Baby Food Packaging

Sustainability concerns continued to drive innovation within baby food in 2019. Many parents are highly concerned about their environmental footprint and the amount of wasteful packaging in the industry, which is forcing manufacturers to find ...

Prepared baby food is the largest category of baby food in Russia in current value terms, with sales having more than doubled during the review period. Traditionally, the majority of these products were packaged in glass jars and although this pack ...

Baby food is almost totally dominated by international companies, which means that they have an essential role in the development of packaging. Nestlé and Nutricia Early Life Nutrition are the undisputed leaders of baby food, and their share within ...

In 2019, sales of baby food remained highly concentrated between two major players, which restrained a more dynamic pace in product innovation. Although the second player, Heinz, invested heavily in the development and promotion of its pouch format ...

400g and 500g remained the two most popular pack sizes in powder milk formula in 2019. Aside from the convenience factor, one of the main reasons for their popularity is that lower-income consumers – who make up a majority of the South African ...

Parents appear fond of plastic pouches when it comes to prepared baby food and dried baby food. Plastic pouches which are often paired with plastic screw closure or zip/press closures are ideal for on-the-go consumption, and this is why this pack ...

After many years of decline, birth rates in Germany increased throughout the review period as consumers became more confident about their economic situation and recent immigrants began or expanded their families. Birth rates are forecast to remain at...

The demand for baby food was slowing due to lower birth rates in 2019. Baby food packaging, especially glass, metal and rigid plastic, was therefore recording a worse performance in 2019. In addition, relatively limited marketing activities are not ...

HDPE bottles record a decrease in share for liquid milk formula during 2019, due to increasing popularity and promotions of products in brick liquid cartons. To respond to demands for cheaper price points, many leading milk manufacturers were ...

With a stable birth rate, baby food manufacturers are aware of the need to continually innovate in terms of existing formulas and products to encourage shifts to added-value products. Manufacturers and retailers recognised changes in consumer habits ...

The context is not favourable for baby food packaging due to the difficult situation of baby food itself over many years. First, although France still has one of the highest fertility rates in the EU, primary retail filled volume could bear the brunt...

The baby food packaging market as a whole is set to benefit from the extension of the 500+ child benefit programme, which seeks to improve the quality of life and financial safety of Polish families to eliminate economic inequalities. The law was ...

The demand for single portion and snack packaging is expected to rise in baby food over the forecast period. The number of new releases of fruit purées and other types of baby food in plastic pouches is predicted to increase, as manufacturers and ...

Aluminium/plastic pouches was the most dynamic baby food packaging category in 2019 as manufacturers and consumers alike came to appreciate the main advantages of this emerging pack type. The main reason for the booming popularity of this pack type ...

Following recent rapid changes to the packaging of existing products, including the release and popularity of pouches and flexible plastic packaging, the baby food category is now facing a period of consolidation. Over the review period, packaging ...

Baby food packaging was the site of considerable innovation in 2019. With competition in all baby food categories becoming increasingly intense, the leading players in each baby food category are turning to packaging innovation to differentiate their...

Folding cartons is one of the major powder milk formula packaging types in Thailand. With its lighter weight compared to metal tins, it is convenient and easy to transport. In addition, the lower cost of folding cartons can be passed on to consumers....

In an effort to offer more affordable prices in milk formula, manufacturers have embarked on a concerted effort to promote the benefits of folding cartons containing one or two separate units of powder milk in flexible plastic. Prices tend to be ...

Indian parents usually prefer folding cartons and flexible plastic for baby food packaging as these are convenient to refill a reusable airtight container prior to disposal. These types of packaging are also effective for storage and transportation, ...

Metal tins is the most popular pack type for powder milk formula, thanks in no small part to the fact that powder milk formula is the biggest product area in baby food. Consumers believe that metal tins house more premium products that have better ...