The Flexible Packaging Association recently announced the winners of the 2025 FPA Achievement Awards, highlighting innovative flexible packaging solutions in a variety of categories such as materials, graphics, structure, new uses, extended shelf life and sustainability. Learn more about some of the award-winning packages from these companies below.

ProAmpac Earns Six Awards, Including Highest Achievement Award

ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, earned significant success at the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. The company earned multiple honors, including the prestigious Highest Achievement Award for its PRO-EVO^® Recyclable FL.

“Receiving these awards underscores our dedication to leveraging material science to develop high-performance, sustainable packaging technologies that maintain product shelf life, durability, and production efficiency,” said Hesam Tabatabaei, senior vice president of global product development & innovation at ProAmpac. “We appreciate the recognition from the FPA and remain committed to advancing sustainable solutions.”

ProAmpac received the following awards:

PRO-EVO^® Recyclable FL

• Highest Achievement Award: Recognized for overall packaging excellence, significant attributes in all award categories, and its contribution to the advancement of the industry.
• Gold Award — Packaging Excellence: A high-performance, flexible packaging technology designed for curbside recyclability with superior grease and aroma barrier properties and excellent durability.
• Gold Award — Technical Innovation: Developed using advanced technologies, this packaging solution combines functionality with improved recyclability, offering a breakthrough in curbside recyclable offerings.
• Silver Award — Sustainability: A recyclable packaging alternative that contributes to circular economy initiatives by enabling material recovery and reuse.

ProAmpac Spouted Pouch for Ortho^® Home Defense^®

• Gold Award — Expanding the Use of Flexible Packaging: A very durable, reusable spouted pouch with superior chemical resistance and light barrier that provides a convenient and controlled application for home pest defense solutions, reducing plastic usage compared to rigid alternatives.

ProActive Recyclable RP-1000

• Silver Award — Technical Innovation: ProActive Recyclable RP-1000, a fiber-based curbside recyclable packaging solution that delivers high durability and seal performance for high-speed filling lines, making it ideal for food and dry goods applications.

For more information about ProAmpac’s award-winning solutions, visit ProAmpac.com.

Printpack Earns Six Awards Spanning Variety of Categories

Printpack, a leading manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging, earned six FPA Achievement Awards in four different categories.

The company won Gold Awards for Technical Innovation and Packaging Excellence, and a Silver Award for Sustainability for the Frito-Lay Compostable Super Bowl Bags. Super Bowl LVIII offered Frito-Lay the opportunity to highlight its ambitious pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainable goals with a direct-to-consumer package at their “Chip Strip” in Las Vegas. Consumers enjoyed their favorite Game Day snacks, including Lay’s^®, Doritos^®, Cheetos^®, and Tostitos^® all in eye-catching, commercially compostable packaging.

Printpack also won a Gold Award for Shelf Impact for the new Goldfish^® Crisps package. Making a big splash in the marketplace, the new packages have a completely different form factor from any other Goldfish product.

The Purina Beggin’^® Bacon & Peanut Butter Stix “For the Win” package received a Silver Award for Shelf Impact. To coincide with the Summer Games and to “invite dog owners and their pets to satisfy their winning spirit,” Purina launched the Purina for the Win campaign on limited-edition packages.

Rounding out the six awards was a Silver Award for Technical Innovation for Mars’ SKITTLES^® Commercially Compostable Peg Bag. As part of Mars’ continued work to create a safe, healthy and sustainable world, this package was developed to give consumers a more sustainable way to Taste The Rainbow^®.

“We are honored to receive FPA recognition for Packaging Excellence, Technical Innovation, Sustainability, and Shelf Impact,” said David Love, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Printpack. “These prestigious awards not only celebrate our team’s commitment to packaging innovation but also showcase our dedication to delivering exceptional quality.

Novolex^® Earns Gold Award for Compostable Butter Wrap

Novolex^® earned a Gold Award for Sustainability from the Flexible Packaging Association for its new compostable butter wrap, Manufactured by Novolex company Shields^®, the new TerreGloss™ and Terrecote™ butter wraps seamlessly blend performance and sustainability to meet the needs of both consumers and dairies alike.

“At Novolex, we are dedicated to making exceptional products, advancing sustainability and offering a wide range of innovative packaging choices,” said Adrianne Tipton, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Novolex. “These achievements reaffirm our commitment to pioneering the best in packaging solutions.”

Novolex makes TerreGloss and Terrecote butter wraps using a proprietary, high-performance blend of wax that is free of intentionally added PFAS. The wrap, made for 4 oz. butter sticks, is one of the first of its kind to earn the BPI certification for compostability. The certification verifies that the wrap meets all the applicable requirements for industrial composting, unlike wraps made with paper-foil or paper-poly, for example.

More information about the butter wraps and other innovative products can be found at novolex.com.