March 10, 2010 - GPI Seeks 2010 Clear Choice Awards Entries for Best Glass Package Designs
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) invites you to enter the 2010 Clear Choice Awards, which recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image, marketability, sustainability and success of food, beverage and cosmetic products. Because of the success of last year’s Awards, GPI will again hold a virtual Clear Choice Awards event. Clear Choice Awards winners will be announced on the GPI website the week of September 12, 2010, during GPI’s Recycle Glass Week.
“Designing and packaging in glass ensures that your product has the competitive edge, as more and more consumers are demanding glass for its pure, recyclable, and premium characteristics,” says Joseph Cattaneo, president of the Glass Packaging Institute. “Glass containers continue to lead the pack in providing the aesthetics consumers want in a ‘green’ package.”
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; and Fragrance/Cosmetics/Other. GPI will also choose one package design to receive the Clear Choice Award for Overall Package Design, and honor eligible entries with GPI’s Conversion Recognition.
To enter the 2010 Clear Choice Awards, participants should visit the GPI website and fill out a call-for-entries form. Industry judges will vote to honor winning products as the best glass packaging designs in North America. All 2010 Clear Choice Awards winners will receive an award and benefit from industry-wide recognition and brand building media coverage. Winning products will be displayed at InterBev 2010 (September 22 - 24) in Orlando, FL, and at The Showcase of Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO International 2010 (October 31 - November 3) at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
Visit the GPI website to check out past winners and find out more information on submission guidelines. There is no fee to enter. All entries must be postmarked by Saturday, July 10, 2010.
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.
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. www.gpi.org
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The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
