Glass packaging that dazzles

Winners of the Glass Packaging Institute´s (

Announced May 5 during the Food Marketing Institute Show in Las Vegas, the 12 consumer product goods winners were recognized for achievements in expanding the frontiers of glass packaging design. The Community Recycling Div. of the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department was honored by GPI for outstanding sustainable practices, in recognition of the county´s commercial recycling program that now serves more than 140 businesses with source-separated collection.

Judged in 11 categories from among 103 entries, the winners, by category, include: In the beer category, a 12-oz emerald green, long-neck bottle for Miller Brewing Co.´s Miller Chill chelada-style light beer. Provided by O-I (

The sleek label illustrates a small, tin-roofed winery, which adds to a super-premium look; for food, the innovative 47-oz clubstore-sized jar with a long neck for On the Border Salsa made by Truco Enterprises, LP, is contour-embossed by supplier Vitro Packaging (

A contrasting orange shrink sleeve over a 33-mm aluminum closure make the package as inviting as the juice within; in distilled spirits, UV Vodka from Phillips Distilling teams a sturdy 1.75-mL cinch-waist bottle from Anchor Glass with built-in handles to spotlight three-dimensional, 60s-style label graphics for a sophisticated, yet approachable feel. J.R. Cole (

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The Clear Choice Overall Package Design award went to Rose´s Mojito mixers from Cadbury Schweppes Beverages Americas for a uniquely slanted, curvacious bottle from Vitro Packaging that results in an approachable and trend-setting image for flavored mojito cocktail mixers. Embossed at the neck, the 21-oz bottle invites you to “set the rhythm,” with its angled, one-of-a-kind rightward curve that´s both elegant and sleek. Multiple bottles nest side-by-side on store shelves for a powerful display. Vibrantly printed, p-s clear-film labels present island-style graphics. A Conversion Recognition award went to Red Gold Inc.´s 17-oz glass salsa jar from Saint-Gobain, which replaces a metal can.