Berlin Packaging Dominates NACD Awards With Record-Breaking 15 Award Victories

CHICAGO, April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The bar has been raised by Berlin Packaging, the world's largest supplier of glass, plastic, and metal containers and closures, with the biggest awards haul of any company in recent National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) history. Berlin Packaging received an unprecedented 15 medals during the NACD 2019 packaging awards competition, celebrating the most innovative packaging design from the past year. Including these latest award victories, Berlin Packaging has been awarded more than 50 total NACD awards over the past six years.

The $2.6 billion packaging juggernaut's 15 awards spanned eight categories, including sweeps of two highly-competitive categories – Beverage and Household Goods. In total, nine of these wins were attributed to projects with the company's world-class design and innovation division, Studio One Eleven, which offers structural package design and branding services at no charge in exchange for packaging business. Additionally, Berlin Packaging flexed its international muscle by winning projects from Italy and England, two of the company's 100+ global sales and warehouse locations.

While appreciative of award accolades, the company's mission is to grow customers' bottom lines

While honored by the awards, Berlin Packaging measures its success by the business' ability to increase clients' sales and improve productivity while reducing cost. To achieve this, Berlin customers benefit from the company's network of 900+ manufacturing partners, plus a robust selection of value-added offerings, including warehousing and inventory management programs, global sourcing and much more.

"Our number one priority is to thrill our customers, and the continued recognition we receive year after year from the NACD validates our unique business model," said Andrew Berlin, Chairman and CEO of Berlin Packaging. "From the world class capabilities of our Studio One Eleven design and innovation division, to the proactive advocacy of our Quality team, to our below market financing for capital expenditures, we offer a multitude of income-boosting services at no-charge to our customers to help them package more profit."

Multiple Category Wins Including People's Choice Award

Receiving the coveted People's Choice Award was the Heaven's Door Whiskey bottle, a Studio One Eleven project that helped translate Bob Dylan's vision for standout packaging for his premium spirits. The bottle also took home the bronze medal as part of Berlin's Beverage category sweep. The gold medal in Beverage was won by Studio One Eleven's custom guitar-inspired design of Pickers Vodka, while the uniquely-colored glass bottle with copper debossed bar top stopper of Bullards Gin won silver, in addition to a bronze in the Best Use of Custom category.

Berlin also swept the Household category, led by the revolutionary, twin-chambered, one-sprayer design of the Rejuvenate Dual System Outdoor House Wash and Window Cleaner. The newly engineered Morton Pool Salt won silver and Febreeze PLUG earned bronze.

Other Berlin Packaging winners include:

• Ecolab Sprayer – Gold – Industrial
• Morton Kosher Salt – Gold – Food
• Sabino Basso Olive Oil – Silver – Food
• ASEA Via Line – Silver – Nutraceuticals
• Alterna Caviar – Silver – Personal Care
• Zep High-Output Chemical Sprayer – Bronze – Industrial
• Poo-Pourri – Bronze – Novelty

For additional information on Berlin Packaging, including its full list of income-boosting services, visit berlinpackaging.com.

About Berlin Packaging

Berlin Packaging is the only Hybrid Packaging Supplier® of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures. See HybridPackagingSupplier.com and GreaterFaster.com for more on how the company exists to help people and companies excel. With 40,000+ available SKUs, 200+ packaging consultants, and 100+ sales and warehouse locations across North America and Europe, the company has the right products, expertise, and geographic proximity to help customers increase their net income through packaging products and services. Berlin Packaging supplies billions of containers and closures annually as well as warehousing and logistics services for customers of all sizes in all industries. It is the only company in its sector to be ISO 9001 certified, to have Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification, and to achieve 99% on-time delivery of its shipments every month for more than 13 years. Related services and specialty product divisions include Studio One Eleven custom packaging and graphic design, Berlin Global sourcing solutions, E3 profit-oriented consulting, Berlin Financial financing for equipment and capital improvements, Berlin Quality advocacy, Dangerous Goods transport, Freund Container & Supply convenience, and Qorpak laboratory supplies.

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