Confectionery Packaging

Flexible packaging continues to be the dominant packaging in confectionery, with flexible plastic the main individual pack type thanks to its strong position in chocolate confectionery. Flexible plastic is also the most-used pack type for sugar…

With flexible packaging maintaining its dominant position in confectionery packaging, it has therefore been growing at very similar rates to confectionery as a whole in 2020, 2021 and 2022, with healthy growth rates in the first two years and…

Chocolate confectionery packaging continued to record strong growth in Brazil, helped by a surge in both consumption of and demand for chocolate products, particularly premium and high-quality options. Brand owners have been investing in attractive…

Countlines packaging was recording some of the strongest growth in confectionery packaging in Indonesia in 2022 as it typically includes individually wrapped chocolates or candies to cater to the trend of convenient, on-the-go consumption. As urban…

Demand for confectionery packaging recorded a sharp decline in 2020. Although consumers were spending more time at home due to COVID-19 and eating more snacks there, there was a reduction in impulse purchasing and on-the-go consumption among…

Packaging unit volume sales of sugar confectionery in Australia fell in 2022. The decline in sugar confectionery, spurred in part by continued increasing awareness of health concerns, in addition to the continued falling sales in gum, meant that…

Folding cartons are popular for confectionery packaging due to their versatility, visual appeal and practical benefits. Folding cartons provide a protective barrier against external elements like light, moisture and air, helping to preserve the…

Sugar confectionery in India dominates overall confectionery sales. During the pandemic, restrictions on mobility affected volume sales as a significant portion of sugar confectionery purchases are normally made up of impulse at-the-counter…

Flexible packaging dominates confectionery in Italy, offering numerous advantages, such as easier handling and consumption for consumers, and savings on transportation and storage for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. The most popular…

Supported by their adaptability, aesthetic appeal and practicality, folding cartons are the preferred packaging choice for boxed assortments. These cartons provide a versatile platform for presenting a wide variety of such products while maintaining…

Packaging unit volume sales in sugar confectionery were rising again in 2022, even if this was at a slightly slower rate than in 2021. This meant that, despite the declines seen in chocolate confectionery and gum, overall unit volumes in…

When COVID-19 hit the country in 2020, it resulted in a further deterioration of the confectionery packaging performance, which had already been in decline in 2019. The pandemic led to heightened consumer interest in health and wellness, which had a…

Demand for confectionery packaging recorded a sharp decline in 2020, primarily due to the falling unit volumes in gum and sugar confectionery, with chocolate confectionery still recording positive growth in this year, even if it was slower than in…

Flexible plastic remains the dominant pack type in confectionery in Turkey. Flexible plastic is widely used in chocolate confectionery, completely dominating countlines packaging as the only pack type used in this product area, the biggest in Turkish…

Packaging volumes of confectionery witnessed a decline during 2019-2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic sharpened the focus of Thai consumers on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet for general wellbeing and a strong immune system. This led many…

Boxed assortments was the confectionery category that was worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore in 2020, when its packaging unit volumes recorded a sharp decline after a number of years of positive growth. This saw all pack types used…

Confectionery packaging recorded declining unit volumes in 2020, with particularly bad performances being seen in most of the chocolate confectionery categories in this year. Sales suffered as impulse and on-the-go consumption was hit by severely…

There was a slight increase in demand for confectionery packaging unit volumes in 2021, but it was slower than the decline seen a year earlier in 2020. Confectionery consumption was impacted by consumers spending more time at home due to COVID-19 in…

Most of confectionery was recording worsening performances in terms of its packaging unit volumes in 2020, as COVID-19 restrictions during the year resulted in the loss of a lot of impulse and on-the-go purchases. However, in 2021, performances…

In 2021, St Valentine’s Day celebrations were hugely disrupted in Japan. Major cities were placed under a state of emergency as Japan dealt with a deadly second wave of COVID-19, with many working adults, who are the key consumers driving sales…