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            <title>Clear Choice Awards Call for Entries 2011</title>
            <description><![CDATA[<p>When you design a product in glass, you&#8217;re giving consumers the total package. Foods and beverages packaged in glass are safe for you, and the environment. By using glass, you&#8217;re telling your customers you know that the container is just as important as the product within. With glass, you create a package that boasts shelf impact and builds brand loyalty. Here&#8217;s your chance to be recognized for all of your hard work! Enter now to receive industry-wide recognition as a leader in the world of glass packaging design.</p>

<h2><a href="/learn-about-glass/clear-choice-awards/enter2011.html">Enter the 2011 Clear Choice Awards Now!</a></h2>

<h2>Winners</h2>

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All 2011 Clear Choice Awards winners will receive an award and benefit from industry-wide recognition and brand building media coverage. All 2011 winning products will be displayed at The Showcase of Packaging Innovations&#174; at PACK EXPO 2011 (September 26 - 28) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.</p>

<h2>The Fine Print</h2>

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<h3>Who:</h3>

<p>Product manufacturers and entries submitted on their behalf.</p>

<h3>What:</h3>

<p>Products packaged in glass launched after July 2009 and manufactured in North America.</p>

<h3>When:</h3>

<p>Entries must be postmarked no later than July 9, 2011.</p>

<h3>How:</h3>

<p>Fill out the online entry form below. Tell us why your entry deserves to win. Please mail us a filled sample of each entry. Products may be entered in more than one category. There is no fee for entering. All entries are judged on innovation (in container form and product category), package design (including container, label, and closure), and shelf impact by a distinguished panel of judges.</p>

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    <dd>The 2011 Clear Choice Awards</dd>
    <dd>c/o: The Lindberg Group, LLC</dd>
    <dd>Attn: Vanessa Posada</dd>
    <dd>1220 North Fillmore Street</dd>
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    <dd>Arlington, VA 22201</dd>
    <dd>(703) 778 - 7647</dd>
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<p>Since 1989, the Clear Choice Awards has honored consumer product goods (CPG) manufacturers who expand the frontiers of glass packaging design by using glass containers in innovative ways. Sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute, this is the only Awards program that recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image and success of everyday products. From sparkling water to salsa, baby food to bottled fruit juices, beer to flavored rums, pasta sauce to pickles, the Clear Choice Awards are presented to products that triumph in glass.</p>

<h3>Questions:</h3>

<p>Contact Vanessa Posada at (703) 778 - 7647 or <a href="&#x6D;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6F;:&#86;an&#x65;&#x73;s&#97;&#64;L&#x69;&#x6E;d&#98;e&#114;&#x67;&#x47;r&#112;&#46;&#99;o&#x6D;">&#86;an&#x65;&#x73;s&#97;&#64;L&#x69;&#x6E;d&#98;e&#114;&#x67;&#x47;r&#112;&#46;&#99;o&#x6D;</a></p>
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            <title>September 9, 2010 - Media Advisory - Glass Packaging Institute Announces 2010 Clear Choice Awards Winners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<h2>What are the Clear Choice Awards?</h2>

<p>Since 1989, the Clear Choice Awards has honored consumer product goods (CPG) manufacturers who expand the frontiers of glass packaging design by using glass containers in innovative ways. Sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute, this is the only Awards program that recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image and success of everyday products. From sparkling water to salsa, baby food to bottled fruit juices, beer to flavored rums, pasta sauce to pickles, the Clear Choice Awards are presented to products that triumph in glass.</p>

<h2>What are the categories for the 2011 Clear Choice Awards?</h2>

<p>GPI will be awarding top package designs in the following categories: Beer; Wine; Food; Carbonated Beverage; Non-Carbonated Beverage; Distilled Spirits; Flavored Alcoholic Beverage; Organic Food or Beverage; Fragrance/Cosmetics/Other; Overall Package Design; and Conversion Recognition.</p>

<h2>What are the benefits of receiving a Clear Choice Award?</h2>

<p>All 2011 Clear Choice Awards winners will receive an award and benefit from industry-wide recognition and brand building media coverage. All 2011 winning products will be displayed at PACK EXPO 2011 (September 26 - 28) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.</p>

<h2>How are the winners selected?</h2>

<p>All entries are judged on innovation (in container form and product category), package design (including container, label, and closure), and shelf impact by a distinguished panel of judges. </p>

<h2>When will the winners be announced?</h2>

<p>Clear Choice Awards winners will be announced on the GPI website <a href="/">www.gpi.org</a> on September 7th during GPI&#8217;s Recycle Glass Month. </p>

<h2>What is the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI)?</h2>

<p>The Glass Packaging Institute is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, the glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental and recycling policies, and educate packaging professionals.</p>

<h2>More questions?</h2>

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