Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
The packaging unit volumes of thin wall plastic containers used in shelf stable ready meals saw notable growth in 2020, with slower but still positive growth being seen in 2021. This can be attributed to the onset of the pandemic and related…
The COVID-19 pandemic was positive for sales of ready meals in Singapore during 2020 and the uplift seen in sales of ready meals had positive implications for ready meals packaging as well. The main factor supporting rising demand for ready meals was…
Growth in packaging demand accelerated sharply in ready meals during 2020. COVID-19 led to consumers spending more time at home, while foodservice outlets were forced to close for an extended period. In this context, demand for ready meals grew as an…
In contrast to most other ready meal types, demand for chilled ready meals packaging declined during 2020. While chilled ready meals still accounted for the largest share of packaging unit volumes in ready meals, they lost ground to products with a…
For extended periods over the last two years (2020 and 2021), consumers in Indonesia have been in home seclusion in order to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. As consumers spent more time at home, home cooking became a more…
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, consumers faced rising uncertainty as to the stability of life in India. Furthermore, consumers saw their movements heavily restricted for much of 2020 due to the implementation of national lockdown measures…
COVID-19 has had a mixed effect on ready meals packaging. There was a significant spike in demand for frozen ready meals, dried ready meals and shelf stable ready meals in 2020, for example, while demand for chilled ready meals declined in this year.…
Flexible plastic is the most popular pack type in frozen ready meals, but folding cartons continues to gain share in this category, with this pack type helping to convey a premium image. This pack type is often used for frozen ready meals targeted at…
Shelf stable seafood packaging continued to see strong growth in 2022 in Vietnam’s processed meat and seafood category as products such as canned fish and seafood offer consumers a convenient and long-lasting source of protein and nutrition. These…
The various COVID-19 measures and restrictions introduced during the pandemic resulted in very strong growth in sales of processed meat and seafood in 2020. In addition to the requirement for consumers to stay indoors for much of the time during the…