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Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) proudly celebrates the 70th anniversary of its prestigious Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition in 2026. Since 1956, this annual competition has recognized the packaging innovations and technological advancements that have transformed our industry. Over the decades, the competition has become one of the most respected honors in the field, thanks to the exceptional quality of entries, a rigorous and objective judging process, and broad FPA and media coverage of the winning submissions.

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RESPECTED INDUSTRY-WIDE

The FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition is among the most respected in the industry thanks to the outstanding caliber of packaging entries, the objective and methodical judging process, and the extensive media coverage of the competition winners.

CUTTING-EDGE FOCUS

The competition’s focus on new technologies, processes, printing techniques, and sustainability of flexible packaging places the Achievement Awards program in a class by itself.

2026 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) proudly celebrates the 70th anniversary of its prestigious Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition in 2026. Since 1956, this annual competition has recognized the packaging innovations and technological advancements that have transformed our industry. Over the decades, the competition has become one of the most respected honors in the field, thanks to the exceptional quality of entries, a rigorous and objective judging process, and broad FPA and media coverage of the winning submissions.

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Award Categories

The Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards are given in the following categories:

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Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards & Innovation Showcase

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to present the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards & Innovation Showcase, which features flexible packaging solutions that meet expectations and needs through advancements in materials, graphics, structure, new uses, extended shelf life, and sustainability.

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Independent Judging

All entries are judged by an independent panel of experts. The Highest Achievement Award is given to the Gold Award winner ranked by the judges as having contributed most to the advancement of the industry. Gold and Silver Awards are given in the Technical Innovation, Sustainability, Printing and Shelf Impact, and Packaging Excellence categories. Special thanks are given to the 2025 competition judging panel: Bilge Altay, Ph.D., assistant professor of packaging and graphic media science at the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Engineering Technology in New York; Chris Lyons, group president of Packaging Impressions magazine in Pennsylvania; and Scott Wilkins, founder and lead consultant at Scorcia Packaging Resources, LLC, in Texas.