The Innovation Awards Return!
Created by brands for brands
We’re back – and bigger than ever.
The London Packaging Week Innovation Awards celebrates outstanding technical and creative excellence across luxury, beauty and personal care, beverages, food and consumer goods, and sustainable packaging – shining a spotlight on the ideas that are redefining what packaging can do.
With more judges, more categories, and more opportunities to stand out, the 2026 Innovation Awards is the ultimate way to celebrate and recognise your brand’s best packs.
Key dates timeline
2 March
Awards open!
24 April
Submission deadline
22 May
Packs delivered to offices
1 July
Judging day
3 August
Finalist announced
17 September
Awards Ceremony
2 March
Awards open!
24 April
Submission deadline
22 May
Packs delivered to our office
1 July
Judging Day
3 August
Finalists announced
17 Sept
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 and Consumer Pack Innovation Awards celebrate the best designs in everyday food and FMCG packaging.
The Sustainability Innovation Awards is dedicated to the products that put the environment first from all packaging sectors.
Nominated by you, judged by the London Packaging Week team, these awards recognise outstanding contribution to the packaging sector.
2026 JUDGEs:
Introducing the official 2025 Finalist Report
The benchmark for innovation.
CATEGORIES & CRITERA
“The judging experience was really interesting and it was great to see all of the contributions – great variety.”
Saul Johnstone, Senior Procurement Manager
“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
