Soft Drinks Packaging

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...

Towards the end of the review period, growth in soft drinks packaging unit volumes was supported by the shift towards smaller-sized packs. Over the forecast period, this trend is expected to continue building, especially in carbonates. This is set to...

PET bottles and metal beverage cans together accounted for the vast majority of soft drinks packaging. These types were widely used for almost all soft drinks products for many years. As they were so common and familiar to most consumers, innovation ...

GDP growth in Thailand picked up in 2017, bringing about a corresponding decline in unemployment opportunities. With this, more consumers enjoyed an increase in disposable incomes though facing hectic lifestyles, juggling time between tight work and ...

There is now little scope to further reduce packaging weight, with no major reductions being seen in 2017. However, new technology is allowing for innovation in other areas, with manufacturers using more advanced production technology to offer new ...

Following a single-digit decline in total volume sales in 2016, soft drinks packaging in Ukraine experienced a faltering recovery in 2017. Major soft drinks categories like bottled water, juice, carbonates and energy drinks developed positively, with...

In 2017 Spain’s economy continued to grow, with GDP recovering to levels last seen prior to the recession. The steady rise of the main economic indexes has brought optimism to consumers, boosting leisure spending and growth of out-of-home ...

Soft drinks packaging is expected to perform well over the forecast period, with rigid plastic expected to register the strongest growth. This will likely be fuelled by stable demand for soft drinks, particularly bottled water, RTD tea and juices. ...

In 2017, weak consumer sentiment in Indonesia coupled with growing concern over excessive sugar consumption led to volume decline in several soft drinks categories, including carbonates, RTD tea, and sports drinks. Consequently, soft drinks packaging...

The growing numbers of smaller households has increasingly impacted on soft drinks pack sizes. Sizes of 101-300ml size accounted for a significant share of total packaging volumes in 2017, while 301-500ml increased with greater consumption of still ...

Poles are socialising more during their free time, with the on-trade channel being an important part of this process. This means that consumers in Poland are ever more willing to spend their free time and money on products designed for and dedicated ...

Demand for on-the-go beverages is increasing, following the fast and busy lifestyle trend, which is illustrated by the increased consumption of soft drinks in smaller and lighter pack sizes and by a consumer shift, in some cases, away from glass ...

The National Treasury reviewed the draft legislation on the proposed sugar tax in 2016. Initially set at ZAR0.29/g of sugar added in soft drinks, the reviewed policy has set a threshold of 4g/100ml, below which the sugar content will not be taxed. ...

To counter the slowdown in sales, some manufacturers launch new formats to revitalise their brands. Recent figures suggest that consumers are interested by smaller individual packages such as slim cans (ie under 33ml). The trend was especially noted ...

The rise in consumer health-awareness is having a significant impact on the development of soft drinks packaging in the Indian market. This is most notable in the rapid expansion in demand for bottled water at the expense of products that are higher ...

Convenient pack types continued to grow in popularity across most soft drinks areas in 2017 as many consumers favoured them for on-the-go consumption. In addition, smaller packaging formats successfully addressed consumer demand for calorie reduction...

Despite the fact that Japan’s total population is decreasing, soft drinks packaging continued to grow in unit volume terms in 2017 underpinned by leading PET bottle packaging. The positive performance of PET bottle packaging is supported by leading ...

To attract young consumers, manufacturers are making efforts with a packaging makeover, tending towards packaging with cartoon characters, graphics with intellectual property, and a personalised touch. Nestlé printed well-known cartoon figures from ...

Soft drinks is facing a difficult phase in the current economic scenario as the purchasing power of low- and middle-income socioeconomic groups has been notably reduced. Inflation is the worst issue fuelled by economic reform, which increased ...

Growing health consciousness has continued to impact soft drinks. Within carbonates, manufacturers focused on providing consumers with a variety of pack sizes. For example, Coca-Cola Amatil launched its newest pack size, a 250ml PET bottle in October...