TricorBraun has won 10 NACD packaging awards - with more gold awards than any other distributor.

The annual NACD Packaging Awards are a renowned industry competition featuring the top packages in the US and Canada. TricorBraun has consistently been a top NACD award-winner, earning recognition for packages that showcase the best of what we do for our customers!

2022 Automotive, Chemical, and General Industrial Category (Gold Award)
Turtle Wax

TricorBraun and AFA Dispensing co-developed on the basis of AFA's Flairosol® (a propellant-free, continuous mist) sprayer technology, Turtle Wax’s Hybrid Solutions Auto Detail Line. We designed a 20-ounce, bullet-style PET bottle and shrink-sleeve decoration, together with the Flairosol® dispense head, to provide a premium aesthetic and sustainable dispensing system, that contains no aerosols, can be refilled and reused, and enables consumers to cover large surfaces with ease.

2022 Beverage/Non-Spirits Category (Gold Award)
Brandywine Coffee Roasters

We designed packaging for a coffee company that was looking for a more eco-friendly bag. The company sources its artwork from local designers and needed to be able to silkscreen their custom illustrations in small batches. To achieve their goal, we developed a 12-ounce, block-bottom bag with a pocket zipper that is 60% compostable and 60% renewable. The bag has a Kraft paper finish designed specifically to facilitate silk screening. The result is a sustainable package that provides the perfect canvas for the company’s hand-printed designs.

2022 Beverage/Non-Spirits Category (Silver Award)
Pilot Coffee Roasters

We designed eco-friendly packaging for a coffee company that deploys a Direct Trade model, buying coffee from small farmers and producers who follow sustainable farming. Pilot Coffee Roasters was looking to move away from conventional foil-based coffee bags. To achieve their goal, we developed a 12-ounce, block-bottom bag with a pocket zipper that is 60% compostable and has all-renewable film layers and degassing valve. The logo is printed onto the package using flexographic printing. The result is more sustainable packaging that reduces the company’s use of fossil fuels and mineral resources, lowers their carbon footprint, and resonates with their brand values.

2022 Beverage/Spirits Category (Silver Award)
O’Neill Vintners & Distillery OMAGE

We designed 750 ml and 375 ml bottles for the launch of OMAGE’s VSOP and VS brandies. The narrow, heavy glass bottles are rounded on the sides for ease of holding and pouring. The labels were silkscreened onto the bottle to provide texture and elegance--with the Omage "O" popping in beautiful gold ink. The VSOP bottle is topped with a heavy glass solid closure with a diamond-cut reverse taper. The VS bottle is topped with a plastic, gold closure with a natural cork. The result is bottles that reflect a premium brand and stand out on the shelf. Based on the success of these designs, OMAGE is now moving ahead with the custom bottle and closure design of a higher-end brandy.

2022 Cosmetic Category (Bronze Award)
Mineral Fusion

We sourced packaging for a rebrand of Mineral Fusion’s line of natural cosmetics, identifying stock components that would fit into the company’s existing store displays. Because the components were largely unchanged, the heart of the rebrand involved elevating the stock packaging with decoration: using a blush color for the packaging components along with a custom rose-gold Katani foil hot stamp. We coordinated among suppliers in nine factories in four countries to manufacture the cohesive components that comprise the makeup line. We also sourced an airless bottle with an aluminum collar to match the rose gold foil for the launch of Mineral Fusion’s new face primers.

2022 Cosmetic Category (Silver Award)
Erno Laszlo

We developed packaging for the launch of Erno Laszlo’s new VTM Micro-Essence facial lotion that incorporates a stock bottle and a custom cap. We decorated a 150 ml stock glass bottle to give the product a high-end look—including incorporating a high-shine white spray with a gradient from the top. The clear base of the sprayed bottle enables the unique capsule formula to be visible to the consumer. The bottle decoration also features a silver hot stamp which ties into the hot stamp decoration on the cap. The one-piece PP twist cap is custom-designed and features a decorative beveled edge, an embossed logo with a hot stamp on top of the logo, and a shiny spray varnish. The result is a beautiful black and white design that showcases the Erno Laszlo brand and stands out on the shelf.

2022 Food Category (Gold Award)
Ferrara Candy Company Nerds Twist & Mix

Ferrara Candy Company was looking for packaging that would allow consumers to indulge in just one flavor or mix-and-match flavors among the strawberry, orange, watermelon, cherry, and lemonade mini-Nerds. We designed the Nerds Twist & Mix packaging to achieve this goal. The custom PP base, which is divided into 5 separate compartments, is molded in a special purple color.

The lid of the design, also custom, is a clarified PP lid that consumers can twist; they can then use a little resealable flap to open either their favorite flavor or open between two compartments. The lid includes 5 mini-character engravings for the five flavors—a design that is consistent with the Nerds Twist & Mix label. Both the base and the closure are consumer recyclable. The product launch has been a success, so much so that the company is looking to add additional base colors for future seasonal launches.

2022 Household Products Category (Silver Award)
Project Clean

We developed new packaging for a company that makes products “designed for people and the environment.” We designed an ergonomically friendly, squared-off 1 liter bottle made from 100% PCR resin. The square bottle is shipped with a screw cap—and designed so that it can also be used with a trigger sprayer and a Halo closure (both of which are available as part of a purchase kit). We also designed a 100% PCR resin rectangular gallon bottle to distinguish it from all the round gallon bottles in the industrial market. The shapes of each bottles enable more to be packed into a box or shipping on a pallet, further reducing the company’s environmental and carbon footprints. The result is custom packaging that distinguishes Project Clean from other industrial brands and stands out on big-box retail shelves.

2022 Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Category (Bronze Award)
Biomedical Research dba 4Life

We designed a 20-ounce, square HDPE bottle for 4Life’s Gold Factor and Zinc Factor products—powerful and proprietary mineral-based solutions that use precious minerals from the planet. The narrowness of the bottle is designed to be easy and comfortable for their female customer base to hold and pour. The package features a full-body shrink wrap. Finally, custom gold (Gold Factor) and White (Zinc Factor) 38-430 PP closures marry the design with the product.

2022 Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical Category (Gold Award)
Lazarus Naturals

Lazarus Naturals was looking for eye-catching packaging for their new edible CBD fruit tarts for sale in natural food stores across the country. To achieve this, we designed 1-ounce and 2-ounce aluminum tins for their strawberry lemon, mango, raspberry lime, and orange pineapple edibles. The screw-on closures allow for easy access to the fruit tarts, and a plastisol liner ensures that the product retains its freshness. The artwork is lithographic printing on aluminum. The result is a package with colors that pop and a design that stands out on the shelf. The brand launch was so successful that the initial run sold out almost immediately.