This year, for the eighth time, the Glass Packaging Action Forum is honouring innovative products packaged in glass from the food and beverage industry with the „Product Innovation in Glass“ award.
The application phase started on 1 January 2021 and ends on 31 May 2021. The nominees and winners will be announced on 16 September 2021 at the industry congress Trendtag Glas in Munich.
How to apply for the „Product innovation in glass“ award“
The Glass Packaging Action Forum invites all companies from the food and beverage bottling and manufacturing industry to apply for the „Product Innovation in Glass“ award. The requirements: The product must be packaged in glass and should have been sold on the German market for the first time between 1 June 2020 and 30 April 2021. The Participation - The nomination process - even with multiple submissions per company - is free of charge, as is communication about the nomination or the award.
Selection of nominees and winners
The „Product innovation in glass“ is divided into the Small Companies„, “Medium and Large Companies„ and “Audience Favourite„ categories. Companies with up to 50 employees are considered „small companies“, while companies with 51 or more employees are considered „medium and large companies“. At the end of the application phase, an independent jury of experts evaluates the submissions based on various criteria, nominates the three best products in each of the „Small Companies“ and „Medium and Large Companies“ categories and finally selects the winners.
The winner of the „Audience Favourite“ category is chosen by visitors to Trend Day Glass - the industry event for decision-makers from marketing, retail and purchasing.
„We are delighted that we are able to present the ‚Product Innovation in Glass’ award for the eighth time this year and that it has established itself as an award in the industry. Every year, we see anew the innovative spirit of the companies that package their products in glass. We look forward to new and exciting submissions from the food and beverage industry again in 2021.“ Dr Johann Overath, Managing Director of the Bundesverband Glasindustrie e. V. and spokesperson for the Glass Packaging Action Forum
More information about the Winners 2020, Winners 2019, Winners 2018, Winner 2017.
[infotext icon]The Glass Packaging Action Forum is an initiative of the container glass industry in Germany and part of the umbrella organisation of the German glass industry, the Bundesverband Glasindustrie e. V. The aim of the initiative is to communicate the many special features and advantages of glass packaging to packaging decision-makers and the public. The Glass Packaging Action Forum is also the first point of contact in Germany for all questions relating to glass as a packaging material[/infotext].
