tegrant Corporation, Alloyd Brands);
T-Mobile Pay-As-You Go Cellular Phone (Tegrant Corporation, Alloyd Brands).

via Packexpo.com