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Alcoholic drinks packaging declined in the retail channel, increased in the foodservice channel and saw only minimal growth overall in Canada in 2022. While shifting consumer preferences towards premium and craft beverages have been seen in recent…
In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…
The continued increase in packaging unit volumes for RTDs in the US, despite the overall decline in the alcoholic drinks packaging industry in this country, is attributed to factors such as convenience and portability, changing consumer preferences…
Baby food packaging unit volumes, which had been registering positive, but relatively modest, annual growth rates during the earlier years of the review period, recorded a major sales spike in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. This…
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…
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Canada in 2020, consumers faced periods of home seclusion, with schools and workplaces switching to remote learning and working arrangements in this year. With restrictions in the operation of the foodservice…
Although plastic pouches recorded a slight decline in their unit volumes in 2022, this was less marked than the overall fall in sales in the packaging of meals and soups in Canada. Plastic pouches therefore once again gained share in meals and soups…
Plant-based dairy, following two years of strong growth, saw its packaging unit volumes decline slightly in 2022. However, its sales were still well above pre-pandemic levels in 2022, while its year-on-year performance was also better than that of…
In 2022, plastic pouches continued to increase their pack type share in processed fruit and vegetables in Canada due to their versatile and practical attributes. Plastic pouches offer a lightweight and space-efficient packaging format, which reduces…
Processed meat and seafood packaging had been in decline for a number of years before the pandemic arrived in Canada. The conditions in the country, including the numerous COVID-19 restrictions, saw this category’s packaging unit volumes record…
In 2020, as consumer foodservice outlets closed their doors for much of the year and people were forced to spend more time at home due to COVID-19 restrictions there was an increase in home cooking throughout Canada. Both to fill the time as well as…
In spite of the overall packaging unit volumes in sweet spreads declining again in 2022, PET bottles continued to record positive growth in this year, and therefore also an increase in pack type share in sweet spreads. PET bottles are enjoying rising…
Total packaging volumes for baby food saw a slight rise in 2022, recouping most of the loss of sales seen in 2021. Thin wall plastic containers continued to be the leading pack type for baby food in 2022; however, this pack type saw a decline in its…
After seeing dynamic growth in in 2021, in 2022 packaging volumes of confectionery turned to slight decline, returning to around the pre-pandemic level. Chocolate confectionery and gum continued to see rising packaging volumes in 2022, although sugar…
Thin wall plastic containers remained the top packaging type in 2022, commonly used for products such as yoghurt, cream, and soft cheese. Although thin wall plastic containers remained the leading pack type for butter and spreads in 2022, folding…
Total meals and soups packaging saw a second year of decline in 2022, in a rebound after witnessing exceptional growth in the first year of the pandemic in 2020, although volumes remained higher than the pre-pandemic level. Although pack types such…
Gable top liquid cartons remained the most significant pack type for plant-based dairy products in the US in 2022, and continued to see slight growth in packaging volumes in this year, due to the popularity of this packaging format for plant-based…
Processed fruit and vegetables packaging volumes saw a second year of decline in 2022, falling after an exceptional year of growth in 2020 when consumers stockpiled during the pandemic; however, volumes remained above the pre-pandemic level. Although…
After seeing exceptional growth in packaging volumes for processed meat and seafood in 2020 due to the pandemic, volumes turned to slight decline in 2021, and this continued in 2022, although volumes remained above the pre-pandemic level. In 2022,…
For sauces, dips and condiments in the US, glass jars has cemented its position as the leading pack type, and continued to increase its share of overall packaging volumes in 2022. Although rigid plastic dominates packaging in table sauces such as…