The awards ceremony was organized and hosted by the Marketing Week,Plant Management and Self Service (of Boussias Communications) magazines with the cooperation of the Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging and Materials (AGMPM).
The awards ceremony on the Gazarte stage was attended by more than 200 high-ranking business executives, advertising companies, designers, creative firms and representatives from various bodies and professional associations.
At the beginning of the awards ceremony the participants were welcomed by the Chairman of the jury, Dr. George Avlonitis (chairman of the Greek marketing academy) who emphasized the vibrant response of the companies,which are involved in the industry chain of Packaging, mentioning that submission has increased more than 20% since the previous competition.
Businesses from a broad spectrum of industries participated and were awarded at the ceremony.In various categories, Golden Awards were given to the following companies: Apivita, A. Hatzopoulos, A.S. Advertising, Agrino, Ahaean Land, Coca-Cola 3E, Elixir Tea, ΚΜ Creative, Lidl Hellas, LKC Drinks, MILK Branding Professionals, Paperpack, Papoutsanis, Pressious Arvanitidis, Red Design Consultants, Superfy, Athenian Brewery, Helios Pasta, Epikinonin Creative Team, Hatzigiannakis Pebbles, Loumidis, Lyhnia, Melissa and Barba Stathis.
All the Packaging Innovation Awards winners have the privilege tο participate and claim an award at the greatest packaging award ceremony in the world, the WORLDSTAR PACKAGING AWARDS 2020, hosted and organized by the WORLD PACKAGING ORGANIZATION, whose representative in Greece is the Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging and Materials (AGMPM).
A special moment during the evening was the bestowal of the Honorary Awards upon Dr. Hekomoglou and Dr. E. Roupa (authors of the book entitled "Into the Greek Packaging History") as well as upon Mr.K. Evripidis (CEO of Genesis Pharma) for his valuable contribution to innovative approach reinforcement and to the interconnection between the academia and the business community.
