AmeriStar competition opens

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the opening of the 2011 AmeriStar package competition. The AmeriStar showcases the most ground-breaking, innovative, packages of the year that:

• Go beyond brand-owner expectations

• Increase product sales

• Boost brand image

• Result in cost savings

• Show an innovative way to protect product

• Embrace new material technologies

• Address current environmental concerns

Deadlines:

Early Bird entry deadline - November 30, 2010

Final entry deadline - January 14, 2011

Judging - January 27, 2011

For more information about AmeriStar, visit theIoPP AmeriStar pageor contact Carole Schiller, IoPP Honors & Awards Manager at 630-696-4006 or e-mail cschiller@iopp.org.

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