Rules and Conditions

Categories

Participants will have to submit their products before November 4th 2011 in one of the following categories:

  • Drinks and beverages alcohol-free
  • Beers and coolers
  • Wines and ciders
  • Cheeses
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Prepared meals
  • Grains and cereals
  • Pastries and bakery
  • Meat products
  • Regional and appellation products
  • Fresh goods
  • Fine cuisine
  • Milk products
  • Frozen goods
  • Pets foods
  • Chocolats and candy

Admissibility

All submitted proposals must have been designed and/ or realized by a designer whose main office is located in Quebec.

Participating companies within the food and beverage industry can be located outside the country.

All proposals must have been printed between September 1st, 2009 and November 4th, 2011.

All proposals submitted to the contest must be accompanied by a registration form.

Participation

All proposals must be received before November 4th 2011, 12h00, at

The Gaia Awards
615 Notre-Dame street
St-Lambert, QC
J4P 2K8

Cost

Single proposal: $275 + taxes

Additional proposal : $215 per piece + taxes

The Awards ceremony : $75 + taxes

Please note, if your society have one or more proposals, you may have one ticket included for the awards ceremony.

Criteria

All proposals will be evaluated by a jury of 8 individuals, based on the quality of the graphic presentation, the originality of the design, innovation of the design, creative use of the packaging as well as environmental considerations.

Jury

The members of the jury will be made of 2 professionals from the design community, 2 professional from the food and beverage industry, 2 individuals from the art scene and 2 consumers.

Awards presentation and Gala

Join us for the Gaia Awards Gala on the evening of November 30, 2011 in Montreal (details on the evening ceremony to be announced soon)

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