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2023 Ameristar Competition Opens

Hosted and judged by a jury of packaging professionals and industry experts, our annual AmeriStar Awards competition aims to identify the best in professional and student packaging design solutions.

Io Pp Ameri Star 2023

We welcome submissions from brands, branding agencies, brand owners, design agencies, manufacturers, small companies or large corporations, suppliers, and students in the packaging industry. Click here to start your entry.

With 19 separate AmeriStar Award submission categories, there many opportunities to get the recognition you deserve for your best packaging solutions from 2022.

Key dates:

• January 17—Competition opens

• April 14—Competition closes

• May—Judging begins

• August—Winner announcement


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