Cake Box Wins Top Honours in Flexography Awards
A corrugated cake box made by Adara Pakkaus for Boulangerie Marco earned Gold and Best of Show at a Milwaukee competition.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Baking
A corrugated cake box produced by Adara Pakkaus for Boulangerie Marco won its category and the Supreme Award at the FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards in London. The same box also received a Gold Award and Best of Show in the corrugated category at the 2026 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards in Milwaukee.
Why it matters
The awards recognise printing and packaging craftsmanship in the baking sector, showing how specialised board and printing choices can improve both appearance and function. The recognition highlights the role of packaging design in bakery presentation and product handling.
The top liner is MetsäBoard Pro WKL 160 g/m², produced at Metsä Board's Kemi mill in Finland, with inks supplied by Siegwerk. The box was printed at 62 lines per centimetre, and its structure lets a cake be removed without leaving marks.
The players
Adara Pakkaus
Adara Pakkaus is the packaging company that produced the corrugated cake box for Boulangerie Marco.
Boulangerie Marco
Boulangerie Marco is the bakery for which the award-winning cake box was produced.
Metsä Board
Metsä Board is a Finnish forest products company whose Kemi mill produces the MetsäBoard Pro WKL board used for the box.
Siegwerk
Siegwerk is an international manufacturer of printing inks that supplied the inks used on the cake box.
The details
Adara Pakkaus designed the corrugated box for Boulangerie Marco using E and F flute board with a post-print finish. The box's structure allows a cake to be pulled out without leaving marks on the surface.
Timeline
October 2026: the cake box won at the FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards in London.
2026: the same box received a Gold Award and Best of Show at the FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards in Milwaukee.
Culture Shift
Bakery packaging increasingly doubles as a design showcase, and the FlexoTech and FTA awards reward printed corrugated boxes that combine visual quality with practical handling. Recognition at these competitions signals that functional food packaging is being judged on craft as well as cost.
Bakeries that adopt award-recognised printed boxes can present cakes attractively while keeping them intact during transport. Consumers may notice more distinctive packaging as bakeries adopt similar corrugated designs.
The takeaway
Packaging that protects and presents a product well can earn recognition beyond the bakery counter. For bakers, investing in board quality and print finish can strengthen how a cake is seen and handled.
Further reading
For more on how bakeries approach their products, explore our Baking section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FnBnews.
