Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition
Showcasing the Industry
For more than 70 years, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has celebrated the innovation, ingenuity, and technological advancements shaping the future of flexible packaging through its Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition. Since 1956, this annual competition has honored
groundbreaking packaging solutions and industry achievements, earning a reputation as one of the most respected honors in flexible packaging. The competition’s longstanding prestige reflects the exceptional quality of its entries, a rigorous and objective judging process, and extensive recognition
through FPA and media coverage of winning submissions.
With a focus on breakthrough technologies, advanced processes, cutting-edge printing techniques, and sustainability, the competition continues to set the standard for excellence in flexible packaging.
This 2027 Call for Entries offers a comprehensive overview of the competition, including eligibility requirements, entry fees, rules, and detailed submission instructions. Entries are evaluated across six core criteria: expanding the use of flexible packaging, technical innovation, printing, shelf impact,
packaging excellence, and sustainability. These attributes are what distinguish flexible packaging as a dynamic and forward-thinking packaging solution.
Join us in celebrating over 70 years of innovation, progress, and achievement in flexible packaging!
Call for Entries: 2027 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition
Entry Deadline: November 12, 2026
View the 2026 Award Winners
Learn more about the incredible innovation taking place in the flexible packaging industry.
RESPECTED INDUSTRY-WIDE
The FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition is among the most respected in the industry thanks to the outstanding caliber of packaging entries, the objective and methodical judging process, and the extensive media coverage of the competition winners.
CUTTING-EDGE FOCUS
The competition’s focus on new technologies, processes, printing techniques, and sustainability of flexible packaging places the Achievement Awards program in a class by itself.
Award Categories
Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards are given in the following categories:
EXPANDING THE USE OF FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
TECHNICAL INNOVATION
SUSTAINABILITY
PRINTING
SHELF IMPACT
PACKAGING EXCELLENCE
Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards & Innovation Showcase
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to present the 2026 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards & Innovation Showcase, which features flexible packaging solutions that meet expectations and needs through advancements in materials, graphics, structure, new uses, extended shelf life, and sustainability.
Independent Judging
All entries are judged by an independent panel of experts. The Highest Achievement Award is given to the Gold Award winner ranked by the judges as having contributed most to the advancement of the industry. Gold and Silver Awards are given in the Technical Innovation, Sustainability, Printing and Shelf Impact, and Packaging Excellence categories. Special thanks are given to the 2026 competition judging panel: Fred Crowe, Managing Partner, Crowe and Associates LLC; Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging Digest; and Dr. Yoorae Noh, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University School of Packaging.