Future Packaging Leaders Recognized in FPA's 2026 Student Design Challenge

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice of the U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. This year’s first- and second-place honors were awarded to student teams from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), with three additional packaging concepts receiving Honorable Mention recognition. As part of its commitment to fostering the next generation of packaging professionals, FPA has sponsored the Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge since 2004. The competition complements FPA’s annual Achievement Awards program by encouraging students to apply packaging science, engineering, and design principles to innovative real-world flexible packaging solutions.

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