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The owners of AUSPACK, the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will run the Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA) for Australia at AUSPACK 2017.

PIDA will recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field.

The Design Innovation of the Year company awards will recognise organisations that have designed innovative packaging and processing materials and solutions, innovative packaging and processing machinery/ equipment within each of these four manufacturing categories:

  1. Food
  2. Beverage
  3. Health, Beauty & Wellness
  4. Domestic & Household.

In addition, there will be two special company awards:

1. Sustainable Packaging & Processing
2. Save Food Packaging & Processing.

And three individual awards:

1. Young Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year
2. Industry Packaging & Processing Professional of the Year
3. The APPMA Scholarship.

The PIDA Awards are the exclusive award program for all Australian entries into the WorldStar Packaging Awards.

Applications close 20 January 2017. Click here for submission and criteria forms.

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