FPA Announces Student Packaging Design Winners The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has an- nounced the winners of the FPA 2023 Student Flex- ible Packaging Design Challenge. This year’s first winner was a student from Cali- fornia Polytechnic State University, and the second place winner was a team of students from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin – Stout. There was also one honorable mention awarded for the 2023 competition, also from the University of Wisconsin – Stout.
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FPA’s annual Achievement Awards competition recognizes innovative flexible packaging from across its membership. The industry also believes it is important to encourage and recognize students who are working to become the next generation of packaging designers. The first-place winner was Caroline Powell from the California Polytechnic State University under the direction of Joongmin Shin, Ph.D., Associate Professor. A packaging concept for puppy chow was the sec- ond place winner, a team of students from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin – Stout. Olivia Leipnitz, Elaina Marxen, Annabelle Meyer, and Ella Stelter, under the direction of Gary Borges, Associate Professor, designed a flexible packaging solution that reduc- es packaging waste, food waste, minimizes the use of utensils and dishes, and creates a new storage method with their Puppy Chow Kit concept. For the 2023 competition, FPA received 62 con- cept outlines from some of the top packaging de- sign programs across the United States. From the concept outlines submitted, 21 were selected to continue to the development phase.
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