Every year, the Swiss Packaging Institute presents the Swiss Packaging Award in recognition of outstanding achievements in the packaging industry. The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology / construction / machine solutions and reusable packaging / systems.

The 55th Swiss Packaging Award was hosted by Philippe Dubois, President of the SVI, together with jury president Stefan Jüde. This year, a total of 37 packaging solutions were submitted by 25 different participants. The sustainability category was again particularly well represented with 20 submissions. This reflects the demands of the times: packaging companies must develop recyclable, reusable and recyclable packaging - the submissions show that they are tackling this with pioneering solutions.

The Audience Award, sponsored by the Empack packaging trade fair, went to Andreas Kopp with the "King Penguin with pull-out mechanism" packaging solution for the customer Jakobs Basler Leckerly / Basel Zoo. The audience award is voted for by consumers, not the jury.

The 2024 winners at a glance

• Sustainability category: Pharma Guard from Südpack Medica
• Category Marketing: Cartony - Pizza Karton Wave from Delicous Network, Manufacturer: Bourquin
• Design category: "Gottlieber Hüppen" from Pawi Packaging Switzerland
• Convenience category: Implant packaging from GPI Swiss
• Category Technology / Construction / Machine systems: Sushi Pack - dry molded fiber from Bachmann Forming, developer: Scafa Thermoforming / OMG Thermoforming SRL
• Reusable packaging / reusable systems: ReCircle reusable network by Stefan Kälin, design: AdRem Design

SVI Managing Director Andreas Zopfi referred to the high innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry and congratulated the sector on its progressive and goal-oriented approach to sustainable packaging solutions. The winners of the Swiss Packaging Award automatically qualify to take part in the World Star Award of the World Packaging Organization.

The Audience Award has been presented since 2003 as an additional special award as part of the Swiss Packaging Awards, which the Swiss Packaging Institute SVI will host for the 56th time in 2024. In this award, the public decides who wins, not the jury. Voting has been possible online since Thursday. This time there are 14 packages to choose from. The main sponsor of the audience award is the Empack packaging trade fair.

The Swiss Packaging Award is the flagship of the Swiss packaging industry and is intended to reflect the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. The winners also receive a ticket to take part in the international packaging competition "World Star Award".

37 innovative packaging solutions were submitted this year, including six entries for the Young Talent Award. In the six main categories, sustainability is ahead of all others with 20 entries and shows how intensively packaging companies are working on developing sustainable packaging solutions that meet consumer requirements and political guidelines. The judging will take place on September 10 and the award ceremony on October 17.

The SVI understands the companies' situation. For this reason, the SVI has decided to suspend the Swiss Packaging Award 2024 and continue it in the summer. What does this mean? The SVI will reopen the submission window in June, week 26, and will once again motivate the industry to take part.

The award ceremony will now take place on October 17. The date has been chosen so that it is still possible to submit the winning packaging to the World Packaging Award. Despite the circumstances, the SVI is confident that the interruption is the right decision. The Swiss Packaging Award is and will remain the innovation window for the Swiss packaging industry.

The competition is open to innovative packaging, packaging aids, displays (product-carrying systems, presentation elements) as well as packaging and packaging systems that have been developed, designed, manufactured or distributed by Swiss companies or persons or by foreign companies or persons that have introduced their entries to the Swiss market. Several packages may be submitted per entrant.

Young talent wanted!

Young talents are also called upon to enter their packaging ideas in the Swiss Packaging Award: For pupils and students, participation is free of charge. They will be judged by the jury in the corresponding category. The prerequisite is that the products have not been launched on the market.

The Swiss Packaging Award is presented in the categories: Sustainability, Convenience, Design, Marketing, Technology / Construction / Machine Systems and, as a new category, Reusable Packaging / Systems. There is also the Young Talent Award and the Audience Award as special categories. The special jury prize will also be awarded. Here, the members of the jury award prizes for what they consider to be outstanding submissions. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and recognizing holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. In a judging process lasting two days, a jury of 16 experts will nominate up to three packages per category, from which a winner will be chosen.

