Beverage Packaging in Canada
Euromonitor International's Beverage Packaging in Canada offers insight into the market at a national level. It provides analysis of the packaging trends in each beverage sector (alcoholic drinks, hot drinks and soft drinks) and monitors market performance by pack type including industry penetration levels, end-use applications and potential growth categories. Five year forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.
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Chapters: 15 | Tables: 13 | Publication date: Jan 2008
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Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CANADA’S LARGEST LIQUOR AUTHORITY MOVES TO REFUND-DEPOSIT SCHEME
PET PLASTIC RIDES THE GROWING TIDE OF BOTTLED WATER
GLASS PACKAGING GETS A BOOST FROM A SURPRISING NEW NICHE
LIQUID CARTONS FALL AS JUICE VOLUMES TAKE A TUMBLE
METAL PACKAGING REBOUNDS AS LOW-CALORIE CARBONATES FIND FAVOUR WITH CONSUMERS
COMPOSITE CARTONS LEAD PAPER PACKAGING LOWER
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING HELPS COFFEE TO MOVE AHEAD
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
THE VERSATILITY OF PET BOTTLES CONTINUES TO WIN CONVERTS
Outlook
Impact
GLASS BOTTLES RIDE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND NICHE PRODUCTS TO STRONG GAINS
Outlook
Impact
METAL BEVERAGE CANS REMAIN THE LARGEST SINGLE PACKAGING CATEGORY
Outlook
Impact
NEW LEGISLATION AFFECTS LIQUOR BEVERAGE COLLECTION IN ONTARIO
Outlook
Impact
SOFT DRINKS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Multipacks help drive booming popularity of bottled water
Sales of 12-packs outpace 24-packs in carbonates
Energy drinks, sports drinks play to consumer lifestyles
Fruit/vegetable juice loses sales to fast-growing alternatives
Powder concentrates decline, but low-calorie options hold promise
PET properties continue to evolve relative to HDPE
Brick liquid cartons and new pouch multipacks for fruit/vegetable juice
Multipacks a force in sports drinks, energy drinks and RTD tea
PROSPECTS
Flavoured bottled water promises good growth
Energy drinks proliferate
Glass’s premium image still has cachet for organic and high-end beverages
Aseptic pouches set to grow
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Metal beverage cans the newest tactic to draw beer drinkers to FABs
Glass bottles doing nicely in wine, but novel packaging plays up its convenience
Spirits and PET a growing trend
PROSPECTS
Alternative packaging for wine still constitutes a small niche, but is growing fast
For imported beer and dark beer, metal cans see faster growth than glass bottles
PET bottles to increase its penetration in spirits
HOT DRINKS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Coffee quality and packaging type affect volume growth
Tea quality and package type influence volume sales
Glass jars see volume growth in “other” hot drinks
Pods yet to mature in Canadian market
PROSPECTS
METAL
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Low-calorie carbonates boost lagging sales
Sales of lagers and domestic price moderation lead to greater metal can volume sales
Functional drinks grow at record pace
FABs look to metal beverage cans to rouse a slow category
Metal tins at both the low and high end of coffee and tea
Fruit/vegetable juice matures further
PROSPECTS
RIGID PLASTIC
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Scorching pace of bottled water sales growth powers rigid plastic beverage packaging
Low-calorie carbonates in PET bottles provide an opportunity for limited growth
Functional drinks, especially sports drinks, power along in PET plastic bottles
Fruit/vegetable juice sees lower sales across all packaging types
PET bottles rally in alcoholic beverages
PROSPECTS
Bet on continued strength in bottled water demand
PET on track to make further inroads in spirits
PET manufacturer hopes enhancements will open new possibilities
GLASS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Volume gains in alcoholic drinks drives glass beverage packaging growth
Glass buoyed by water and RTD tea
PROSPECTS
LIQUID CARTONS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Gable top liquid cartons hurt by changing consumption patterns
Brick liquid cartons fall in RTD tea
Fruit/vegetable juice expected to rebound in liquid cartons
Liquid cartons power ahead in wine
PROSPECTS
PAPER-BASED CONTAINERS
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Tea remains on track for marginal growth in folding cartons
Composite cartons fall on weakening sales of frozen juice and powder concentrates
Brick liquid cartons erode bag-in-box packaging
PROSPECTS
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Core benefits move pouches into new territory
Fresh coffee drives growth of flexible aluminium/plastic
Super-premium tea adopts stand-up pouches
PROSPECTS
CLOSURES
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Metal crowns grow modestly
Bottled water propelling growth of plastic screw tops
Spirits, juice and RTD coffee propel metal screw tops
Sports caps remain competitive
Corks still a mainstay in wine
Liquid carton closures hurt by juice
PROSPECTS
MULTIPACK
HEADLINES
TRENDS
Carbonate 12-packs still the most popular size
Bottled water takes a larger share of beverage multipacks
Beer 6-packs encourage experimentation
In fruit/vegetable juice and RTD tea, multipack sales remain flat
Energy drink 4-packs go mainstream
PROSPECTS
Growth to remain strong for bottled water multipacks
Non-traditional multipacks set to grow further
Juice multipacks to recover on new product innovation
Beer multipacks for eclectic consumers
14.
HEADLINES
TRENDS
LCBO fast tracks wine in Tetra Pak containers
The return rate for recycling is targeted at 85%
PROSPECTS
Distributor creates rush to non-glass packaging
Investment in end-use recycling facilities needed to keep pace with new efforts
GLASS PROCESSORS TO BENEFIT FROM SORTING OF GLASS CULLET
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Total Retail Beverage Packaging
Table 2 Total Primary Alcoholic Drinks Packaging
Table 3 Total Primary Soft Drinks Packaging
Table 4 Total Hot Drinks Packaging
Table 5 Metal Packaging by End-use Application
Table 6 Rigid Plastic Packaging by End-use Application
Table 7 Glass Packaging by End-use Application
Table 8 Liquid Carton Packaging by End-use Application
Table 9 Flexible Packaging by End-use Application
Table 10 Gift Packaging in Alcoholic Drinks
Table 11 Multipack Packaging for Alcoholic Drinks by Type
Table 12 Multipack Packaging for Soft Drinks by Type
Table 13 Total Beverage Closures 2006