Categories
The awards are categorized into the following areas:
- Food/Beverage
- General Packaging & Processing
- Personal Care/Pharma
- Sustainability
Contest Rules & Procedures
- Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, June 11.
- Only exhibitors that have reserved booth space at the show with their accounts in good standing are eligible to enter.
- To qualify for entry, the product must not have been shown at a previous PACK EXPO trade show.
- After a product has been judged, that same product cannot be entered again unless it has undergone a significant update or revision that dramatically enhances its functionality.
- Each entry must be accompanied by a non-refundable $100 entry fee.
- Exhibitors may enter a single product in up to now more than two categories.
- Entrants must select a category for each product submission.
- On the entry form, exhibitors will be asked to describe their technology, submit a photo, and state why their entry deserves to be selected (limit 250 words).
- Submissions will be reviewed by a set of highly established panelists from leading industry associations and publications, to be announced in mid-July.
Selection
3 finalists will be selected per category and will receive extensive media coverage leading up to the show and on-site. Coverage includes a press release, social media mentions, an ad in the Show Daily, and more. Attendees are encouraged to visit finalists’ booths before voting. Voting will begin on September 22 and will continue on-site until Tuesday, September 30 at 12 PM. The winner of each category will be announced via a press release Tuesday afternoon of the show and will receive coverage in the Wednesday edition of the Show Daily, and on the show website, and social media.
