Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
In Malaysia, glass bottles are the dominant pack type used in ketchup packaging. These bottles, whether cylindrical or sporting unique shapes, offer a distinct advantage – transparency. Consumers can easily see the rich colour and consistency of the…
Sauces, dips and condiments in Japan saw a decline in total packaging volumes in 2023. Flexible plastic remained one of the leading types of packaging for sauces, dips, and condiments in this year. Although flexible plastic saw a decline in packaging…
Continued growth was being seen in product areas of sauces, dips and condiments in Indonesia in 2022 that facilitate the convenient, quick and easy preparation of home-cooked meals, such as recipe sauces, bouillon, and herbs and spices. This is…
In the wake of the pandemic, a number of factors have helped maintain an ongoing interest in home cooking, after the boost to this trend driven by COVID-19 restrictions. Hybrid work modes have become widespread in India, seeing consumers continuing…
Glass packaging remains the leading choice for sauces, dips and condiments in Hong Kong due to its transparency, perceived quality, inert properties, recyclability and customisation potential. Glass bottles and glass jars are seen as an optimum…
Flexible plastic is the dominant pack type for pickled products packaging in China. This is due to flexible plastic packaging offering excellent barrier properties, protecting the pickled products from moisture, oxygen and other external…
While consumption of shelf stable ready meals continued to increase in both 2020 and 2021, growth in this category was curbed due to the surging interest in cooking meals at home from scratch using fresh ingredients that has been seen among the…
The COVID-19 pandemic was beneficial for sales of ready meals in the Philippines during 2020 as the imposition of quarantine lockdowns and the strict approach taken to social distancing and home seclusion meant that many consumers spent much of their…
With many consumers spending more time at home due to the pandemic, the home cooking trend was bolstered in 2020. This led to a decline in ready meals packaging volumes in 2019-2020 as more people cooked from scratch. In 2021, the home cooking trend…
The packaging unit volumes of thin wall plastic containers used in shelf stable ready meals saw notable growth in 2020, with slower but still positive growth being seen in 2021. This can be attributed to the onset of the pandemic and related…