Australia

The WorldStar WPO World Packaging Organisation awards attracted more than 224 entries from 32 countries around the world. A jury of 25 representatives then selected just six ‘best of the best‘ packages to be nominated for the President’s Award.

This year, the awards were presented by president Keith Pearson from South Africa at a glittering award ceremony in Mexico City, with the WorldStar Packaging Bronze Award being awarded to the patented Tstix package.

Tstix is the ‘no mess’ alternative to teabags, pods and pyramids – made in the form of a stick pack with over 1,100 micro perforations in its sides, and eliminating the need for a spoon for stirring. There’s no strings, tags or staples involved. The directions are also very simple – ‘just stir it’!

The Tstix package comes in two forms - metalized silver and clear transparent, where you can actually see the tea inside.

Tstix is an Australian invention, made possible through the international collaboration of an association of partners - Tstix in Australia; Josef Blazek in the Czech Republic; Schwarze-Automation in Germany; Alcan in France; Amcor in Spain and Wista in Germany, with agents for the invention in countries including Europe, the US, Egypt, South Africa, India and Indonesia.

For companies in the tea and coffee markets, the Tstix package represents a new, more stylish alternative to traditional teabags and spooned coffee. The package is available to companies under a licensing agreement from the Tstix company.