Starpack Award for Excelsior

Excelsior Technologies’ Zip’n Steam was amongst a host of packaging innovations rewarded on a night of celebration for the Starpack Awards 2006 at the Grosvenor House Hotel’s prestigious Great Room in London’s Mayfair on July 5. It won the Gold Star in a new category: Best Plastics Flexible Innovation.

Described as “a superb innovation in flexible plastics material” by the judges. The reusable and resealable pouches include a number of patented innovations such as an in built pressure valve and a resealable zip that hold an overpressure of 0.4bar. The bags, which are cool to touch at the top after cooking, give the consumer complete control over portion size and ingredients, and can be used for fresh, chilled or frozen foods.

The UK’s packaging industry awards programme is organised by the IOP: the Packaging Society, part of IOM3. Now in their 47th year, the Starpack Awards rewarded excellence with 15 Gold Stars, a Supreme Gold and the Technical Innovation Award; 27 Silver Stars, 34 Bronze Stars and nine sponsor awards. In a record year there were 309 entering companies with 867 individual category entries.

Other winners celebrated included Nampak Cartons who took the Gold Star - Best in Creative Cartonboard Packaging – Food, and the Pro Carton Award: Best in Creative Cartonboard Packaging – Food with a Cartonboard Sandwich Pack featuring a PLA window.

Used by Marks & Spencer, it incorporates an easy-to-open zip at the rear of the pack that allows it to open out into a plate. The NatureWorks PLA window means consumers can see exactly what they are buying, while at the same time allaying their environmental concerns. The pack can also be opened in the conventional way, via the windowed area on the front of the pack. When opened from the front the aperture widens to create a tripod effect which provides both ease of access and improved pack stability.

The Best Shelf Ready Pack Gold Star was won by Taylowe with its Options and Ovaltine solution for R Twining & Co. Designed to be easy to replenish in store, maintain good presentation and give easy access for the consumer, the packs are manufactured on an angle, which makes them easier to fill automatically and provides easier access for the consumer. The perforated packs are made from 650micron Frovi Carrier and are litho printed in 6-colours with UV varnish.

Cool-Air won the Gold Star – Best Innovative Pack for Robinson Paperboard Packaging. This is the first time a twin-walled paper board tube has been produced to deliver thermal protection

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