Consumers choose the public winner online

The winner of the Public's Choice Award will not be decided by a jury of experts, but by consumers: they will use e-voting to choose their favorite packaging of the year. The public vote will take place from March 1 to April 15, 2024. The award ceremony will be held on June 6.

The jury's special prize for a packaging solution was awarded to Vetropack for the solution "Echovai: World's first returnable bottles made of thermally tempered lightweight glass". The Audience Award, sponsored by the Empack packaging trade fair, went to Mibelle for its packaging solution "From ocean plastic to cult bottle - cell phone meets #tide ocean material". The consumers vote for the audience award, not the jury.

SVI Managing Director Andreas Zopfi referred to the high innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry and congratulated the industry on a progressive and goal-oriented path to sustainable packaging solutions. The winners of the Swiss Packaging Award automatically qualify for participation in the World Star Award of the World Packaging Organization.

About the award

With the Swiss Packaging Award, the Swiss Packaging Institute honors outstanding achievements in packaging every year. The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology / construction / machine solutions. A maximum of three packaging solutions will be nominated per category, one of which will be chosen as the winner. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and awarding holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. The special jury prize was introduced as a new feature this year.

The sustainability category was once again particularly well represented with 27 entries, reflecting the demands of the times: packaging companies are under enormous pressure to develop recyclable and reusable packaging, especially in the plastics sector. The large number of entries shows that the Swiss packaging industry is doing its homework.

With the Swiss Packaging Award, the Swiss Packaging Institute honors outstanding achievements in packaging every year. The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry.

Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology / design / machine solutions. A maximum of three packaging solutions will be nominated per category, one of which will be chosen as the winner. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and awarding holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. The special jury prize was introduced as a new feature this year.

The nominees at a glance

Sustainability category

Young talents are also called upon to enter their packaging ideas in the Swiss Packaging Award: For pupils and students, participation is free of charge. They will be judged by the jury in the corresponding category. The prerequisite is that the products have not been launched on the market.

Eight awards to win

The Swiss Packaging Award is presented in the categories: Sustainability, Convenience, Design, Marketing, Technology / Construction / Machine Systems. In addition, there will be the Young Talent Award and the Audience Award as special categories. For the first time, the Special Jury Prize will be awarded. Here, the members of the jury will award prizes for what they consider to be outstanding entries. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and honoring holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. A jury of 16 experts nominates up to three packages per category in a judging process lasting two days, from which a winner is chosen.

The winner of the audience award is not decided by a jury of experts, but by consumers: they use e-voting to select their favorite packaging of the year. A very special award for the participating companies! The public vote will take place from February 15 to April 15, 2023, with the award ceremony on June 1.

Originally, submissions for the Swiss Packaging Award - the most prestigious prize in the Swiss packaging industry - were only to be possible until 15.01.2023. Now the organizers announce that the deadline has been extended until the end of January. Registration is possible online.

Who can participate?

The competition is open to innovative packaging, packaging aids, displays (product-carrying systems, presentation elements) as well as packaging and packaging systems that have been developed, designed, manufactured or distributed by Swiss companies or persons or by foreign companies or persons that have introduced their entries to the Swiss market. Several packages may be submitted per entrant.

Young talents are also called upon to enter their packaging ideas in the Swiss Packaging Award: For pupils and students, participation is free of charge. They will be judged by the jury in the corresponding category. The prerequisite is that the products have not been launched on the market.

Eight awards to be won

The Swiss Packaging Award is presented in the categories Sustainability, Convenience, Design, Marketing, Technology / Construction / Machine Systems. In addition, there will be the Young Talent Award and the Audience Award as special categories. For the first time, the Special Jury Prize will be awarded. Here, the members of the jury will award prizes for what they consider to be outstanding entries. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and honoring holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. A jury of 16 experts nominates up to three packages per category in a judging process lasting two days, from which a winner is chosen.

Public votes for most popular packaging of the year

The winner of the audience award will not be decided by a panel of experts, but by consumers, who will use e-voting to choose their favorite packaging of the year. The public vote will take place from February 15 to April 15, 2023.

