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Hispack’s ‘Best in Class’ awards recognise projects that demonstrate the strategic value of packaging

Hispack 2027 returns with the third edition of Best in Class, the programme that recognises the brands and industrial clients that have turned packaging into a business driver: higher sales, better positioning and greater market impact.

We are looking for initiatives that demonstrate how packaging can make a real impact, whether by promoting sustainability, improving the user experience, optimising processes, increasing efficiency, boosting competitiveness or providing new solutions to the industry’s challenges.

We wish to highlight top-class projects selected for their commitment to showcasing the leading and transformative role of the packaging sector in end-user industries.

What are we looking for in the Best in Class projects?

The selected projects must excel in areas such as:

Innovation

Implementation of innovative solutions that drive the evolution of packaging and packaging processes.

Transformative impact

The ability to make a significant impact on the competitiveness, efficiency and transformation of the industry.

Knowledge transfer

The ability to inspire the market, share best practice and accelerate the adoption of new solutions within the sector.

Sustainability

A commitment to packaging that is more circular, efficient and responsible, from design right through to the end of its useful life.

AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE

Notable projects have been identified in client sectors such as:

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Food Sector

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Cosmetic Sector

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Pharmaceutical Sector​

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Beverage Sector

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Consumer Electronics

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Chemical Sector

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Industrial Goods Sector

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Logistics & Retail Sector

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

July 2026

Open call to the ecosystem

Hispack is making an open call to the packaging industry ecosystem for the best projects deployed in Europe in their client industries.

31 December CLOSING CALL

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January 2027

Project selection

Hispack is selecting the BEST IN CLASS projects that show the best indicators of business, transformation, impact and communication power.

January - March 2027

Case development

Hispack visits the projects to document them and obtain everything necessary to elaborate the communication pieces, including an audiovisual, showing the main assets of the project as a business case. The communication campaign starts in April.

May 2027

Presentation of the Best in Class​

The selected projects will be presented during Hispack, from 4 to 7 May 2027

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