2024 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA)

Coordinated by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the 2024 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA) are designed to recognise companies and individuals who are making a significant difference in their field in Australia and New Zealand.

The PIDA Awards are the exclusive award program for all Australia and New Zealand entries into the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards, which are coordinated by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

Should you wish to enter the same product in multiple categories the first entry will cost $500+ GST with additional category entries costings $120 + GST per entry.

The Design Innovation of the Year company awards will recognise organisations that have designed innovative packaging within each of these six manufacturing categories:
1. Food
2. Beverage
3. Health, Beauty & Wellness
4. Domestic & Household
5. Labelling & Decoration
6. Outside of the Box

There are four special awards available:
1. Sustainable Packaging Design
2. Save Food Packaging Design
3. Accessible & Inclusive Packaging Design
4. Marketing

In addition there are three awards designed for people who have made specific contributions to the packaging industry.

These Individual Awards will include:
1. Young Packaging Professional of the Year
2. Industry Packaging Professional of the Year
3. Packaging Technologist of the Year - NEW

There are two scholarships available:
1. ABA Diploma in Packaging Scholarship
2 ABA Certificate in Packaging Scholarship

Upcoming Events Submit an Event

May

The AIP is currently at the planning stage of the 2025 Australasian Packaging Conference that will be held at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, NSW, Australia on 6-7 May 2025.

Celebrating innovation and excellence in the Australian food and beverage manufacturing sector.

PacPrint is the most comprehensive and relevant B2B event serving the evolving needs of the print, sign and graphics industries in Australia, New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific region.

The international trade fair IPACK-IMA, dedicated to processing and packaging, materials and technologies for the food and non-food world, returns for the next edition in 2025 in Milano.

June

The AIPIA World Congress is the premier event in the Smart Packaging sector, covering a comprehensive spectrum of technology, including both active and intelligent applications.

July

The Processing & Packaging Pavilion powered by APPMA is an exciting new addition to Industrial Transformation Australia, co-located with CeMAT Australia 2025.

September

As the world economic summit for the beverage and liquid food industry, drinktec brings the industry together in Munich every four years over five days.

With more packaging and processing professionals under one roof than any other show in 2025, you can make all the industry connections you want and need to make at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

October

K 2025 offers a wide range of topics around machinery and equipment, including plastics processing as well as machinery for reprocessing and recycling.

November

The Sustainable Packaging Summit will be back in 2025, bigger than ever, with an extra day of content, more speakers, exhibitors, and industry professionals.