Rengo Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Chairman, President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces that it has won the WorldStar Award in the 2017 WorldStar Contest, hosted by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), for its one-touch assembly sales promotion Rakuppa Display.

The Rakuppa Display combines outstanding display functions with sufficient strength in a completely new type of sales promotion display. It can be effortlessly assembled and folded in a single action, transported with ease and requires minimal storage space.

Since it is incredibly versatile, the Rakuppa Display can be used to exhibit a variety of different products. Recommended products for any given day can be swiftly lined up, meaning that sales opportunities are not missed, and this contributes to increased sales. The Rakuppa Display can be used and reused in stores and in other diverse situations such as at events and exhibitions.

Praised for its innovative ideas and outstanding utility in sales promotions, the Rakuppa Display won the most prestigious prize at the Japan Packaging Contest 2016, the Japan Star Award. Winning the WorldStar Award demonstrates that its usefulness has been recognized globally.

The WorldStar Contest is an international packaging contest hosted by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). The objective of this contest is to judge packaging in terms of factors including ease of use, design, and environmental friendliness, and to raise awareness of and promote packaging technology of excellent quality.