GPI Seeks 2010 Clear Choice Awards Entries for Best Glass Package Designs

2010 Awards to Again be Held with Recycle Glass Week

The Glass Packaging Institute celebrates the 21st year of the Clear Choice Awards, which recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image, marketability, sustainability and success of food, beverage and cosmetic products. Clear Choice Awards winners will be announced on the GPI website the week of September 12, during GPI’s Recycle Glass Week. And GPI will again hold a virtual Clear Choice Awards event to showcase winners.

“Designing and packaging in glass ensures that your product has the competitive edge, as more and more consumers demand glass for its pure, recyclable, and premium characteristics,” says Joseph Cattaneo, president of the Glass Packaging Institute. “Glass containers continue to lead the pack in providing the aesthetics consumers want in a ‘green’ package.”

GPI will award top package designs in the following categories: Beer; Wine; Food; Carbonated Beverage; Non-Carbonated Beverage; Distilled Spirits; Flavored Alcoholic Beverage; Organic Food or Beverage; and Fragrance/Cosmetics/Other. GPI will also choose one glass package to receive the Clear Choice Award for Overall Package Design, and honor eligible entries with GPI’s Conversion Recognition. There is no fee to enter. All entries must be postmarked by July 10, 2010.

To enter the 2010 Clear Choice Awards, visit the GPI website and complete a call-for-entries form. Industry judges will vote to honor winning products as the best glass packaging designs in North America. All 2010 Clear Choice Awards winners will receive an award, as well as industry-wide recognition and brand building media coverage. Winning products will be displayed at InterBev 2010 (September 22 - 24) in Orlando, FL, and at The Showcase of Packaging Innovations® at PACK EXPO International 2010 (October 31 - November 3) at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.