WHILE THE CONSUMER ULTIMATELY REAPS the benefits of produce packaging innovations, the companies behind the latest advancements have not gone unnoticed. The Produce Marketing Association recently revealed the list of finalists for its fourth-annual 2010 PMA Impact Packaging Awards.
This year, the submission process for the award was simplified, and entries were judged using a more holistic approach. A panel of five expert judges awarded each entrant points based on defined areas of opportunity, including marketing excellence, food safety excellence, supply chain efficiency/functionality excellence and sustainability excellence. The combined point total from these different areas determined the 25 packaging finalists, which are listed below in alphabetical order. The top 5 winners will be announced during a general session at PMA's Fresh Summit convention, highlighted in the designated display area and featured in a post-show press release.
- Chiquita Brands International
- Christopher Ranch
- Clear Lam Packaging, Inc./Apio, Inc.
- Clear Lam Packaging, Inc./Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc.
- Del Monte Fresh Produce
- Fruit2day
- Grimmway Farms
- Hanline Farms (two finalist entries)
- Mann-Packing Co., Inc.
- Mariani Nut Company
- Mastronardi Produce Ltd.
- Oppenheimer/ENZA
- Pandol Bros.
- Pulmuone Wildwood
- Reichel Foods, Inc. (two finalist entries)
- Star Produce Ltd.
- Stemilt Growers
- Sun World International (two finalist entries)
- T. Marzetti Company
- Veg Pro International Inc.
- Vidalia Onion Committee
- Wada Farms Marketing Group
