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.
While metal food cans remained the most significant pack type in unit volume terms in 2023, folding cartons, the second most widely used packaging format, continued to gain share in overall meals and soups in this year. Folding cartons are used for a…
In France, leading players in shelf stable soup have been responding to the challenging environment by revamping their brands and products. This has been boosting demand for glass bottles, although brick liquid cartons continue to dominate packaging…
Flexible plastic remained the leading choice of packaging for ready meals in 2023. Its versatility in terms of adapting to different shapes and sizes means it can accommodate various types of meals, catering to diverse consumer preferences. This is…
The pandemic in Mexico has resulted in a sustained interest in home cooking, which has lasted even after COVID-19-related restrictions were removed. With the resumption of busy lives, time-strapped consumers looking to make meals at home were opting…
Thin wall plastic containers have been gaining share in soup packaging, with this shift due to a number of reasons. Firstly, these containers are lightweight as well as easy to use and handle, making them a convenient option for both manufacturers…
Plastic pouches are seeing strong growth in dried ready meals and are therefore gaining share in this category. Major brands are using plastic pouches for their dried ready meal products due to their lightweight nature and compact size, which make…
Flexible plastic is the leading pack type in meals and soups packaging in Hong Kong. This can be attributed to several factors, with convenience playing a significant role. Flexible plastic packaging offers ease of use, storage and portability,…
Despite already having seen exceptional growth for several years, meals and soups maintained dynamic growth in packaging volumes in 2022, with increases for most pack types, and most categories, with dry soup and frozen ready meals the only…
Meals and soups total packaging volumes maintained solid growth in 2022, although performances varied across categories and pack types. For instance, in 2022, the pack type share of thin wall plastic containers increased from an already significant…
While other leading pack types, such as flexible aluminium/plastic and flexible aluminium/paper, continued to lose ground within meals and soups packaging in 2022, thin wall plastic containers witnessed an increase in pack type share. This was…