South Korea

Sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes saw an exceptional year of growth in 2020, in the first year of the pandemic, when consumers had to cook more meals at home. In 2021, a partial reversal of this trend was seen as the pandemic eased, and…

Unlike in some other packaged food categories, despite seeing exceptional growth in the first year of the pandemic in 2020, total packaging volumes of processed meat and seafood did not turn to decline in the following two years, although different…

Total packaging volumes for processed fruit and vegetables saw growth in 2022, after already seeing exceptional growth during the pandemic. Growth was seen in packaging volumes across all categories except shelf stable beans, and across all pack…

Total packaging volumes for plant-based dairy continued to rise in 2022, with growth seen across all pack types, although plant-based milk remained the only category with notable volumes, as plant-based yoghurt and cheese are still in their early…

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…