Finalists for the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDAs) have been announced for 2023, with a significant number of outstanding innovations being recognised across 11 categories.

Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the PIDAs are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field across Australia and New Zealand.

Finalists for the 2023 Food Packaging Design of the Year are:

Australian Organic Food Co. Minestrone Soup mono material retort pouch (Flavour Makers & Toppan)
BioShield (Caps & Closures)
DualPakECO compostable food trays (Confoil & BASF)
EarthPouch High Barrier Quad-Seal (Mikro Coffee Roasters & TCL Hofmann)
Priestley’s Gourmet Delights Fibre tray insert (Opal)
JBS Swift Lamb Cutlets CRYOVAC Darfesh Mono-PET rollstock (Sealed Air)
Jindurra Station 2 Star beef mince in Flotite non-shrink (Aldi, Bindaree Food Group & Amcor Flexibles)
Majans Desi snack pouch with dual tear notch & laser score (O F Packaging/Close the Loop Group)
Vitor Grapes ‘hippie punnet’ (NAVI Co Global).

Finalists for the 2023 Beverage Packaging Design of the Year are:

Australia’s first 100% recycled flavoured milk bottles (Brownes Dairy)
Banrock Station Eco Bottle (Accolade Wines)
400 ml Still Spring Water (Wallaby)
Oysterlean (Caps & Closures)
Penley Sustainability Range (Cutler Brands)
Wine Protector (Planet Protector Packaging)

Finalists for the 2023 Health, Beauty & Wellness Packaging Design of the Year are:

BioShield (Caps & Closures)
Habitat Shipper Box (Production Packaging Innovations)
Koi foaming handwash refillable starter kit and refill tablets (Coles Group)
Oysterlean (Caps & Closures)

Finalists for the 2023 Domestic & Household Packaging Design of the Year are:

10:PM Mattress Box (Production Packaging Innovations)
BioShield (Caps & Closures)
Easy Pour (DuluxGroup – British Paints)
The Dirt Co Circular Refill Pouch Packaging (O F Packaging/Close the Loop Group)

Finalists for the 2023 Labelling & Decoration Design of the Year are:

Christmas BioCups (OzHarvest & BioPak)
Herma InNo Liner Labelling (Result Group & Hanes Australasia)
The Good Smoothie Milk Powder Composite Pack (Nutura Organic & Zipform Packaging)

Finalists for the 2023 Outside of the Box Design of the Year are:

Coola Box (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ)
Future Ecology – EmGuard (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ)
Snell Packaging – Mattress Corner Protector (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ)
EcoSpacer dunnage solution (Oji Fibre Solutions NZ)

Finalists for the 2023 Marketing Design of the Year Award (special awards) are:

Dulux Jellybean Promotion Pack (Dulux Australia)
Keen’s Meal Bases (BrandOpus Australia & McCormick Foods Australia)
Sara Lee Deluxe (BrandOpus Australia & Sara Lee Holdings
Sustain OzHarvest Cups (Bunzl Australia and New Zealand)

Finalists for the 2023 Sustainable Packaging Design of the Year (special awards) are:

Aqueous BioCups (BioPak)
Australian Organic Food Co. Minestrone Soup mono material retort pouch (Flavour Makers)
Banrock Station Eco Bottle (Accolade Wines)
Coles Finest Carbon Neutral Steak Vacuum Packaging (Coles Group & Plantic Technologies)
DualPakECO compostable food trays (Confoil & BASF)
Dulux 50% rPP Paint and Lid (Pact Group & Dulux Group)
EarthPouch High Barrier Quad Seal (Mikro Coffee Roasters & TCL Hofmann)
Priestley’s Gourmet Delights Fibre tray insert (Opal)
Herma InNo Liner Labelling (Result Group & Hanes Australasia)
JBS Swift Lamb Cutlets CRYOVAC Darfesh Mono-PET rollstock (Sealed Air)
RafCycle by UPM Raflatac, Store Operations Fruit & Vegetable PE film (Woolworths Group Ltd)
Sustainable Fresh Produce Packaging (Detpak & Woolworths Supermarkets)
Tempguard Gusset for HelloFresh (Sealed Air)
The Juice Brothers (Bega Dairy & Drinks)
Wine Protector (Planet Protector Packaging)

Finalists for the 2023 Industry Packaging Professional of the Year (special awards) are:

Anhely Millán, Founder, Sustainability for Kids
Michael Dossor, Managing Director, Result Group

Finalists of the 2023 Young Packaging Professional of the Year (special awards) are:

Fredie More Pablo, Operations Project Manager, Pact Group
Huzaifa Mohsinally, Packaging Manager, Goodman Fielder NZ
Lars M. Ljung, Sustainability Manager, Planet Protector Packaging
Pippa Corry, Founder, Philo and Co
Sarish Shashidhar, Industrial Designer, BioPak

Finalists of the 2023 ABA Scholarships (special awards) are:

Jessica Ansell, Marketing Manager, Close the Loop Group
Tony Crowther, Packaging Development Technologist, Lion Co
Shannon Lee, Associate Packaging Technologist, The Arnott’s Group

Winners of the awards will be announced at the PIDAs ceremony that will be held in-person on 28 March at the Crown Promenade, alongside the AIP Conference in Melbourne.

Click here to book your spot at the awards.

The PIDAs are also the exclusive feeder program for Australia and New Zealand for the WorldStar Packaging Awards run by the World Packaging Organisation.

All 2023 PIDA winners will be automatically eligible for entry into the 2024 WorldStar Packaging Awards competition.