Our Packages of the Year coverage includes some of the most innovative and unsurpassed new packages that have rolled onto store shelves. These packages incorporate new technology, design and user-friendly functionality. Some featured here are even award-winning. The Food and Beverage Packaging team put a call out for submissions for this coverage, so what you will see is a compilation of submitted products, award winners that were too innovative to ignore and some Editor’s picks that we felt deserved the title. Coverage includes packaging details, supplier company names and other interesting packaging morsels. Read on for the top packages of the year and get inspired by their creativity.
The Bolthouse Farms Shakedowns package from Emerald Packaging Incorporation has changed the produce aisle by incorporating an interactive package. The 2.25-ounce bag consists of fresh carrots and seasoning in a separate internal packet, packaged together in a grab and go bag. The consumer breaks open the packet to disperse the seasoning over the carrots, then shakes to coat them. This package has earned a silver award -technical innovation from the 57th annual Flexible Packaging Association Achievement Awards.