Everything You Need to Know.

The DIELINE Awards is the world's most trusted packaging design awards and CPG design competition. Since 2010, we have recognized the agencies, brands, founders, and designers behind exceptional consumer packaging across food, beverage, beauty, sustainability, and more.

The DIELINE Awards is open to CPG brands, consumer goods companies, agencies, in-house teams, founders, independent designers, and students from any country.

Yes. The DIELINE Awards is open to CPG brands, founders, in-house teams, agencies, studios, independent designers, and students. Brands can enter their own packaging work directly, with or without an agency partner.

Food, beverage, beauty, personal care, wellness, home, sustainable design, plastic-free innovation, brand identity systems, brand worlds and experiential packaging, functional innovation, in-house design, limited editions, private label, luxury, retail/POS, connected packaging, design for good, brand partnerships, and concept/student work.

Yes. Food and beverage are two of the largest entry categories. See the Food Packaging Awards and Beverage Packaging Awards pages for the full scope.

Yes. Category 20: Concept & Student is dedicated to student and conceptual packaging design, with significantly reduced entry rates. The Concept & Student tier starts at $85 per entry during Celebration Flash.

Entries are open now. Ten public deadlines run through February 2028, with the final Late Entry deadline on February 27, 2028. Celebration Flash rates are available through May 31, 2027.

Rates vary by tier and deadline. Celebration Flash rates: Professional $275, Independent Studio $175, Concept & Student $85. Rates increase at each subsequent deadline through Late Entry. See the Rates & Deadlines page for the full table.

Unlike broad design competitions, the DIELINE Awards is dedicated to consumer packaging, CPG design, brand systems, structural packaging, sustainability, and the commercial realities of products on shelf. Judged by packaging design experts, brand leaders, creative directors, and CPG innovators.

Yes. The Concierge service manages your entire entry — category selection strategy, copywriting, image preparation, and submission. Free for teams entering 10 or more projects.