Being recognized this year with multiple product innovation awards is a welcome acknowledgement of our commitment to a better packaging future. At the heart of every innovation is our goal to create solutions that are not only more circular — reducing waste and maximizing recyclability — but also more functional for our partners, and more convenient for consumers. By replacing traditional formats with paperboard alternatives, we’ve delivered packaging that enhances performance, protection, shelf appeal, and safety while minimizing environmental impact.

These recognitions are the fruits of collaborative innovation — working closely with customers, suppliers, and industry partners to push boundaries and deliver meaningful change. Together, we’re shaping packaging that meets today’s needs and anticipates tomorrow’s challenges.

Carlos Carrillo Lugo, vice president, global innovation at Graphic Packaging, said,

“Innovation is not just about creating new packaging — it’s about solving real challenges for our customers and their consumers while protecting the planet. These awards validate our commitment to designing better packaging; solutions that are more circular, more functional, and more convenient than the alternatives they replace. And none of this would be possible without the collaborative spirit that drives our teams and customers every day. My thanks go out to them.”

Here’s a detailed list of 2025 product innovation awards:

WorldStar Awards

• Morrisons pressed board vacuum skin packaging (VSP) trays: Winner, Food
• Mathys medical hip & knee implant packaging: Winner, Medical and Pharmaceutical

World Food Innovation Awards

• Morrisons pressed board vacuum skin packaging (VSP) trays: Winner, Best Packaging Design

World Beverage Innovation Awards

• Get More Vits EnviroClip™ Beam: Winner, Best Packaging Design

PAC Global Awards

• PepsiCo EnviroClip™ Bottles multipack:  Best in Class, Sustainable Package Design
• Pilgrim’s Europe PaperLite tray: Best in Class, Package Innovation Design

Dieline Awards

• Nestlé Australia Quality Street tub: Winner, Sustainable Packaging

Packaging News Environmental Packaging Awards

• PaperSeal™ Shape tray for Pilgrim’s Europe and Sainsbury’s:  Gold Award, Chilled/Frozen Food
• ProducePack™ Punnet tray: Silver Award, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

AmeriStar Awards

• PaperSeal Shape tray for Pilgrim’s Europe and Sainsbury’s: Winner, Sustainable Packaging
• ProducePack Punnet tray: Winner, Sustainable Packaging
• Mathys AG medical hip and knee implant packaging: Winner, Drug & Pharmaceutical
• Mother Parkers and Target Boardio™ paperboard canister: Winner, Shelf-Stable Food

European Carton Excellence Awards

• AB InBev Leffe beer multipack: Innovation Award
• Mathys AG medical hip and knee implant packaging: Gold Award, Pharma/Healthcare

Paperboard Packaging Council Awards

• Mathys AG medical hip and knee implant packaging: Richard DePaul Award for Creative Design & Converting
• Mother Parkers and Target Boardio paperboard canister: Gold Award, Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability
• PaperSeal Shape tray for Pilgrim’s Europe and Sainsbury’s: Gold Award, Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability
• Bonne Maman holiday Advent calendar: Gold Award, Outstanding Achievement in Packaging
• Betty Crocker Bridgerton Baking Kits: Gold Award, Outstanding Achievement in Packaging
• pladis Global McVitie’s Victoria Chocolate Creations: Gold Award, Outstanding Achievement in Innovation
• M&S Food PaperSeal Cook tray: Excellence Award in Sustainability
• M&S Food PaperSeal Cook tray: Excellence Award in Innovation
• AB InBev Leffe beer multipack: Excellence Award

QSR/FPI Foodservice Packaging Awards

• American Dairy Queen Corporation 2-cell drink insert: Innovation in Convenience Award

4evergreen Alliance Circularity Success Stories

ProducePack Punnet tray: Fibre-Based Packaging Products Designed for Circularity Award