Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross...
Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market shares, industry trends.
Flavoured/mixed lager packaging continued to register strong growth in France's alcoholic drinks packaging industry in 2022, helped by changing consumer preferences and the demand for unique taste experiences. Breweries sought to differentiate their…
Alcoholic drinks packaging saw growth in its total unit volumes in 2022, driven entirely by the recovery of foodservice sales, with the retail channel seeing another year of decline, after recording a demand spike in 2020. The dynamic foodservice…
In the retail channel’s packaging unit volumes of alcoholic drinks in Italy, metal beverage cans were becoming more popular during the review period, albeit with the exception of 2022, with this pack type expected to also continue gaining share over…
In 2022, glass bottles remained the dominant packaging choice for alcoholic drinks in Spain. However, metal beverage cans had been growing in popularity over the review period. This was primarily due to the lightweight and portable nature of cans,…
Unlike other European countries, Sweden did not impose major lockdown restrictions on households and businesses due to COVID-19, instead advising its citizens to observe social distancing measures, limit travel and avoid major gatherings in public…
The widespread closure of foodservice outlets in Switzerland during lockdown led to sales in this channel plummeting in alcoholic drinks in 2020, resulting in a major decline in packaging unit volumes in this channel in this year. While some sales…
The Netherlands has witnessed a gradual increase in beer packaging within the alcoholic drinks market due to the flourishing craft beer movement, which has led to an expansion of microbreweries and demand for diverse beer flavours, prompting…
Total alcoholic drinks packaging recorded healthy growth in 2020, despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While foodservice unit volumes plummeted, due to cafés, pubs and restaurants all being closed for extended periods in 2020,…
Packaging unit volumes recorded their strongest growth in beer among the main alcoholic drinks categories in Turkey in 2022. The strong increase in beer packaging sales was attributed to factors such as a growing market and changing consumer…
Demand for dried baby food in France was declining in 2022, as it had been throughout the review period, as parents prefer fresh, natural and minimally processed options for their infants. French parents are increasingly focusing on home-made or…
Aluminium/plastic pouches continued to gain traction in prepared baby food in 2022, with dynamic growth being seen in this year, and more expected over the forecast period. This pack type continued to take share from other modes of packaging in 2022.…
The demand for dried baby food in Italy has been gradually declining due to the growing trend among Italian parents to feed their babies and infants with fresh and natural foods. This trend is being driven by concerns about additives, preservatives…
Total packaging volumes in baby food continued to decline in 2022, with falling volumes across all categories and most pack types, as more parents fed their babies with home-cooked food and breastfed their babies, as this is considered better for…
Total packaging volumes in baby food saw slow and stable growth in Sweden over 2020-2022, with the pandemic and associated economic uncertainties having little impact on the category. Swedish parents consider their children’s nutrition to be a…
Baby food packaging volumes continued to rise in 2022, with growth across all categories. Prepared baby food accounted for the highest packaging volumes in 2022 and also saw the strongest growth in packaging volumes. The growth in prepared baby food…
The retail unit volume growth of milk formula packaging within baby food packaging in the Netherlands at the end of the review period was driven by the increasing trend towards formula feeding among Dutch parents. This trend was due to factors such…
Flexible plastic accounts for the greatest pack type share in baby food packaging in the UK. This low-cost, compact pack type is ideal for small, convenient baby food packages, particularly in categories such as “other baby food”. This category…
The packaging unit volumes used in liquid milk formula in Turkey saw very strong growth again in 2022. Convenience was playing a crucial role in this trend, as liquid milk formula is pre-mixed and ready to use, making it easier for busy parents to…
The large size of the oral care packaging category in the French beauty and personal care industry can be attributed to a cultural emphasis on personal care and grooming, with oral health seen as an essential aspect of overall hygiene and beauty in…
Hair care is the largest beauty and personal care category in Germany in terms of retail unit volume sales, and continued to grow in 2022. The growth of hair care benefitted retail packaging unit volume sales of the leading pack type in the category,…
