Australian Traceability Shines at WORLDSTAR Awards for 2023

On January 9th, 2023 – WPO (World Packaging Organisation) announced the winners of the WorldStar 2023 Awards, and Result Group is a proud winner in the category of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables with its Australian Table Grapes Traceability Pilot..

WPO (World Packaging Organisation) is a unique organisation contributing the growth of a sustainable global packaging.

In another record year, the Awards registered 488 entries, from 41 countries, growing from 440 competitors from 37 countries in 2022. “These numbers confirm that WorldStar is the most prestigious and important packaging award in the globe”, celebrates Soha Atallah, WorldStar Coordinator and WPO Vice President of Events.

Packages eligible for WorldStar Awards are those that have already received a national or regional packaging award from a packaging competition that is recognised by WPO , during the last 2 years.

In 2022 Result Group was awarded Silver in 'Outside of the Box Design' with the Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) traceability pilot for the 2022 (AIP) Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards .

The Australian Table Grapes Traceability Pilot is one of the largest traceability and authentication projects deployed in Australia. The outstanding achievements are the result of collaboration between Australian Table Grape Association, Agriculture Victoria, Perfection Fresh Australia, GS1 Australia, and Result Group . More than 840,000 units of table grapes, including bunch bags, clamshells, and cartons, were labelled with a unique serialised QR code, further enhanced with the use of GS1 Digital Link standards and exported to over 15 markets in the Asia Pacific Region.

“Agriculture Victoria is delighted to have been part of this award-winning pilot program by funding and partnering with the Australian Table Grape Association to pilot the use of Results Group traceability software with growers and exporters in the sector. We are committed to working with industry to implement new traceability systems that maintain Australia’s competitiveness in international markets and ensure the safety and trustworthiness of produce delivered to overseas consumers. It’s a fantastic outcome to receive this industry recognition and I congratulate everyone who has been involved in this pilot program,” stated Agriculture Victoria Chief Executive, Matt Lowe.

To assist grape growers to connect with consumers and supply chains as well as consumer safety and quality standards, Result Group introduced an industry customised traceability platform, a label printing and management programme, NiceLabel, as well as process automation and scanning technologies, designed to collect end-to-end shipping data. The overall concept was to sell more Australia table grapes by proving authenticity and provenance. Setting high-quality Australian produce in a space of its own... all done with virtually no disruption to current grape harvest and packing processes.