Packaging

Confectionery packaging volumes saw their third successive year of decline in 2022. Some consumers have been turning away from products with a reputation for being high in sugar for health reasons. However, declines were not seen universally across…

Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a marginal decline in 2022. Although chocolate confectionery and gum saw increases in their packaging volumes in this year, the decline witnessed in sugar confectionery was enough to drive the overall…

After seeing two years of negligible decline in packaging volumes during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, mainly driven by falling sales of gum, volumes returned to growth in 2022, regaining all the lost ground. However, while chocolate confectionery…

Flexible packaging dominates confectionery in Italy, offering numerous advantages, such as easier handling and consumption for consumers, and savings on transportation and storage for manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. The most popular…

With flexible packaging maintaining its dominant position in confectionery packaging, it has therefore been growing at very similar rates to confectionery as a whole in 2020, 2021 and 2022, with healthy growth rates in the first two years and…

Supported by their adaptability, aesthetic appeal and practicality, folding cartons are the preferred packaging choice for boxed assortments. These cartons provide a versatile platform for presenting a wide variety of such products while maintaining…

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When the pandemic first arrived in Turkey in 2020 it resulted in bath and shower recording very strong growth in its packaging unit volumes thanks to an increase in demand for personal hygiene and self-care products. Bath and shower has since…

In 2022, folding cartons took over from HDPE bottles as the main pack type in unit volume terms in UK beauty and personal packaging. This can be attributed to the fact that, in addition to being lightweight and easy to carry, folding cartons also…

Within the pack types used in the packaging of toothpaste, squeezable plastic tubes accounted for the dominant share in 2022, with folding cartons the next biggest pack type. Toothpaste brands are increasingly launching sustainably packaged products…