Soft Drinks Packaging

...

The Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) was implemented in New South Wales in December 2017. Industry sources indicate that the transition has been disruptive, with some commenting that the measure has been implemented in a hurried way and not understood ...

With economic growth starting to pick up again in 2018, many Brazilians relaxed their previously very restrained budgets, with spending on discretionary items rising slightly over the course of the year. This led to soft drinks volume sales returning...

Rigid plastic packaging, mainly in the form of PET bottles, accounts for almost half of packaging volume in soft drinks. This strong position is due to the many benefits and attractive features this type of packaging offers to manufacturers, ...

2018 was in general a better year for soft drinks than 2017. Companies strongly focused on innovation in pack sizes, not only following health and wellness trends related to portion control, but also to be able to offer consumers alternatives for ...

Responding to a political demand for more sustainability in production and packaging, but also to address increased consumer demand for the latter, brands are increasingly reducing the packaging weight for all formats. This is intended to reduce ...

Smaller sizes dominated bottled water in 2018 and witnessed positive growth over the review period. Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co Ltd has a range of pack sizes for its bottled water, targeting different consumer groups: one litre bottles for ...

Consumers in Mexico are better informed, more analytic and more demanding when making beverage purchasing decisions. In particular, customers in the cities are more interested in and informed on health and wellness trends as well as environmental ...

Rapidly growing numbers of time-constricted consumers wanting ease of portability and storage have prompted the call for smaller, more convenient pack sizes. Especially in major cities such as Bangkok, the ballooning on-the-go culture demands ...

PET bottle is the most popular packaging type in soft drinks, and is used in the majority of soft drinks products, particularly RTD tea, sports drink and bottled water, thanks to its versatility. Players in soft drinks prefer to use PET bottles, as ...

A shift towards smaller pack sizes continues to impact soft drinks packaging, especially in categories such as juice, carbonates and bottled water where bigger pack sizes tend to be more common. While there are introductions of so-called mini formats...

2018 saw the implementation of sugar tax, which increased unit prices in soft drinks, and thus negatively impacted total soft drinks packaging. The sugar tax fuelled demand from consumers for smaller and convenient pack types that would allow them to...

In 2018, soft drinks packaging saw growth in volume terms, albeit at a lower rate compared to the review period average, due to greater saturation. Over the forecast period, soft drinks packaging volume sales are expected to continue to grow, ...

Value packaging is expected to continue dominating soft drinks during the forecast period. This trend will be supported by consumers’ sensitivity to prices, with family sizes often sold at more affordable prices. In response to the sugar tax, set at ...

Sustainability in soft drink packaging is the key trend in 2018. Due to the introduction of VAT in 2018, manufacturers are increasingly looking at how to cut costs, as growth across most pack types saw a dip as soft drinks products became more ...

PET bottles continued to dominate soft drinks packaging volumes at the end of the review period. While growing concern about the impact of plastic waste on wildlife and the environment is dampening demand for PET bottles in several markets, ...

Health awareness is rising among Indian consumers and this is having a major impact on the development of soft drinks packaging. Specifically, with virtually all bottled water in the country packaged in PET bottles, the rising demand for bottled ...

Previously, in Poland, the returnables system was very effective. Besides beer, orange, lemon and cola carbonates were also sold in glass bottles. Empty glass bottles (and, in the case of Coca-Cola, thick plastic bottles) could be returned to the ...

The total unit volume share of soft drinks in rigid plastic in Russia continued to rise in 2018. The greatest contribution to the development of this packaging type has been made by still bottled water in large formats (up to five litres) and ...

As Swedes wish to preserve nature and aim to recycle as much as possible, the Swedish Returpack company decided to provide the possibility of taking in 100% juice and nectar products with over 50% berry, fruit or vegetable content in the deposit ...