PepsiCo Design and Innovation Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Doritos x Empirical Nacho Cheese Spirit Influencer Kit in Packaging Design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Packaging Design category for Doritos x Empirical Nacho Cheese Spirit Influencer Kit by PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

More About Doritos x Empirical Nacho Cheese Spirit Influencer Kit

Doritos x Empirical Nacho Cheese Spirit is an influencer kit created for a limited edition spirit infused with Nacho Cheese flavor. The Nacho Cheese flavor of Doritos is widely known and has been used in dips, popcorn and other products. In 2023, the flavor company Empirical presented Doritos with a new use for the flagship flavor: a Nacho Cheese infused spirit. The packaging introduces the unexpected pairing to media and online audiences. The limited release sold out in less than six hours and received national press attention.

About PepsiCo Design & Innovation

PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with over $65 billion in net revenue in 2012 and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands.

Award Record

PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation is a winner of 125 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2024 - 2025 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Packaging Design Award

The A' Packaging Design Award is an international packaging competition that recognizes outstanding packaging designs by talented packaging designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to packaging designers, graphic designers, branding agencies and product manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include bottles, boxes, cans, pouches, tubes and cartons. The awarded packaging designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/packaging

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

• Winner Page: https://desingers.org/169155
• A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/169155
• Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!169155
• Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/133313

Media Contact

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