The international label association FINAT has launched the #LABELicious competition to attract fresh, creative and enthusiastic industry talent.
The initiative follows the finding of the latest Radar industry survey that discovered how challenging it is for the industry to attract a newly skilled next generation workforce. Its aim is to increase awareness among students and young professionals about the creative, technical and leadership skills involved in shaping tomorrow’s labels and label sector. The goal is to educate students and young professionals about the exciting and challenging opportunities the industry offers and how their innovative spirits can make a difference.
The #LABELicious competition features three categories, all of which have an important sustainability aspect:
Brand design will demonstrate how in 2025 a branded label will create an outstanding experience, competitive advantage and added value for a brand in its own product category.
Smart/intelligent/multi-functional labels will demonstrate how technology adds value to a label through new functionality, other than branding alone.
Out of The Box will demonstrate how out-of-the-box-thinking, combining both creative design and technology, offers new applications and added-value possibilities in product labelling. This could also present a vision of the entrant’s future work environment in the industry.
FINAT plans to develop this project throughout 2018 and 2019, and will work with a range of partners and stakeholders including companies in the label industry, National Associations, national and international media, and partners from vocational educational institutions and universities.
