42nd FINAT Label Competition 2022 showcases excellence in the world of labels.
FINAT has announced the winners of the 2022 FINAT Label Competition. The awards ceremony was held on the 1st of June on the occasion of the European association’s 64th annual conference, the European Label Forum, at the Grand Hotel Dino in Baveno, Italy.
The competition is organised on an annual basis. The judging panel was led by Tony White of AWA Consulting ably supported by Murat Sipahioglu, Sales Director of IMEKS Group and Steve Wood, the owner of Steve Wood Services. The judges received the samples of all the entries along with the respective technical information over many weeks. Three judges physically assessed the labels before meeting virtually to determine the final winning entries.
The competition attracted 205 entries from 38 companies from 21 countries worldwide. In addition to the 7 Group winners and the 34 Category winners a total of 73 Highly Commended certificates were distributed. The leading number of countries entering this year was led by Austria with 32 entries with Turkey close behind with 26 entries. The number of entries in each category was predictably led by Wines (46), Alcoholic Drinks (36), Sets of Labels (22) and Cosmetics (17). The number of entries printed using digital technology (108) continues to increase year on year by more than 30%. The digital element is becoming more noticeable, not only in the printing process but also in the finishing, die-cutting and in the final use of the label.
Best In Show Winner
The Best In Show label for the 2022 FINAT Label Competition reflects an era of Kings, Knights and Royalty referring to the “Kingdom of Cyprus” founded in 1197. The reproduction of the Coat of Arms depicts three rampant lions and a cross is reproduced in great detail and along with the “flourishes” surrounding the shield and the product name gives that royal feeling to the excellently printed label. The combined combination of great gold foiling and High Build varnish against a smooth matt sand coloured recycled paper meant that Gerolemo – Maratheftiko Sweet entered by Cabas S.A., Greece was selected by the panel of judges as the Best In Show winner. (This label also won the Digital Group Award at the 42nd Annual Competition.)
Group Winners
The Group winners are organised into the following main groups which include A. Marketing/End Uses, B. Printing Processes, C. Non-Adhesive Applications, D. Innovation & Electronic Printing and E. Digital Printing.
Marzek Etiketten+Packaging GmbH, Austria won for Côtes du Rhône. This bright and colourful label printed digitally with a very accurately placed screen varnish in four colours, stands out for its silky appearance of the substrate adding a real touch of class to the label and projects the images of the flowers into high relief. The subtle use of hot foiling to highlight the name of the wine is excellent. A 67lpcm screen gives great definition to the main images of the flowers.
The second winner was Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Alqaissi Grill Spices. It’s a quite busy and complicated label that uses a metallised film substrate thus adding overall brightness to the label and giving the impression that gold foiling has been used. The application of matt lamination contrasts nicely with the high gloss varnish over the image of the meat. The basic printing process is digital. With this label the more you study it the more detail becomes obvious.
The winner of the Printing Processes Group was Kuresa, Peru for Body Spa Conditioner. The label contains some very fine typography using an opaque white screen ink.
In the Non-Adhesive Applications Group again there were two group winners. The first was IPE Industria Gráfica, Spain for Nightology Sachet. Here Flexography has been used to great effect on a matt silver metallic substrate. The second winner was Stratus Packaging, France for Champagne Christian Senez Evenementielle. One colour, black, has been printed by flexo to a very high standard and is augmented by a touch of silver cold foiling.
The winner of the Innovation and Electronic Printing Processes Group was Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for Robust RFID-Label. The label-integrated RFID chip is secured by the label’s special construction featuring protective printed elements. Digitisation is an emerging trend in healthcare scenarios. Robustness of the label is the key.
The winner in the Digital Printing Group was CABAS S.A., Greece for Gerolemo –Maratheftiko Sweet. This label was printed digitally in four colours with the addition of dedicated silk screen and gold foil areas revealing design details.
This year, the Judges Award was given to Multi-Color Corporation, Australia for Tilde Australian Raw Vodka.
Category Winners
Group A: Marketing/End-Uses: A1 Wines – Joint Winners – Etiketten CARINI GmbH, Austria for Skript Pinot Noir Chilcheweg 2020 AND Marzek Etiketten+Packaging GmbH, Austria for Côtes du Rhône.
A2 Alcoholic Drinks – Joint Winners – Multi Color Corporation, Australia for Tilde Australian Raw Vodka; Marzek Etiketten+Packaging GmbH, Austria for Kaiser Premium Vodka; AND Stratus Packaging, France for Apis Bière au Miel.
A3 Non-Alcoholic Drinks – Etiketten CARINI GmbH, Austria for Papil Apéritif
A4 Food Products – Joint Winners – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Alqaissi Grill Spices AND Cabas S.A., Greece for Papadimitriou Mustard Limited Edition.
A6 Household Goods – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Eyüp Sabri Tuncer Kitchen Soap Orange.
A7 Industrial Use – Kimoha Entrepreneurs FZCO, UAE for Passeo – Cable Carry Handle with Hole.
A8 Automotive Use – Navarra de Etiquetajes, Spain for CALAVERA Oro Liquido.
A9 Cosmetics – Joint Winners – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Deep Secret Soleil Fine Fragrance Mist AND Etiketten CARINI GmbH, Austria for DHYANA Yoga Spray.
A10 Pharmaceutical – Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for Light-Protection-Label.
A11 Security – Securikett Ulrich & Horn GmbH, Austria for Tiger Label.
A12 Booklets – Etiketten CARINI GmbH, Austria for Desinfect Care.
A14 Self-Promotional – STRATUS Packaging, France for Huge Christmas
A15 Sets of Labels – Joint Winners – Marzek Etiketten+Packaging GmbH, Austria for A Nobis Grande Cuvée AND Stratus Packaging, France for Gamme chocolat Maison Bouvard.
Group B Printing Processes: B1 Flexography – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Deep Secret Déjà Vu Fine Fragrance Mist.
B2 Rotary Letterpress – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Green World hand & Skin Disinfectant.
B3 Screen Printing – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Deep Secret Taj Mahal Fine Fragrance Mist.
B5 Combination Printing – Joint Winners – Kuresa, Peru for Body Spa Conditioner AND MCC Label Paarl, South Africa for Tête de Lion.
Group C Non-Adhesive Applications: C1 Non-Adhesive Sleeves – Stratus Packaging, France for Champagne Christian Senez Evenementielle.
C2 Non-Adhesive Flexible Packaging – Joint Winners – Ҫiftsan Label & Packaging Company, Turkey for Farmasi Blood Orange Hand & Body Lotion AND IPE Industria Gráfica, Spain for Nightology Sachet.
C3 Non-Adhesive Tags/Non Adhesives – Kimoha Entrepreneurs FZCO, UAE for Global Village Entry Tickets.
Group D Innovation & Electronic Printing: D1 Innovation – Joint Winners – IPE Industria Gráfica, Spain for Biological water controllable label & sleeve AND Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for Robust RFID-Label.
D2 Electronic Printing – Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG, Germany for Heating Foil ADAS.
Group E Digital: E1 Digital Toner Technology – Joint Winners – CABAS S.A., Greece for Tsimbidi – Monemvasios Red Dry Wine; CABAS S.A., Greece for Gerolemo –Maratheftiko Sweet AND Bristol Labels Limited, United Kingdom for Saint Croix.
