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Innovation Awards

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The future is now.

Explore how the 2025 Innovation Awards finalists are transforming packaging into art, experience, and cultural storytelling. Dive into the trends shaping tomorrow’s brands and discover the ideas redefining what packaging can be.
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Innovation Awards is back!

Created by brands for brands

Designed to highlight the ‘Packaging Innovations of the Year,’ the London Packaging Week Innovation Awards return to shine a spotlight on the most forward-thinking packaging innovations across the global industry.

This one-of-a-kind awards programme celebrates outstanding technical and creative excellence across food and consumer goods, beauty and personal care, beverages, luxury packaging, and sustainability – recognising the ideas that are redefining what packaging can achieve.

So, what’s next?

We’re back – and bigger than ever.

With more judges, more categories, and more opportunities to stand out, the 2026 Innovation Awards will be the ultimate platform to position your brand at the forefront of packaging innovation.

 

Register your interest today to be among the first to hear when entries open – and take your place among the industry’s most innovative minds.

Judged by the most influential brands

6 March

Awards open!


23 May

Packs delivered to our offices

 

14 August

Finalists announced

 

2 May

Submission deadline

26 June

Judging Day

16 October

Awards Ceremony

Categories designed to best suit to your product & innovation

Whether your innovations are in the luxury, cosmetics, drinks or FMCG sphere, there is an award category for you. 

The Luxury & Premium Packaging Innovation Awards focuses on fashion, accessories, gifting, & fine food packs 

The Perfume, Cosmetics and Personal Care Innovation Awards are dedicated to all beauty packaging including makeup, skin & hair care

The Drinks Packaging Innovation Awards showcases the very best in beverage packaging from alcoholic to non-alcoholic 

The Food Packaging Innovation Awards is created to celebrate the best designs in everyday food packaging

The Consumer Pack Innovation Awards are created to celebrate the best designs in FMCG packaging

The Sustainability Innovation Awards is dedicated to the products that put the environment first from all packaging sectors. 

submit a thought-provoking, informative session proposal to join the ranks of packaging professionals, CEO’s, design experts and more, who are passionate about sharing their experience and ideas in creating the future of packaging. 

What you need to know:

  • Submissions are open NOW, and will CLOSE on the 30TH of APRIL 2023.
  • Sessions are 30 minutes including Q+A.
  • Stages are as follows: 1. Food & Consumer, 2. Beauty & Drinks, 3. Luxury. (Please ensure your proposal aligns with one or more of these sectors).
  • Session topics & themes will be announced in due course.
 
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2025 WINNERS

Discover the winners and finalists from the 2025 Innovation Awards and be inspired.
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2024 WINNERS

Discover the 2024 award-winning packs and be inspired.
SEE THE WINNERS

“The judging experience was really interesting and it was great to see all of the contributions – great variety.”

Saul Johnstone, Senior Procurement Manager

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“We’re really pleased! To win this award is just tremendous. It’s a real cherry on the cake after 18 months of work, which has been quite difficult.”

Bill Amberg, Founder