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Ken StarPack Awards

Awards Objectives

The objective of IOPPK in launching Ken StarPack is in line with WPO Worldstar to increase awareness on the importance of packaging in having a better life and to recognize the innovation and efforts of packaging in having a better life and recognize the innovation and efforts of brand owners.

What makes a Medal Winning Pack?
The main criteria for packaging that wins awards and recognition in this competition are the excellent application and execution of packaging that demonstrates creative design, marketing, or technology applied to packaging produced in Kenya. Any ‘imported’ technology, components, constituents etc. must be declared by the entrants, to identify the Kenyan input. When evaluating each entry, the local market conditions and environment will be considered for the entry’s country of origin.

Judging
The judges comprise a panel of impartial and experienced people with a wide range of packaging knowledge. They look specifically for the excellent application and execution of anything that may involve new, innovative or creative design, marketing or technology applied to packaging produced in Kenya.
The judges take into account the imported technology, components, constituents etc. and look specifically for the African input in the creation of excellent packaging. The critical qualification for entry is that the packaging must have been converted in Kenya. Anyone may enter a pack, however, in all cases, the converter and the brand owner must co-approve the entry form.

Who may enter?

  • Anyone may enter, however in all cases the converter and the brand owner must indicate their consent and confirmation of all the details submitted.
  • The packaging entered must have been converted to Kenya. In the category of “Packaging Related,” the entry must be in use or installed in Kenya or any Eastern African country
  • The local input will dominate the judges’ decisions.
  • The entry must have been in use or on sale prior to the closing date.
  • Entries that have previously won any APO AFRISTAR PACK award are not eligible.

Categories
A GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE medal will be awarded in each of the categories, which are aligned to the product categories used in the APO Afristar awards. If any category receives a disproportionate amount of entries, the judges may split the category. For example, Beverages may be split into Alcoholic Beverages and Non-Alcoholic Beverages.

  • Beverages
  • Food
  • Household including domestic goods, hardware, appliances and automotive products
  • Health, Beauty, Medical & Pharmaceutical
  • Transit, Secondary Packaging & Industrial Electronics, and Appliances
  • Packaging Related including components, materials, machinery, processes, supplies, and point-of-sale displays.

Substrate Awards: GOLD medals will be awarded to the best entries across each of the major substrates. The most dominant substrate of the total pack will determine the substrate category. If only one specific part of a pack is the entry, it should be entered as a component (in the “packaging related’ category).

  • Best Glass Pack.
  • Best Paper or Board Pack
  • Best Plastic Rigid or flexible
  • Best Metal Pack

Special Awards: GOLD medals may be awarded to packs deserving unique recognition such as

  • •Save Food (see the criteria for the Save Food award in the “Tips” / “Useful hints to be a Winner” section)
  • African Innovation could be awarded to a packaging innovation with major local creative and technological input
  • African Legend Pack could be awarded to a pack that has had a significant impact on the African packaging industry in the past
  • Judges’ Special Medals are Awarded to any entries that may deserve recognition for special features.

The GOLD PACK TROPHY
A floating trophy awarded to the ultimate winning pack

MEDALS
Only the top-ranked entry in each category will receive a GOLD medal. SILVER and BRONZE medals will be awarded to the entries placed second and third.

FINALISTS
Each category will have FINALISTS, from which the medal winners will be awarded. The FINALISTS that do not win GOLD, SILVER, or BRONZE medals will receive FINALIST MEDALS, which will be distributed on the evening after the awards ceremony. All the FINALISTS and MEDAL WINNERS will be eligible for entry into the APO Afristar awards subject to the completion of the relevant entry form and payment of fees.