Baby food packaging rose 4% to 331 million units in 2025, driven principally by demand for milk formula amid urbanisation and an increase in working mothers. Paper-based containers leads, reflecting the widespread use of folding cartons for cereals and milk formula, typically paired with an inner flexible liner. The regulation that shapes this category most distinctively is not a plastics rule but the Infant Milk Substitutes Act, which restricts the promotion and labelling of infant milk formula
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Baby Food Packaging industry in India with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Baby Food Packaging industry in India, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Baby Food Packaging in India report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Baby Food Packaging in India?
- Which are the major pack types and how are they performing in India?
- Have there been any packaging legislative changes in the past 12 months?
- How are consumption trends impacting the packaging landscape?
- What are the key trends and latest product developments in packaging?
- How important are sustainability and recycling to consumers in India?
- Where is future growth expected to be most significant?
Baby Food Packaging in India - Category analysis
Key Data Findings
Milk formula demand sustains a folding-carton-led category as Nestlé reformulates Cerelac
A carton-and-pouch category grows on milk formula demand
Nestlé’s reformulation keeps the folding carton centre stage
Rigid plastic and value packs grow at the margins
Steady growth led by formula, cartons and resealable pouches
Demographics, working parents and convenience set the agenda
Baby Food Packaging in India - Company Profiles
Packaging Industry in India - Industry Overview
Packaging in 2025: the big picture
2025 key trends
Pouches, portion control and fibre define food packaging
Recycled-content PET and cartons combine sustainability with convenience
Canned beer and new can capacity reshape alcoholic drinks packaging
Recycled-content rules and sachet economics reshape beauty packaging
Recycled-content rules and premiumisation drive home care packaging
Single-serve pouches, PET jars and mono-material films advance pet food packaging
Rising compliance costs drive packaging innovation and differentiation
Single-use plastic limits and a recycled-content mandate accelerate sustainable packaging
Mandatory traceability and stricter plastic waste rules advance digital oversight
Extended producer responsibility underpins a shift to circular packaging models
Mono-material and recyclable pouches transform food and flexible packaging
Fibre and reduced-plastic formats expand in response to regulation and demand
Country Reports Disclaimer
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Baby Food Packaging
- Dried Baby Food
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- Liquid Milk Formula
- Powder Milk Formula
- Prepared Baby Food
- Other Baby Food
Baby Food Packaging
This is the aggregation of dried, milk formula, prepared, and other baby food.
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