Western Europe

In the UK, the 1,000ml pack remains the most popular size in the packaging of plant-based milk, and therefore also plant-based dairy as a whole, given milk’s dominance of the overall category. Consumers in the UK are now familiar with plant-based…

Overall, plant-based dairy recorded another year of healthy unit volume growth in its packaging in 2022. Growth is being driven by the rising demand for non-dairy alternatives from vegans/vegetarians and other consumers embracing healthier eating…

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…

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…

With shelf stable fruit and vegetables accounting for more than two thirds of packaging units in processed fruit and vegetables, and metal food cans being the dominant pack type in shelf stable fruit and vegetables, metal food cans is also the…