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.
Most shelf-stable tomatoes are packaged in metal food cans in Argentina. However, for another consecutive year, the share of brick liquid cartons increased in shelf-stable tomatoes in 2023, primarily due to the preservation and dispensing…
In 2023, thin wall plastic containers continued to gain unit volume share from metal food cans in shelf stable fruit. As thin wall plastic containers provide a balance between protection, convenience and cost-effectiveness. This makes them a popular…
After the very strong growth spike as a result of home seclusion and the ideal nature of these products for stockpiling at home when the pandemic hit in 2020, packaging unit volume sales were stagnating in 2021. However, processed fruit and…
The unit volume sales of processed fruit and vegetables packaging in Hong Kong recorded a decline in 2023. While the major pack types still maintained their respective positions, most of the leading pack types, including metal food cans and flexible…
Metal food cans account for the greatest pack type share in processed fruit and vegetables packaging in the UK. Metal food cans are used to package the largest category in unit volume terms, shelf stable fruit and vegetables, due to their excellent…
Due to the greater amount of time Germans spent at home as well as foodservice closures, 2020 saw consumers cooking and eating more meals at home in this year, providing a boost to the various products on offer in the processed fruit and vegetables…
Total processed fruit and vegetables packaging volumes returned to growth in 2022. However, while frozen processed fruit and vegetables returned to growth, shelf stable fruit and vegetables maintained its decline, as sales continued to normalise…
Shelf stable fruit’s growth in Indonesia is due to the prolonged shelf life that these products offer. In addition, these products require less stringent temperature control during storage and transportation, making them well-suited for Indonesia’s…
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was resulting in case number spikes across China throughout much of 2022, prompting the authorities to enforce strict lockdown measures due to its zero-COVID policy. As consumers were confined to their homes,…
Processed fruit and vegetables packaging continued to grow in Brazil in 2022, in spite of already having enjoyed a spike in demand in the past two years due to the additional home cooking during the pandemic. Consumers are increasingly looking for…
Processed fruit and vegetables packaging managed to record modest growth in Vietnam in 2022 due to growing demand for convenience in food consumption, with processed fruit and vegetable products offering consumers easy-to-prepare and ready-to-use…
Although it was not as marked as some categories in Thai packaged food, processed fruit and vegetables saw a small spike in demand in 2020, in turn boosting this category’s packaging unit volumes. With consumers preparing more meals at home due to…
Following a surge in demand for processed fruit and vegetables during the pandemic in Singapore, thereby boosting packaging, as local consumers looked to stock up on shelf stable essentials to avoid regular visits to grocery stores, retail unit…
Frozen processed vegetables have been gaining in popularity in Colombian processed fruit and vegetable packaging due to their convenience, longer shelf life and retention of nutritional value. Flexible plastic is the favoured pack type for these…
There was a surge in demand for frozen fruit during the pandemic as they could be stored, thereby reducing the need for consumers to leave their homes to purchase fresh varieties. Despite a notable slowdown in 2022, demand for frozen fruit continued…
The COVID-19 restrictions introduced when the pandemic hit the country in 2020, saw consumers stockpiling packaged food products, with processed fruit and vegetables ideal for this. This saw a major spike in packaging unit volume sales in processed…
Metal food cans remained the most popular packaging type for processed fruits and vegetables in 2022, driven by their strength in the largest retail unit volume category of shelf stable fruits and vegetables. Nevertheless, the use of glass jars in…
After seeing exceptional growth in 2020, packaging volumes of processed fruit and vegetables declined in Sweden in 2022, as consumer habits returned to normal following the pandemic. When the pandemic emerged, fears of viral transmission kept…
In 2020, packaging volumes for processed fruit and vegetables saw an exceptionally strong rise as consumers stocked up during the first year of the pandemic. In 2021, volumes fell as the impact of the pandemic eased, and a declining trend continued…
Due to their robustness and long shelf life, metal food cans remain the dominant pack type in shelf stable fruit and vegetables, in which shelf stable vegetables account for the bulk of demand. However, alternatives to metal food cans, including…