Dairy, the US' largest food packaging category, grew 2% to 39.0 billion units in 2025, supported by steady milk volumes and buoyant demand for high-protein drinks, yoghurt and cream. Rigid plastic dominates, led by HDPE milk jugs, and the year's defining theme was lowering the jug's footprint rather than displacing it. Those moves were underpinned by the US Food and Drug Administration's expanding list of No Objection Letters for post-consumer recycled resins in food-contact use, which is steadi
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Dairy Packaging industry in USA 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 USA, 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 USA 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 USA?
- Which are the major pack types and how are they performing in USA?
- 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 USA?
- Where is future growth expected to be most significant?
Dairy Packaging in the US
Key Data Findings
Recycled content and lightweighting inform new developments
A rigid-plastic-led category grows on milk, yoghurt and high-protein demand
Recycled content and lightweighting reshape the milk jug
Glass and paper gain at the premium and ambient edges
Modest volume growth as recycled resin reshapes the bottle
High protein, premiumisation and circular design open the next phase of development
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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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