In the post-pandemic period, people are spending a lot more time outside their homes, helping to boost the use of colour cosmetics in 2022. Make-up as a concept was also starting to be seen as a form of self-expression and self-care, promoting mental…
Flexible paper packaging continued to lose share to folding cartons and flexible plastic in beauty and personal care in Spain in 2022. This can be attributed to the fact that, when compared to flexible paper, flexible plastic and folding cartons are…
Skin care packaging in Sweden continued to record positive growth in 2022 not just due to the demand for these products among the local population but also as a result of its emphasis on sustainable packaging materials, minimalist designs and a…
Squeezable plastic tubes are an important pack type in Switzerland’s beauty and personal care market, used to package products within oral care, skin care, sun care and other categories. Globally, a shift is being observed in the manufacturing of…
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…
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…
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…
The report examines key factors in supply chain risks in metals, energy and agricultural commodities. Production, market supply concentration and political risks analysis can help to better identify potential risks and prepare for potential…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chocolate confectionery packaging, which dominates demand for confectionery packaging in the Netherlands in retail unit volume share terms, continued to record a positive performance in 2022. This was due to factors such as chocolate being a beloved…
Although it remains a much smaller pack type in unit volume terms, flexible paper continues to take share from the dominant packaging format of flexible plastic in countlines, as consumers increasingly opt for sustainable packaging options. This…
Flexible plastic remains the dominant pack type in confectionery in Turkey. Flexible plastic is widely used in chocolate confectionery, completely dominating countlines packaging as the only pack type used in this product area, the biggest in Turkish…
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 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shown the vulnerability of the current supply chain model and had an extensive impact on the manufacturing industry’s global supply and transportation networks. Global supply chains are forecast to become more…
For butter and spreads thin wall plastic containers and flexible aluminium/paper were the most prominent pack types in 2022. Flexible aluminium/paper is popular for helping to prevent undesired outside contaminants, smells or odours penetrating the…
Thin wall plastic containers are used in a wide range of dairy products, but most heavily in yoghurt, cheese, fromage frais and quark, and cream. In 2022, thin wall plastic containers were in decline in all four of these categories in which they have…
In 2022, flexible aluminium/paper was continuing to gain share in the packaging of butter and spreads as it is perceived as an eco-friendly choice due to its recyclability and lower environmental impact. The aluminium also provides excellent barrier…
After a year of growth during the pandemic in 2020, in 2021 there was a return to the declining trend seen in total packaging volumes for dairy products in 2019 and earlier, and this trend continued in 2022. However, not all pack types saw declines.…
Unit volumes of dairy packaging declined for a second year in Sweden in 2022, normalising following the surge in demand the category witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Lockdowns, fears of viral transmission, and foodservice closures…
Dairy packaging units saw a second year of decline in 2022, in a normalisation trend after an exceptional year during the first year of the pandemic, although volumes remained above the pre-pandemic level. Drinking milk products packaging volumes saw…
Shelf stable milk packaging faced slow-moving growth in retail unit volumes within dairy in the Netherlands towards the end of the review period, primarily due to evolving consumer preferences. The Dutch market has witnessed a shift towards fresh and…
The UK’s dairy packaging market is dominated in unit volume terms by HDPE bottles and thin wall plastic containers. HDPE bottles dominate milk packaging, and are also gaining share in yoghurt, due to their robust barrier credentials. Milk is a…
The popularity of cheese continues to increase in Turkey. This trend can be attributed to the fact that cheese is a versatile ingredient that is used in a variety of Turkish dishes, such as savoury pastries, börek, pide, salads etc. In addition, meze…
Flexible packaging continues to be an important and well-developed pack type in Western Europe, heavily used in the packaged food industry, and confectionery in particular. However, applications using plastic will have to cope with the ever…
This report assesses the position of glass packaging in Western Europe. It analyses the recent performance of glass, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as covering future predictions for the packaging type. The report also…