The 22 international food and nonfood winners in the Eighteenth DuPont Awards competition, selected from a whopping 111 entries, are notable for packaging innovations spanning the entire supply chain, from technology and processes to specialized equipment, converting know-how and end uses. asy-opening and "go, go, go" seem to be the buzz phrases in the Eighteenth , annual DuPont Awards (www.dupont.com/packaging/awards) for Innovation in Packaging. The catchwords are underscored by the competition's continental mix of winning packages, including standup barrier film pouches, rigid, wide-mouth jars with soft, easy-open lids, easy-tear packets, eyecatching, multilayer barrier cups for baby food with easy-peel lidding and a new actuator for an aerosol hair product that controls dispensing. Entries are evaluated on criteria such as degree of innovation, breadth of the application, impact on the industry or consumers, marketing innovation of the packaged product and their impact on buying decisions.
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