UK Packaging Awards 2026 Finalists!
The UK Packaging Awards 2026 product finalists have been announced.
On 7 October, the industry will come together to celebrate their achievements and reveal who will take home the trophies.
Whether you’re supporting a shortlisted team, hosting clients or connecting with the people shaping UK packaging, this is the night to be in the room. Now in its 21st year, and following a sell-out event in 2025, tables are expected to move quickly.
Book your table today and join the industry for the big reveal.
Quality Categories
Best International Pack
Security Camera and Light transit pack - Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) part of the Logson Group
Wheel Aligner Kit Transit Pack - Boxes and Packaging (Doncaster) part of the Logson Group
Best New Concept Award
CapOnCan – Rethinking Resealable Metal Packaging - Sonoco
Dimple Base Tray - i2r Packaging Solutions
FibreFresh Duo Tray - Paranova
Flava flip top closure - Amcor
Fresh Bakery Replenishment System - EP Group
Go-Recycle - Go-Pak
PolyFlex Thermoform - Coveris
Seaweed‑based high‑barrier coating for fully circular paper sachet - Kelpi
Sonoco Microwaveable Bowls – Redefining Convenience Packaging - Sonoco
UniPak 1 kg pot - Amcor
YogoPop - A Mullineau
Category Partner:
Best Packaging of a New Product
Booja-Booja Hot Chocolate - Eco Flexibles
NOA infant resuscitation training aid pack - Tri-Wall UK
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Discovery Rose Gold Container - i2r Packaging Solutions
Brand Packaging Initiative of the Year
Matki Shower products packaging project - Smurfit Westrock
Viridikid children's supplements - Viridian Nutrition
Branding Project of the Year
Grumpy Mule subscription coffee - F&F HUB
UFIT - Protein for Everyone - UFIT Drinks
Ukiyo Nashi Pear - Verallia UK
Viridikid children's supplements range - Viridian Nutrition
Cartonboard Pack of the Year
Aldi Specially Selected Wagyu British Topside of Beef - Paranova
CirculaRR: breakthrough 100% Recycled cartonboard (WLC) barier-coated with 100% chemically recycled PE for food applications - RDM Group
Crafty Herd Advent Calendar - Grenadier Packaging
Infinity Punnet - Reflex Group
Itsu Triple-cavity Tray - Alexir Partnership
Medik8 Christmas 2026 Kits - Alexir Partnership
Nida Extrait De Parfum By Gallivant - Autajon Packaging Simply Cartons
OXO Chicken Stock Powder in Sonoco’s Greencan - Premier Foods & Sonoco
ProAmpac MA Fibre-Based Square Sandwich Pack for Dardanel - ProAmpac
Rollover Pizza Twist - Paranova
Special Gesture Cadbury Flake Egg Carton - MM Packaging Deeside
Catgeory Partner:
Circular Economy Packaging of the Year
JLR Lithium Ion Battery Stack Recycling Box - Tri-Wall UK
58&Co | House Pour Refillable Spirits Bottle - Verallia UK
CirculaRR: ,breakthrough 100% Recycled cartonboard (WLC) barier-coated with 100% chemically recycled PE for food applications - RDM Group
Exclusive stick for Cut By Fred - Amcor
Kneipp "Lieblingsmensch" Limited Edition: High-Barrier Paper-Based Bath Salts in Sonoco’s GreenCan - Kneipp & Sonoco
kp Elite Nova – Enabling circularity through lightweight, recyclable MAP design - Klöckner Pentaplast
Midleton Very Rare 2026 edition - GPA Global
Müller Corner - Pot transformation from White PS to Clear rPET - Muller Dairy
PinaPax - Woven Bio
Polytag and Ocado Retail - Polytag
REPLAY reusable smart cups - deSter
Category Partner:
Consumer Convenience Packaging Award
Carbon Neutral Gin Bottle shipping packaging - Tri-Wall UK
UNROOTED Multi-dose Glass Bottle - Beatson Clark
Stir & Serve - John West
Corrugated product of the year
Ecommerce plant mailer - Challenge Packaging (part of the Logson Group)
Home Brew Kit Pack - Jardin Corrugated and The Cardboard Box Company (both part of the Logson Group)
StackIT - VPK Packaging
Glass pack of the Year
Chivas Regal Crystal Gold - Stoelzle Flaconnage
Highclere Rose Gin - Stoelzle Flaconnage
Tarsier Gin - Verallia UK
The Macallan - Ardagh Glass Packaging
Category Partner:
Innovation of the Year
Ecommerce plant mailer - Challenge Packaging (part of the Logson Group)
EnviroCafeCap - Enviro-Cap
Jack Daniel's x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition - Hunter Luxury
Just.Greens Powder - Eco Flexibles
KP Elite Nova – Structural innovation setting a new benchmark for MAP Packaging - Klöckner Pentaplast
