Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross...
Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market shares, industry trends.
The most heavily used pack type in plant-based dairy products is the brick liquid carton. This is because brick liquid cartons are the main pack type in the biggest category of plant-based milk. Brick liquid cartons provide a longer shelf life and…
Total plant-based dairy packaging maintained growth in 2022, with increases across all categories, although slower rates of increase were seen than in the previous two years. In 2022, brick liquid cartons remained the most significant pack type for…
Plant-based dairy packaging volumes continued to see strong growth in 2022, due to the rise in consumer demand for plant-based products due health, ethical, or environmental reasons. Swedish consumers are particularly conscious of the impact their…
Plant-based dairy packaging volumes continued to rise in 2022, as a wider range of these products became available, and more consumers were open to trying these products. The growth of plant-based yoghurt, for instance, was attributed to changing…
Plant-based milk packaging, which dominates overall demand for packaging within plant-based dairy in the Netherlands, experienced further growth in retail unit volumes in 2022, due to a growing trend towards alternative diets and lifestyles driven by…
In the UK, the 1,000ml pack remains the most popular size in the packaging of plant-based milk, and therefore also plant-based dairy as a whole, given milk’s dominance of the overall category. Consumers in the UK are now familiar with plant-based…
Overall, plant-based dairy recorded another year of healthy unit volume growth in its packaging in 2022. Growth is being driven by the rising demand for non-dairy alternatives from vegans/vegetarians and other consumers embracing healthier eating…
The COVID-19 restrictions introduced when the pandemic hit the country in 2020, saw consumers stockpiling packaged food products, with processed fruit and vegetables ideal for this. This saw a major spike in packaging unit volume sales in processed…
Due to the greater amount of time Germans spent at home as well as foodservice closures, 2020 saw consumers cooking and eating more meals at home in this year, providing a boost to the various products on offer in the processed fruit and vegetables…
With shelf stable fruit and vegetables accounting for more than two thirds of packaging units in processed fruit and vegetables, and metal food cans being the dominant pack type in shelf stable fruit and vegetables, metal food cans is also the…
In 2020, packaging volumes for processed fruit and vegetables saw an exceptionally strong rise as consumers stocked up during the first year of the pandemic. In 2021, volumes fell as the impact of the pandemic eased, and a declining trend continued…
After seeing exceptional growth in 2020, packaging volumes of processed fruit and vegetables declined in Sweden in 2022, as consumer habits returned to normal following the pandemic. When the pandemic emerged, fears of viral transmission kept…
Total processed fruit and vegetables packaging volumes returned to growth in 2022. However, while frozen processed fruit and vegetables returned to growth, shelf stable fruit and vegetables maintained its decline, as sales continued to normalise…
The growth of shelf stable fruit within processed fruit and vegetables packaging in retail unit volumes in the Netherlands towards the end of the review period was attributed to changing consumer lifestyles and preferences. Dutch consumers are…
Metal food cans account for the greatest pack type share in processed fruit and vegetables packaging in the UK. Metal food cans are used to package the largest category in unit volume terms, shelf stable fruit and vegetables, due to their excellent…
Frozen processed fruit and vegetables packaging recorded double-digit percentage growth in its unit volumes for the third year in a row in 2022 in Turkey. This was due to a growing awareness of the nutritional benefits of frozen fruits and…
Prior to the pandemic, processed meat and seafood packaging was in decline. This category then enjoyed a spike in demand in 2020, boosting its packaging unit volumes, given the products were ideal for stockpiling prior to lockdowns as well as for…
For a multitude of reasons, flexible plastic is the main pack type used in processed meat and seafood in Germany. Flexible plastic packaging serves as a barrier against outside factors such as air, moisture or contaminants. This aids in the…
In 2022, packaging volumes of thin wall plastic containers used in chilled processed meat increased as they are durable and cost-effective. Moreover, the heightened awareness of food safety and hygiene standards saw manufacturers adopting packaging…
After seeing dynamic growth in 2020 during the pandemic, total packaging volumes of processed meat and seafood turned to decline in 2021, and volumes continued to see a slight fall in 2022, although remained above the pre-pandemic level. Flexible…