Packaging

Growth in packaging demand accelerated sharply in ready meals during 2020. COVID-19 led to consumers spending more time at home, while foodservice outlets were forced to close for an extended period. In this context, demand for ready meals grew as an…

The number of packaging units in sauces, dressings and condiments rose for the first time in well over a decade in Japan during 2020. COVID-19 resulted in consumers spending more time at home and cooking and eating more meals there. The pandemic had…

In contrast to most other ready meal types, demand for chilled ready meals packaging declined during 2020. While chilled ready meals still accounted for the largest share of packaging unit volumes in ready meals, they lost ground to products with a…

Consumers spending more time at home, due to COVID-19-related restrictions, such as the shift to remote working and distance learning and the closure of consumer foodservice outlets, was resulting in an increase in home-cooking during the pandemic.…

For extended periods over the last two years (2020 and 2021), consumers in Indonesia have been in home seclusion in order to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. As consumers spent more time at home, home cooking became a more…