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.
Instant coffee is the biggest category in the country’s hot drinks industry as the Philippines has a long history of coffee production and it is the culturally preferred drink of the masses. Flexible aluminium/plastic is the cheapest option for the…
Flexible aluminium/plastic and folding cartons are the main packaging types used for hot drinks in Vietnam due to a number of factors. These packaging types offer convenience and are widely available through retail channels. Their lightweight design…
The persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China in 2022, along with the country’s strict zero-COVID policy kept consumers within their homes for long periods during this year and consequently boosted interest in home cooking. This drove demand for…
Flexible plastic is the leading pack type in meals and soups packaging in Hong Kong. This can be attributed to several factors, with convenience playing a significant role. Flexible plastic packaging offers ease of use, storage and portability,…
Increasingly time-strapped Indian consumers with busy lifestyles have been driving demand for meals and soups, boosting packaging unit volumes of the main pack types in the category – flexible plastic and folding cartons. Post-pandemic resumption of…
The growth of meals and soups packaging in Indonesia is being driven by rapid urbanisation and evolving lifestyles, leading to increased demand for convenient food options as individuals have less time for cooking meals from scratch. Rising…
In 2022, flexible packaging, consisting of plastic pouches and flexible plastic, remained the most popular packaging format for shelf stable soup, followed by metal food cans. This was because plastic pouches are lightweight and easy to handle, which…
In 2022, total packaging volumes for meals and soups turned to decline, after two years of solid growth. Metal food cans remained the most significant pack type in 2022, but turned to strong decline in this year, falling out of favour compared with…
Following a surge in demand in 2020, driven by pandemic-induced home seclusion, meals and soups packaging recorded a second consecutive year of retail unit volume decline in 2022 to sit below 2019 levels. Meals and soups packaging in Singapore is…
Despite already having seen exceptional growth for several years, meals and soups maintained dynamic growth in packaging volumes in 2022, with increases for most pack types, and most categories, with dry soup and frozen ready meals the only…