LOL Bubble Tea - 5 Gateways
PinaPax - Woven Bio
Q-Lustre Sustainable Metallisation - Qualvis Print & Packaging
Sovereign - Croxsons
Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I Connected Packaging System powered by Polytag - Polytag and Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Label of the Year
Armor All Podium Series - CCL Label
Color Wow Dream Cocktail - Amberley Labels
Distillers Drop #002 - Autajon Labels Royston England
Fever-Tree Adult Softs - Ball Corporation
Limited Edition Packaging of the Year
Fortnum and Mason Duo System design Beauty and Fragrance Gift Boxes - Celeritas Solutions
Jack Daniels Honey Box - Celeritas Solutions
Jack Daniel’s x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition - Hunter Luxury
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Azure - GPA Global
Kusmi Tea × Sonoco: the Extraordinary Voyages - Kusmi Tea & Sonoco
Ringtons Festive Pack - Durham Box
Scapa 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Stoelzle Flaconnage
Strange Heavens Influencer Seeding Campaign - W&J Linney
Luxury Pack of the Year
Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum 51 Year Old Single Cask - GPA Global
Estee Lauder/Laduree Gift Box - Marber Promotions and Marketing
Luxury Pack of the Year- Korean Gold Ginseng Capsules - Lotus Labels
Ringtons Festive Pack - Durham Box
Talisker Magma 47-Year-Old - GPA Global
The GlenAllachie '1990' 35-year-old - The GlenAllachie Distillers Co.
Metal Pack of the Year
100 Years of The Queen - Royal Tea Tin - P. Wilkinson Containers & William Say
Estrella Damm 150th Anniversary - Crown Packaging Services EMEA
Guinness Limited-Edition Holiday Can - Ardagh Metal Packaging Trading UK
Hereford x Sonoco : The Tapered Pyramidal Icon Reimagined
Kusmi Tea × Sonoco: the Extraordinary Voyages - Kusmi Tea & Sonoco
Pepsi Max - Ardagh Metal Packaging Trading UK
POPPI soda - CANPACK GROUP
Scarlet & Violet Bespoke Floristry Tin - P. Wilkinson Containers & William Say
The Highland Soap Company Bath & Body Care Range - ROBERTS METAL PACKAGING
Timeless Sardines 2026 : A Celebratory Reinvention of a Collectible Icon - Fábrica de Conservas da Murtosa, Lda & Sonoco
Category Partner:
Plastic Pack of the Year (flexible/rigid)
Bio&Me Functional Kefir - 100% recyclable packaging - Prism eLogistics
Canagan Pet Food - Recyclable Packaging Relaunch - Law Print & Packaging Management
KP Elite Nova – Efficient, recyclable plastic packaging for high‑performance - Klöckner Pentaplast
Prima jar for Luxéol - Amcor
YOYObin - Adjustable Folding Large Container - Tri-Wall Circular
Supply Chain Solution of the Year
Brush Switch Gear V-Mag Horizon pack - Tri-Wall UK
Security Camera and Light transit pack - Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) part of the Logson Group
Wheel Aligner Kit Transit Pack - Boxes and Packaging (Doncaster) part of the Logson Group
Performance Finalists
AI, Robotics and Smart Technology in Packaging
Stretch Armstrong - Go-Pak
Deepnest - Greyparrot
Co-Manufacturer & Packer of the Year
Calleva Nutrition
The Oxford Health Company
March Foods
Expac (Preston)
Global Production Centre - Holland & Barrett
Culina IPS
H-PACK PACKAGING UK
Category Partner:
Creative Partner of the Year
Suzanne Howe Communications
W & J Linney
EP Design House
Customer Service Team of the Year
March Foods
Loadhog
Development Team of the Year
Ocado Retail
Kingfisher Packaging Team
Müller UK Packaging & Print Team
Category Partner:
E-Commerce & Fulfilment Company of the Year
PHL Group
Paxon
Category Partner:
Investment Project of the Year
Fast Printed Packaging
Müller Corner
Category Partner:
Machinery Investment of the Year
i2r Packaging Solutions
Qualvis Print & Packaging – Q-Lustre
Packaging Company of the Year
Ecosurety
JPG
ProAmpac
Alexir Partnership
Go-Pak
Amcor
Category Partner:
Packaging Leader of the Year
Robbie Staniforth - Ecosurety
Zak Lowe - EP Group
Denise Mathieson - Consultant
Packaging Printer of the Year
FACER
H-PACK PACKAGING UK
Packaging Recycling Project of the Year
Flexible Plastic Fund - FlexCollect Project
COtooCLEAN Demonstration Plant
Aegg
i2r Packaging Solutions
Go-Recycyle
Rising Star Award
Bee Murai, Cepac
Cara Edgar - AG Barr
Imelda Markey - Go-Pak
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