Young talents are also invited to enter their packaging ideas for the Swiss Packaging Award: Participation is free of charge for pupils and students. They will be judged by the jury in the corresponding "Young Talent Award" category. The prerequisite is that the products have not been launched on the market.

Eight awards, new special prize

The Swiss Packaging Award is presented in the categories Sustainability, Convenience, Design, Marketing and Technology / Construction / Machine Systems. In addition, there are the Young Talent Award and the Audience Award as special awards.

The special jury prize will be awarded for the first time. Here, the members of the jury will award outstanding submissions from their point of view. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and honoring holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. A jury of 16 experts nominates up to three packages per category in a judging process lasting two days, from which a winner is chosen.

Consumers vote for the public winner online

Consumers decide who receives the audience award. They use e-voting to select their favorite packaging of the year. The public vote will take place from February 15 to April 15, 2023.

By participating in the award, individuals and companies can benefit from the opportunity to present themselves to a broad public. A win or a nomination brings the company high attention, confirms the own performance and motivates the employees. All award-winning and nominated packaging, as well as the companies or individuals involved in it, may use the official Swiss Packaging Awards signet. The winners also automatically qualify for the World Star Packaging Awards, the international packaging competition of the World Packaging Organization WPO.

The award ceremony of the Swiss Packaging Award will take place on June 8, 2023.

A total of 50 packaging solutions were submitted by 26 different participants. These included six entries for the Young Talent Award, in which schoolchildren and students can present their packaging ideas. The Special Award for the Circular Economy, which was offered for the second time, received 15 entries. The sustainability category was particularly well represented with 20 entries, reflecting the demands of the times: packaging companies must develop recyclable and reusable packaging - especially in the plastics sector. The large number of submissions shows that the Swiss packaging industry is tackling these challenges with innovative solutions.

Andreas Zopfi, Managing Director of the Swiss Packaging Institute SVI, referred to the high innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Thus, in January 2021, six packagings from Switzerland were awarded a World Star. The winners of the Swiss Packaging Award automatically qualify for participation in the World Star Award of the World Packaging Organization.

With the Swiss Packaging Award, the SVI honors outstanding achievements in packaging every year. The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology and construction. Up to three packaging solutions are nominated per category, one of which is chosen as the winner.

Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and awarding holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. For the second time this year, the special prize for circular economy was awarded. The audience award presented by the EMPACK packaging trade fair went to the Proderma company with its innovative "Mettler Buffer Solution Sticks" packaging solution.

SVI President Philippe Dubois referred to the high innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. In January 2021, for example, nine packages from Switzerland were awarded a World Star, one of them even the world's highest packaging prize, the President's Award in Gold. The winners of the Swiss Packaging Award automatically qualify for participation in the World Star Award.

The aim of the Swiss Packaging Award is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology and construction. Up to three packaging solutions will be nominated per category, one of which will be chosen as the winner. Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and honoring holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. A new feature this year is the special award for the circular economy.

Swiss Packaging Award

The winners 2021

A total of 46 packaging solutions were submitted by 34 different participants, including five entries for the Young Talent Award, in which schoolchildren and students were able to present their packaging ideas. The special circular economy award, which was offered for the first time, recorded 15 entries. The sustainability category was particularly well represented this year with 26 entries, reflecting the demands of the times: packaging companies are under enormous pressure to develop recyclable and reusable packaging, especially in the plastics sector. However, the large number of entries shows that the Swiss packaging industry is doing its homework, according to a statement from the Swiss Packaging Institute.

With the Swiss Packaging Award, the SVI honors outstanding achievements in packaging every year. The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. Companies can submit their packaging solutions in the categories of sustainability, convenience, design, marketing, technology and construction. A maximum of three packaging solutions are nominated per category, one of which is chosen as the winner.

Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on promoting and awarding holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material. This year, the special prize for recycling management was introduced for the first time.

The winners of this year's award will be announced on June 10. The organizer of the competition SVI hopes that the award ceremony can again be held physically.