Several leading brands&mdashheinz, kraft, pepperidge farms, cadbury and unilever&mdashalso took home diamond, gold or silver awards in the 24th dupont awards for packaging innovation, the industrys longestrunning, global, independently judged celebration of innovation and collaboration throughout the value chain. "the 2012 diamond winner exemplifies the role packaging plays in helping to feed a growing population around the world.
Freshcase packaging technology for meat, selected by the jurors as this years diamond winner, addresses the important effort to help ensure food maintains its nutritional value and freshness," said william harvey, president of dupont packaging and industrial polymers. "in the face of a growing population with limited resources, food waste from spoilage must be greatly reduced, and innovative packaging solutions will play a critical role in that story." an expert panel evaluated 200 entries from 21 countries and awarded one diamond winner, five gold winners and 10 silver winners based on "excellence" in one, two or all three categories innovation, sustainability and costwaste reduction.
"the common thread was a focus on collaboration," said lead dupont awards juror brian wagner, vp, packaging technology integrated solutions ptis, a havi global solutions direct co. "it wasnt just one company doing it by themselves they leveraged their suppliers strategically. There was a real focus on consumer insight on the impact of packaging at shelf and throughout the user experience." the innovation represented by the dupont awards winners is one part of the solution needed to improve global food security. For more information on duponts initiatives to address food security issues, visit httpfoodsecurity.dupont.com.
