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A gift for family and friends
- Carton Converter: Van Genechten Biermans
- Brand Owner: Mars Nederland BV
- Structural Designer: Mars Nederland in collaboration with Van Genechten Biermans
- Graphic Designer: Mars Nederland
- Cartonboard Manufacturer: International paper
- Pro Carton Young Designers Award
Mars Celebration is a sparkling selection of well-known worldwide brands. The concept was developed by Mars for seasonal, informal gifts and marketed to be enjoyed with family and friends. Every year Mars looks for a novel form of packaging with high innovative character and high-quality appeal: an eye-catching packaging for 200 g of Celebrations for the retail trade. The concept had to be new and fun, yet valuable enough to be seen as a gift. As every year, Van Genechten were also invited to a briefing in 2010 by the Mars Seasonal Packaging Team. And, as always, the Van Genechten innovation team presented a number of creative proposals to make sure that Mars would not even entertain the idea of looking at other packaging materials. The selected concept has a very distinguished shape: consumers stop automatically when they see the carton on the shelves. Mars introduced this packaging for Christmas 2010. Production was done on standard converting machines (printing, cutting and gluing) – which was only possible due to the extensive know-how of the Van Genechten gluing line operators. With the new packaging, Mars were able to persuade many consumers this season to choose Celebrations as a gift.
Jury Comments
Creativity and innovation and not commonplace in the volume market sector but the Jury felt that this entry truly deserved the award in this category. This type of carton with a tray and lid but with the tray being designed for sharing and display on the table, were not new but the structural design of this carton gave it an impact that the Judges had not seen before. Not only did they feel that this worked well on the table when it was in use in the home, but they also believed that the structural design allied to the high impact graphics would give it standout appeal on the shelf.