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DesignNewswire · COMO, Italy ·

Silver A' Design Award in Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design Goes to Gatorade Rookie Bottle Stainless Steel Bottle by PepsiCo Design and Innovation

PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation recognized for advertising, marketing and communication design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design category for Gatorade Rookie Bottle Stainless Steel Bottle by PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

About Gatorade Rookie Bottle Stainless Steel Bottle

Gatorade Rookie Bottle is an insulated stainless steel water bottle designed for young athletes. The reduced size is easier for children to hold and drink from. A built-in carrying handle supports mobility, and a dent-resistant shell protects the bottle when dropped. A leak-proof straw cap limits spills. The double-wall stainless steel interior provides more than 24 hours of insulation. The design was developed with feedback from parents and youth athletes, who identified mobility, durability and cleanability as the main needs.

About PepsiCo Design & Innovation

PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with over $65 billion in net revenue in 2012 and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands.

Award Record

This recognition makes PepsiCo Design and Innovation of PepsiCo Design & Innovation a winner of 129 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2013 - 2014 and the 2024 - 2025 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design Award

The A' Advertising Design Award is an international advertising design competition recognizing good advertisement designs by designers and agencies worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to advertising designers, marketing professionals, communication designers and creative directors from all countries. Typical entries include advertisement campaigns, billboards, commercials, print ads, social media campaigns and direct mails. The awarded advertising designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/advertising

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Gatorade Rookie Bottle Stainless Steel Bottle
Function
Stainless Steel Bottle
Category
Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising
Colors
Silver, Light Gray, Teal, Sienna and Dark Slate Gray
Images
4

The Recognition

Laureate
PepsiCo Design and Innovation
Country
United States of America
Brand
PepsiCo Design & Innovation
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2024 - 2025
Design ID
#169602

Design Details

Unique Properties
In February 2024, we launched The Gatorade Rookie Bottle, a new stainless steel bottle designed to meet the unique needs of younger competitors. Because their thirst is different, the Rookie Bottle needed to be different. To perfect the new design, we took feedback and insights directly from parents and their youth athletes. With their help, we identified three crucial features and functions: mobility, durability and cleanability.
Inspiration
When it comes to hydration, kids don't need as much volume; likewise, the larger size makes it harder for them to hold and drink from larger bottles. Even aspiring athletes tend to drop their bottles often, so we created a durable design, complete with a built-in carrying handle and dent-resistant shell that protects the bottle from drops. Plus, we added a leak-proof straw cap to minimize spills, and a double-wall stainless steel interior that provides more than 24 hours of insulation.

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