Package of the Year Award Winners and Banquet Announced by New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC)

Morristown, NJ, November 04, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC) announces its 37th Annual Package of the Year (POY) Awards Banquet will be taking place on Thursday, November 19 at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ. Advanced registration is encouraged as last year’s event was sold-out. Registration information can be found at www.njpec.com.

The NJPEC POY Awards recognizes the year’s best packaging designs and innovations, and this year’s program saw a record number of submissions. An elite panel of judges made-up of top packaging executives from leading brands and more selected the winners in several categories. Packaging students from various universities also named a Student’s Choice winner.

The most coveted awards will be presented to:
· Re Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Cream for Estee Lauder Companies by Qualipac-Pochet for Package of the Year and Health and Beauty Gold winner honors
· Elizabeth Taylor Prestige Holiday Sets WHITE DIAMONDS for Elizabeth Arden by Color Optics by Arcade for Student Choice Award and Graphic Gold winner honors

Other category Gold winners include:
· Buxom Eyeshadow Bar for Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc. by Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc. for Color Cosmetics
· Ciroc Ten Vodka Bottle Tamper Evidence for Ciroc Ten Vodka by Metal Dynamics, Inc. for Food and Beverage
· Norell New York for Norell New York by Norell New York for Fragrance
· Viktor & Rolf – Flowerbomb (Holiday 2015) for L’Oreal by Maesa for Gift Sets
· Neon Collection for Casabella by Casabella for Household Industrial
· Squeeze & Foam Shampoo - Body Wash for Babyganics by Albea for Personal Care
· Respimat Video Intro Kit for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. by Sunbelt Graphics, Inc. for Pharmaceutical
· Phoenix Color Write On Greeting Card Box for Phoenix Color by Phoenix Color for Promotional

Awards will also be given to outstanding package design from Amway, Godiva Chocolatier, NARS, Parlux Fragrances, and Shiseido to name a few.

The winners will all be honored and recognized at the Awards Banquet and the POY submissions will be on display during the event. Along with the awards ceremony, the popular Tricky Tray auction will take place, with proceeds benefiting NJPEC’s Scholarship Program.

“The Package of the Year Awards Banquet will be the final highlight of an exciting year for NJPEC. Attendees will have an opportunity to network with their peers and celebrate what the associaition fosters, continued excellence in packaging, design and engineering,” said Peter Gould, Committee Chair, of the NJPEC POY.

For a complete list of winners go here:
http://www.njpec.com/poy-winners.html

Reservations to attend the 37th Annual NJPEC Package of the Year Awards Banquet may be made online at http://www.njpec.com/package-of-the-year-awards-banquet-2.html.

For more information on the POY Awards, please contact
Peter Gould, pgould13@gmail.com or Karen Hadden-Wolf, khaddenwolf@coloroptics.com. To donate to the Tricky Tray contact: Stacey Rimassa ,Stacey.rimassa@neenah.com. For Goody Bag donations contact Maureen Eustice, maeustice@aol.com.

North Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC)
Founded in 1962, NJPEC is an organization of packaging professionals from all disciplines in the industry, who share information and hands-on business experience. The culture of NJPEC is comfortable, collaborative and professional; creating an environment of learning, and business networking. Members invest their time, skills and knowledge to strengthen the packaging industry with talent and innovation. Numerous scholarship programs and mentoring opportunities are offered to support those entering the packaging field. The members of NJPEC are shaping the future of packaging. For more information visit: www.njpec.com