Hot Drinks Packaging

In Sweden, coffee drinking is fostered through a tradition called fika – in which Swedes meet for coffee. While the outbreak of COVID-19 restricted activities in public, many Swedish consumers were working from home, and therefore also drinking more…

Flexible plastic remained the main pack type for hot drinks in 2022, and was recording positive growth in its unit volumes in 2022, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. Flexible plastic is popular due to being perceived as a…

As France emerged from the pandemic in 2022, work-from-home activities, which had been prevalent in 2020, when the pandemic first hit the country, were coming to an end, with people returning to the office. After the spike in demand for retail sales…

All pack types in hot drinks recorded a slowdown in growth in 2022 as a result of the removal of pandemic-induced restrictions, which had been boosting at-home consumption of hot drinks. Coffee continued to outperform tea and other hot drinks in…

In 2022, tea recorded a decline in its packaging unit volumes as both fruit/herbal tea and black tea saw falling sales. This could be attributed to the rising popularity of coffee in the post-pandemic period, as people usually consume more coffee on…

After the demand spike seen in retail unit volumes of hot drinks packaging in Japan in 2020, after having declined or stagnated in the earlier years of the review period, sales have since declined in both 2021 and 2022. Consumers were increasing…

Hot drinks packaging sales in Singapore declined in unit volume terms in 2022, for the weakest performance since the stagnating sales seen in 2016. This decline was largely a result of the normalisation after the pandemic, when greater time spent at…

The continued shift towards folding cartons in hot drinks packaging in Italy is being driven by a number of factors, including the increasing demand for sustainable packaging options. Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, and are…

Coffee is the most popular hot drink in Romania, with coffee packaging thus dominating overall sales in the hot drinks industry. This results in the dominance of flexible aluminium/plastic, due to the popularity of vacuum-packed coffee bricks. Most…

Retail unit volume sales of hot drinks packaging declined for the second consecutive year in Spain in 2022, bringing down retail unit volumes of its two main pack types, folding cartons and flexible plastic, although folding cartons continued to gain…

Coffee continued to see declining sales in 2022, which is expected to continue over the forecast period. Instant coffee has been recording declining sales in recent years, with freshy coffee also slipping into decline in 2022. Even fresh ground…

Flexible aluminium/plastic is the main type of packaging used in hot drinks in Thailand due to its wide availability, cost-effectiveness and excellent barrier properties. It is readily available in Thailand, with a well-established supply chain, and…

In 2022, folding cartons continued to be the main pack type for green tea, with flexible paper and flexible plastic the other packaging formats used in this product area. Folding cartons are usually preferred for green tea packaging because they are…

Hot drinks packaging in Indonesia continued to record healthy growth in unit volume terms in 2022. Flexible packaging dominates unit volumes in this industry, particularly flexible aluminium/plastic and flexible plastic. These flexible pack types…

In recent years instant coffee has seen steady growth in China, with players like Luckin, Douyin and Nestlé capitalising on this trend. The demand for instant coffee is fuelled by the fact that it is convenient, functional, quick and affordable.…

Instant coffee continues to be the biggest product area in the Turkish hot drinks market, with flexible plastic the dominant pack type in this category. Although aluminium/plastic pouches are seeing strong growth in instant coffee, flexible plastic…

Folding cartons, the biggest pack type in hot drinks in Australia, has continued to grow in recent years, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. Thin wall plastic containers and other metal were recording healthy growth rates in…

Flexible aluminium/plastic and folding cartons are the main packaging types used for hot drinks in Vietnam due to a number of factors. These packaging types offer convenience and are largely available through retail channels. Their lightweight design…

Hot drinks packaging has been recording positive annual growth rates for a very long time in India, with increasing sales continuing to be seen during the pandemic, as consumption of hot drinks is an integral part of an Indian household, with people…

In Colombia’s hot drinks packaging market, flexible aluminium/plastic is the main pack type, with flexible packaging as a whole dominating packaging unit volumes in hot drinks. In addition, flexible aluminium/plastic is expected to gradually gain…