Packaging market research (page 7 of 16)

Chilled processed foods benefited from Indonesian consumers’ gradual shift from fresh to packaged food, due to more hectic lifestyles in the historic period....

Confectionery is presented in a variety of pack types and sizes in Indonesia. Changes in pack types, in particular, is quite common each year – especially for sugar confectionery – as manufacturers st...

Dairy packaging performed well in Indonesia in 2011, continuing to record strong unit volume growth. This growth was mainly due to the strong sales performance of dairy products. In particular milk co...

Indonesian cooking features the heavy use of sauces and condiments. Thus, such products are already deeply established in the country and their volume sales growth rates are quite stable. This is also...

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from an exclusive panel of leading global packaging industry executives. The report provides data and analysis on buyer expenditure, procurement,...

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HDPE bottles grew to 5.7 million units in 2011, as they continued to benefit from their use by Heinz for its baby juices, which are increasing in retail size. Heinz dominates juices and it is interest...

The major trend in canned/preserved food packaging remains the packaging taking share from traditional metal cans. Developments started in the review period, with brands deciding to use thin wall plas...

Chilled processed meats grew strongly in 2011 as consumers continue to flock to chilled aisles. Much of this is due to the cocooning effect, as people, keen to save money on expensive restaurants, din...

Impulse consumption is, of course, fundamental to confectionery and this was again bolstered in 2011 by the release of more products that allow consumers to enjoy chocolate previously available in big...

Dairy Crest’s flexible plastic milk bags, initially trialled in Sainsbury’s, were rolled out to Tesco and Asda in 2011, as well as online retailers MySupermarket and Ocado, in further proof that they ...

As predicted, the launch of Heinz’s PET bottles for its ketchup and HP sauces has not yet been copied by other brands. Plastic now dominates glass in ketchup and brown sauces, but Heinz’s move to the ...

Baby food packaging sees a retail unit volume decline of 2% to 290 million units in 2011. Although signs of economic recovery and positive retail unit volume growth were seen in 2010, the devastating ...

Canned/preserved food packaging saw retail unit volume growth of 4% in 2011 to reach 4.4 billion units. In 2011, the advantage of canned/preserved food was recognised by Japanese consumers once again....

Chilled processed food packaging saw a moderate retail unit volume decline of 2% to 32.6 billion units in 2011....

As confectionery is not an essential food, the industry did not face a shortage in packaging materials as a result of the Tohoku earthquake. However, the earthquake did discourage demand for confectio...

Dairy products packaging saw a retail unit volume decline of 4% to 17 billion units in 2011. Many dairy products, including drinking milk, yoghurt and sour milk drinks and cheese, saw a decline in dem...

While the Japanese economy showed signs of recovery in 2011, the earthquake in March negatively impacted sauces, dressings and condiments packaging. Subsequently, it recorded a retail unit volume decl...

Demographic factors have impacted baby food and baby food packaging. On the one hand, the birth rate among young families in big cities has started to lower in terms of the overall growth rate. Young ...

Metal remains a popular pack type due to the large base of canned/preserved fish/seafood and meat products. Chinese caned/preserved food companies see the benefit of metal and they consider it to be t...

Demographic change has had a big influence on the lifestyles of Chinese families and food culture. The single-child generation is heading towards their 30s and forming families on their own. The typic...

Confectionery continues to face challenges to growth. This is mainly because such products are increasingly regarded as an unhealthy indulgence and consumers have cut back on unnecessary expenditure d...

Sustainability is the major topic for dairy producers. Leading brands are required to invest a certain amount in sustainability research by the Chinese government. Tetra Pak has been working on consum...

Due to food scares in 2011, the Chinese government made efforts to systemize the regulations on sauces, dressings and condiments. The SFDA (State Food and Drug Administration), Health Ministry and Chi...

The report provides a review of M&A, capital-raising, partnering deals, and agreements entered into by packaging companies during March 2012....

Chilled soup packaging unit volume sales increased by 6% in 2009, as consumers begin to shift their preference from canned/preserved soup to chilled soup products. The fresh ingredients used in chille...

Product and packaging manufacturers alike face challenges in increasing sales within the category, as demographic trends circumscribe the possible growth of the category within the US. Birth rates in ...

Metal packaging, long the synonymous packaging for the category, declined to only 73% of total packaging in canned/preserved food in 2011. This decline has been on-going through much of the review per...

With consumers increasingly concerned about the health impact of what they eat, manufacturers have been looking for ways to increase sales while being sensitive to these concerns. A key strategy for h...