19 Nov 2015 Winning beverage packs in SA’s 2015 ‘Packaging Oscars’
SOUTH Africa’s first digital print on laminated tubes, elaborate and striking decoration techniques for glass bottles, the ultimate convenience for on-the-go coffee cups, innovative carton designs to protect cakes on the move, packaging that’s helping to shift lower-income consumers from powdered to liquid detergents, gold-spangled gift tubes for sparkling wines, portable packs that keep beer colder for longer – all these concepts took gold medals in this year’s Gold Pack Awards.
Here are the three Beverage-Alcoholic Category Medal Winners:
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Gold Medal Smirnoff Double Black Entrant: Glass Decorations Converter: Glass Decorations Brand Owner: Brandhouse Citation: This striking bottle decoration uses a ‘night sky blue’ combined with a newly developed glitter blue, matt metallic silver and a high gloss silver foil finish. This technically excellent decoration uses completely organic media applied to the glass resulting in a sustainable packaging solution. |
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Amarula Gold Entrant: Glass Decorations Converter: Glass Decorations Brand Owner: Distell Citation: This bottle decoration was achieved with three different processes creating a clear ‘WOW’ factor. Gold foiling directly on to glass is a world first. |
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Bronze Medal Jack Black Beer Range Entrant: Glass Decorations Converter: Glass Decorations Brand Owner: Jack Black Beer
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Citation: The detailed branding was achieved using hi-stoving ink media in combination with a special screen application, giving strong shelf appeal and a ‘ready to fill’ advantage to the brand owner.Here are the three Beverage-Non-Alcoholic Category Medal Winners:
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Gold Medal Woolworths Hey Brew Caffe Latte Flavoured Milks Entrant: Fairfield Dairy Converter: Concept Plastics South Africa Brand Owner: Woolworths
Citation: This trendy and attractive ‘coffee cup’ pack was designed to enhance consumer convenience. It features a non-spill fixed lid, allowing the coffee to be heated and consumed directly from the pack. |
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Silver Medal Valpré Spring Water Entrant: Consol Glass Converter: Consol Glass Brand Owner: Waveside (The Coca-Cola
Citation: With its debossed ‘V’ back and front, and the use of a clear pressure-sensitive label, this elegant and minimalistic bottle reflects the brand’s attributes of purity and quality. * Winner, too, of the Glass Category |
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Joint Bronze Medal Woolworths ToGo Pressed Juice Bottle Entrant: Nioro Plastics Converter: Nioro Plastics Brand Owner: Woolworths
Citation: Achieving space efficiencies on-shelf and in storage owing to its practical shape, this bottle is produced from 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (rPET). |
