The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) named the winners of its 2006 Clear Choice Awards, the only awards program that recognizes consumer product goods companies that package their products in Glass.
"Glass says 'purity,' 'premium,' and 'sustainability,' like no other packaging material," says GPI president Joseph Catteneo. The judging panel includes representatives from the packaging academia, design, and trade media. In the past years, entries were judged on aesthetics, creativity, marketability, and form and functionality. All 2006 Clear Choice Award winners received an engraved Steuben Glass award.
Beer
Manufacturer: Redhook Ale Brewery
Glass Container Supplier: I-O
Judges Comments:Redhook Ales's redesigned amber bottles feature the company logo and wheat decoration. The split cut and stack label design and warm color palette create an upscale craft beer image.
| Winning Product: Coca-Cola Blak, www.coca-colablak.com Manufacturer: The Coca-Cola Company Glass Container Supplier: Vitro Packaging Judges Comments: Coca-Cola Blak is packaged in the company's signature glass bottle featuring full sleeve shrink labeling. The label's graphics communicate the beverage's fusion of cola and coffee. |
| Winning Product: Aramis Always for Him & for Her Manufacturer: Estée Lauder Glass Container Supplier: Vitro Packaging Judges Comments: The details of Aramis's curved glass bottles convey fluidity, continuity, and grace. When placed together six bottles unite to form a circle. The ribbed texture adds to the effect. |
| Winning Product: Shakka, www.shakka2me.com Manufacturer: Reisigl Associates Glass Container Supplier: Anchor Glass Judges Comments: Shakka Liqueur is both a distilled spirit and a mixer to accompany or add flavor to other spirits. The bottle is clear flint glass, acid etched with a mask to leave a clear area around the heel, and is accompanied by a metallic pressure sensitive shoulder label. |
| Winning Product:Peels Manufacturer: Anheuser-Busch Inc. Glass Container Supplier: O-I Judges Comments: The short neck and bright re-sealable closures create a distinguished and modern look. The flint glass shows the colorful product inside that coordinates with the color scheme of the pressure-sensitive label and closure. |
| Winning Product:Knotts Berry Preserves Manufacturer: Knotts Berry Foods and ConAgra Foods Inc. Glass Container Supplier: Anchor Glass Judges Comments: This product features a square jar with indented, contoured label panel. It displays fruit shapes around the shoulder and heel debossed in glass and is topped with a black lug closure with gold printing. |
| Winning Product:Bling H2O Manufacturer: Bling Beverages Glass Container Supplier: Saint-Gobain Containers and Vitro Packaging Judges Comments: This is the first water bottle to be decorated with Swarovski crystals. It demonstrates etched glass, screen print, and crystal application. |
| Winning Product:Just Green and Just Black Teas Manufacturer: Honest Tea Inc. Glass Container Supplier: O-I Judges Comments: This organic tea bottle features cut and stack labeling with serene photos of raw black and green teas. |
| Winning Product:O Organics Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce Manufacturer: Safeway Inc. Glass Container Supplier: Saint-Gobain Containers Judges Comments: These 100 + recyclable glass bottles and jars feature cut and stack labels with photos of mushrooms, roasted garlic, tomatoes, chili peppers, and other fresh ingredients alongside warm-pastel-panels. |
| Winning Product: Corzo Tequila Manufacturer: Bacardi Bottling Corp. Glass Container Supplier: Saint-Gobain Desjonquéres Judges Comments: The corzo bottle design blends art and science, with a tequila bottle design like no other. |
| Winning Product: Fleur-de-Lis Restoration Ale Manufacturer: Abita Brewing Company Glass Container Supplier: Saint-Gobain Containers Judges Comments: As Abita survived Hurricane Katrina, its golden ale's label is decorated with purple and green designs, representing justice, hope, and generosity. |
| Winning Product:Zonté Sparkling Wine Manufacturer: Vincor Canada Glass Container Supplier: Vitro Packaging Judges Comments: This unique bottle design has a hybrid shape - part wine, part sparkling water. |