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Packaging Industry in the United Kingdom

While the UK economy is still showing weak signs of recovery from the recent economic downturn, retail packaging unit sales saw 1% growth over 2011. Even if tobacco dragged packaging volumes down, other key markets like beverages, dog and cat food ...

Jul 2012 | US$1,900| Add to cart | View details

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Beauty and Personal Care Packaging in the United Kingdom

Beauty and personal care packaging continues to show solid unit volume growth. Whilst some high value products have suffered as economic stagnation continues, unit volume growth in deodorants and bath and shower have continued strongly.

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Home Care Packaging in the United Kingdom

Home care packaging is suffering from relatively stagnant product areas, as consumers look to save money wherever possible, only replacing their home care products when necessary. However, unit volume sales are supported by competitive multi-buy ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Dog and Cat Food Packaging in the United Kingdom

Pouches continue to go from strength to strength in wet cat food. Visiting supermarkets consumers are now confronted with many shelves of pouches, with metal cans relegated to shelves at the bottom. 100ml aluminium/plastic pouches holds the highest ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Tobacco Packaging in the United Kingdom

Tobacco packaging continues to follow the trend of the product it contains, and is declining; not massively, but steadily, as more people choose to give up smoking, cut down or not even smoke in the first place. A raft of government programmes have ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Canned/Preserved Food Packaging in the United Kingdom

The major trend in canned/preserved food packaging remains the packaging taking share from traditional metal cans. Developments started in the review period, with brands deciding to use thin wall plastic containers or liquid cartons to hold products ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Confectionery Packaging in the United Kingdom

Impulse consumption is, of course, fundamental to confectionery and this was again bolstered in 2011 by the release of more products that allow consumers to enjoy chocolate previously available in bigger sizes in single serve portions. A good example...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Dairy Packaging in the United Kingdom

Dairy Crest’s flexible plastic milk bags, initially trialled in Sainsbury’s, were rolled out to Tesco and Asda in 2011, as well as online retailers MySupermarket and Ocado, in further proof that they are not a passing fad, and that they are here to ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Sauces, Dressings and Condiments Packaging in the United Kingdom

As predicted, the launch of Heinz’s PET bottles for its ketchup and HP sauces has not yet been copied by other brands. Plastic now dominates glass in ketchup and brown sauces, but Heinz’s move to the more premium PET material is a harder move to copy...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Baby Food Packaging in the United Kingdom

HDPE bottles grew to 5.7 million units in 2011, as they continued to benefit from their use by Heinz for its baby juices, which are increasing in retail size. Heinz dominates juices and it is interesting that it does so in HDPE bottles, despite the ...

May 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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