PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2013

TRADE SHOW REVIEW 34 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 11/13 www.petpla.net PET winners at the Beverage Innovation Awards @drinktec PET in podium position The finalists and winners of the Beverage Innovation Awards @ Drinktec – organised by Food- Bev media, Great Britain – were announced at a special awards ceremony at Drinktec in Munich Germany. The expert judging panel analysed over 370 entries from 40 countries in 29 catego- ries. The headline sponsor was Rexam Beverage Can. Associate sponsors included Aptar Food + Beverage, Sensient Flavors, O-I and Smartseal. We present below the winners of the various categories, all of whom opted for PET for their packaging and further on the drintec review. Best bottle in PET Entries included a 100% rPET bottle for Gaia Organic Vodka; Iskilde’s new 0.375 litre Petit bottle; MCC Tradelink’s Water Buddies; and Sorgenti Blu’s new octagonal PET water cooler bottle Finalists included: Crystal Geyser Water Company’s hand-sculpted tea leaf designed bottle for its Tejava premium iced tea; Fakeer’s unique energy drink bottle, developed by PET Engineering, Italy, prompted ripples of amusement from the audience at the ceremony. Krones’ PET lite 9.9 carbonated, unusually lightweight bottle was highly commended for continuing to lead the way in lightweighting. The winner was Sidel Group which took the trophy for its unusual triangular design for Société des Eaux d’Aix-les- Bains. Best new brand or business Another notable winner opting for PET for their packaging included: The Good Whey Company – winner of the ‘Best new brand or busi- ness category’ – with its Upbeat high protein dairy drink packed in a bottle by UK based Esterform. Best distribution innovation The ‘Best distribution innovation’ category featured Sidel’s StarLite bottle base design, with first place going to Lightweight Containers for its new KeyKeg 20 Slimline with Double Wall technology. KeyKeg also featured in the ‘Best environmental sustain- ability initiative’ category, alongside two lightweighted bottles from PET Engineering.Entries are now open for the next FoodBev.Awards. www.foodbevawards.com winner winner winner Entries Finalists Highly recommended