These are the winners of the Swiss Packaging Award 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swiss Packaging Awards ceremony at Empack—originally scheduled for April—was first postponed until November and ultimately had to be canceled entirely. The Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI) therefore decided on the spot to visit the nominated and winning companies and present them with their awards in person this year.

Editorial - November 18, 2020

Andreas-Kopp-AG — The winners of the audience award: Andreas and Charlotte Kuster (Jakob's Leckerly), Yanick Grenal, Debora Holdener (Easyfairs) and Raphael Hösch (from left to right).

For this year's Swiss Packaging Award, there were 41 entries in six categories and two special awards. The sustainability category has increased due to the social debate about sustainable packaging and the European Union's requirements for recycling plastic packaging. It was on par with the marketing and technology categories this year. Companies are investing heavily in the development of new packaging solutions. Accordingly, monomaterials, material savings and alternative packaging materials were a big topic.

The Swiss Packaging Institute SVI was particularly pleased to once again receive three applications for the Young Talent Award, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. The SVI hopes that this trend will continue.

The judging had already taken place at the end of February in the auditorium of the School of Applied Forest and Food Sciences HAFL of the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Zollikofen. For two days, the jury examined and evaluated the submitted packaging. New to the jury is Patrik Geisselhardt, managing director of Swiss Recycling. He brings his expertise in the evaluation of sustainability aspects.

The winners of the Swiss Packaging Award 2020

Sustainability category

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