K'NEX toys (USA)

The imagery of a boy proudly holding his completed model provides the brand’s “wow” factor.

Dosepak pharmaceutical pack (USA)

Distributing prescription medications in specially designed blister packages rather than in bottles may increase the likelihood that medications will be taken properly

Hooked on Phonics toy kit (USA)

This entails precise hand packaging of dozens of component pieces in the same order into each sub-kit as well as the overall "suitcase" kit.

Necta Sweet sugar substitute (USA)

NSI Sweeteners makes its dispensing bottles of its Necta Sweet Sugar Substitute easier to operate by introducing a Flapper closure from Weatherchem.

Penn Sports HEAD tennis balls (USA)

tennis balls in full-body shrink sleeves from ITW Auto-Sleeve

McCormick Gourmet grinders spices (USA)

The glass-bottle grinders come in six product varieties and are packaged in France.

Target Wine Cube (USA)

Target addresses this issue with Wine Cube, a four-pack of single-serve 250-mL cartons inside a master carton

Betty-Crocker's Decors sprinkles (USA)

A combination shrink label for Betty Crocker’s Decorating Decors line upgrades the brand image and enhances tamper evidence.

Hallmark ornaments (USA)

the collector value comes in the “label,” a festively decorated shrink sleeve.

Heinz soup (Japan)

A new take on bar codes and technology: Connect packaging and cell phones

Pampers Cruisers diapers (USA)

The cute, baby-like duck drew shoppers to the Pampers brand block while reinforcing the great fit of the diaper.

Campbell's soup (USA)

At Campbell, Rieth says, a process is in place for writing an effective creative brief. This process has led to the development of packaging for Soup At Hand and microwavable bowl meals.

Hope Forever Blossoming vase (USA)

Flat plastic pouch turns into a decorative and sturdy vase when filled with water.

Four Seasons lubricant (Australia)

Australia’s first glow-in-the-dark tube.

RID natural lice killer (USA)

A package that portrays the safe, non-toxic alternative method of lice removal, clearly distinguished from alternatives by the natural graphics

Moet Champaign ice bucket (USA)

an ice bucket bearing a false bottom that enables it to properly display the splits-, regular 750 mL-, and magnum-sized bottles of champagne in ice by rotating the bottle

Blue Keld ice (UK)

resealable bags that guard against melting and product damage.

Combi Refrigerators (Hungary)

minimum use of materials by computer design and laboratory test less EPS material quantity 420 t/year, less PE shrink

Süd-Chemie Dri-It humidity absorber (USA)

The pouch is PET/metallized PET/linear low-density polyethylene. The metallized-PET layer is gravure-printed in seven colors and gives the product shelf life exceeding two years.

4C bread crumbs (USA)

Refreshing canister graphics help reintroduce the long-time product’s benefits to diet-conscious consumers.

Dolmio tomato sauce (UK)

A thumbprint and the copy say “Hold me from here.” The pouch’s seal is wider in this area so that kids and teens can grab it there without burning their fingers

McCormick sauces (USA)

McCormick & Co. introduces microwavable, shelf-stable finishing sauces with 5 oz of sauces in retorted, stand-up pouches from Ampac Flexibles-Converted Products.

Heinz fridge fit ketchup (USA)

H.J. Heinz created a more hand- and space-friendly bottle called Fridge Door Fit, and increased ketchup consumption 68% in the past year

Heinz sauces (USA)

The selected brand identity, which includes the packaging, is unmistakably Heinz.

Shake It Up! marinades (USA)

The 250-ml, upside-down Droplet PET squeeze bottle provides both consumer convenience and barrier properties that provide a one-year product shelf life at room temperature for the line's range of eight flavors.

Mel-O-Cream honey (USA)

The container matches the size of competing low-fat/cholesterol-substitute products and places the honey spread in store coolers.

Unilever Hellmann's mayonnaise (USA)

two-step blow-and-trim technology. The high-volume process forms threads as containers are made rather than during the preform stage.

WYeast yeast (USA)

retortable stand-up pouches for its home brewers and vintners line of products. The package structure, made from a proprietary high-barrier adhesive lamination, provides both oxygen and UV light protection.

Nestlé hot chocolate syrup (USA)

This distinctive chocolate syrup bottle resulted from Nestle's requirement that new packaging ideas be ownable for the company.

FryStar bread crumbs (Japan)

The changeover to form/fill/seal enables the press-to-close zippers to be applied in-line at increased speeds.

OptiDisc dental polishing discs (USA)

The ring-type closure features tabs on the lid and container ring that lock together easily, even when handled repeatedly.

Earth Tone garden care (USA)

The company selected three heat-shrunk, full-sleeve PETG labels from Seal-It, a division of Printpack, reverse-printed in eight colors.

Preen garden supplies (USA)

The package’s new shape holds 20% more product volume—7 lb, 8 oz—than the previous package without changing the footprint size. Yet the bottle conforms to 11” package height restrictions of some retailers.

SKF grease (USA)

Upon learning that an inferior grade of its high-performance grease was being sold in illegally copied cans, the company began searching for something to add to its authentic cans that would be difficult to counterfeit.

Mortein fly spray (USA)

The electrostatically charged spray works without batteries to home in on flies, and the graphic anchoring the front of the metal can signals this benefit.

Elmer's Carpenters wood filler (USA)

By shifting from round to square- and rectangular-shaped tubs, Elmer's Products gains billboard effect for its wood-filler and fiberglass-filler repair products while retailers maximize store shelf efficiency.

Great Stuff home sealant (USA)

improves tamper evidence and straw application on containers of its Great Stuff insulating foam sealants by using heat shrink-sleeve applicator.

Jozo Salt and Pepper (The Netherlands)

Salt and pepper packaged in a refillable glass bottle with unscrewed plastic mill and a folding carton box.