Jenni Spinner / Packaging Digest

Kimberly-Clark wins Package of the Year honors

Thirty- three innovative packages have been selected by a distinguished panel of judges for the coveted 2011 NJPEC Package of the Year Awards, to be presented at a gala dinner ceremony and exhibition on November 17, 2011. Categories included Fragrance, Color Cosmetics, Personal Care and Food and Beverage.

The top honor of Package of the Year will be presented to Kimberly-Clark for U by Kotex, designed by CBX and submitted by AGI. This outstanding package scored a triple-play honor: also garnering a Gold award in Personal Care, and a Market Innovator award.

The Students' Choice Award, determined by a panel of top ranked packaging students from The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), was bestowed on Flight by Michael Jordan for Five Star Fragrance.

Package of the Year Award Judges were Candace J. Garland, Avon; Brooke T. Baxter, The Baxter Group; Lorraine Ahart, Mast Beauty and Home; Stephen Mohary, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company; and Jill Hilton, Estee Lauder.