QSR-FPI Foodservice
Packaging Awards

These awards honor excellence in foodservice packaging in six categories, including Children’s Meal, Product Manufacturing Innovation, Graphic Design Distinction, Consumer Convenience, the Wow! Factor and Brand Delivery. One package, chosen from the first place winners of each of the six categories, is awarded Foodservice Package of the Year.

2008 Foodservice Package of the Year &
1st Place - Children’s Meal category

McDonald’s Deditos de Pollo Grill Package

Judges liked the fact that the package helped increase sales (people will buy the chicken fingers for the packaging), is reusable since the package can be washed and used to store crayons or pencils and proved that foodservice packaging can be both fun and functional.

1st Place - Product Manufacturing Innovation

In-Mold Label PWEPS Coffee Cup

The award went to the PWEPS (Paper Wrapper Extruded Polystyrene) cup, an innovative hybrid design of polystyrene foam and paper. HAVI Global Solutions designed a cup that has excellent heat retention qualities and allows brilliant graphics in order to present a premium brand image to the market.

1st Place - Graphic Design Distinction

McDonald’s Salads Plus^™ Package

The first place award went to a paper salad bowl that replaced the petroleum based resin bowl to deliver sustainability improvements. This package’s visually stunning graphics showcase the freshness of the salad greens and vegetables promoting a just-made quality and appearance.

3rd Place - Graphic Design Distinction

Inside Printed SBS Clamshell

Third place in the Graphic Design Distinction category went to “Inside Printed SBS Clamshell.” In order to promote an enhanced quality message, HAVI Global Solutions developed the capability for use of inside print on these sandwich clamshells. The inside print also allows the restaurant crew to clearly identify the sandwich being built which improves order accuracy.

3rd Place - Consumer Convenience

McDonald’s Fruit ’n Yogurt Parfait

Third place in the Consumer Convenience category went to the McDonald’s Fruit ’n Yogurt Parfait package. HAVI Global Solutions designed this package to improve restaurant order accuracy and minimize waste.The cup size was optimized to ensure the proper fill and a tab to the lid was designed to hold both the granola and the spoon to improve restaurant order accuracy and customer satisfaction.

QSR-FPI Foodservice Packaging Awards

2008 Foodservice Package of the Year & 1st Place - Children’s Meal category