Dairy packaging, which ranks as Germany's largest food packaging category, rose 1% to 26,850 million units in 2025 driven by steady domestic demand for milk, yoghurt, quark, cheese and cream. Rigid plastic pots and bottles dominate at 57% of volumes, supported by the 25-cent single-use deposit (Einwegpfand) on plastic milk bottles. The deposit was extended to milk and milk-based drinks from 1 January 2024 under Section 31 of the German Packaging Act (VerpackG (§ 31) covering single-use plastic b
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Dairy Packaging industry in Germany 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 Dairy Packaging industry in Germany, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Dairy Packaging in Germany 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 Dairy Packaging in Germany?
- Which are the major pack types and how are they performing in Germany?
- 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 Germany?
- Where is future growth expected to be most significant?
Dairy Packaging in Germany
Key Data Findings
Recycled-content polystyrene and lightweighting reshape cups and bottles
Rigid-plastic remains prominent due to stable food consumption
Müller and Arla push recycled content into cups and bottles
Paper-based containers and glass outpace average growth
Slow growth as recycled content and fibre reshape the bottle and pot
Recycled-content loops and returnable formats define competitive advantage
Country Reports Disclaimer
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Dairy Packaging
- Butter and Spreads
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- Processed Cheese
- Packaged Hard Cheese
- Soft Cheese
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- Flavoured Milk Drinks
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- Fresh Milk
- Shelf Stable Milk
- Goat Milk
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- Powder Milk
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- Sour Milk Products
- Yoghurt
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- Chilled and Shelf Stable Desserts
- Chilled Snacks
- Coffee Whiteners
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- Condensed Milk
- Cream
- Fromage Frais and Quark
Dairy Packaging
This is the aggregation of cheese, drinking milk products, yoghurt and sour milk drinks, and other dairy products.
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