Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross...
Market research on the packaging industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market shares, industry trends.
The stagnant performance by meals and soup packaging in retail unit volume growth terms in the Netherlands is attributed to changing consumer preferences and lifestyles. Dutch consumers are increasingly seeking fresh and healthier food options, with…
Demand for ready meals in Saudi Arabia surged during the pandemic as foodservice closures and fears around food delivery drove home-cooking occasions; ready meals presented a more convenient alternative than cooking meals from scratch. Although the…
Because of their adaptability, visual attractiveness and practical benefits, folding cartons are a popular pack type for meals and soups. Folding cartons act as a barrier against external elements, such as light, moisture and air, preserving the…
While other leading pack types, such as flexible aluminium/plastic and flexible aluminium/paper, continued to lose ground within meals and soups packaging in 2022, thin wall plastic containers witnessed an increase in pack type share. This was…
Frozen ready meals, the biggest category in Brazilian meals and soups packaging in unit volume terms, continued to grow in 2022. This was attributed to the increasing demand for convenient and time-saving meal solutions. With changing lifestyles and…
Flexible plastic is the dominant pack type in meals and soups packaging in Vietnam due to its versatility, cost-effectiveness and convenience. Flexible plastic is the only packaging format used in dried ready meals, which is, by some way, the biggest…
Although the pandemic put a temporary halt to the process in 2020 and 2021, dried ready meals have been gaining popularity in Thailand due to the country’s increasingly fast-paced lifestyles and ongoing urbanisation. As more people work long hours…
Following a surge in demand in 2020, driven by pandemic-induced home seclusion, meals and soups packaging recorded a second consecutive year of retail unit volume decline in 2022 to sit below 2019 levels. Meals and soups packaging in Singapore is…
In South Africa, dry soup is well-liked as it is a strong option in areas with inconsistent access to energy or refrigeration, since it can be stored for long periods of time without refrigeration. Flexible plastic and folding cartons are frequently…
Flexible plastic remained the dominant pack type in soup in 2022, helped by its strong usage in dry soup, the biggest category, although folding cartons are also widely used in dry soup. Flexible plastic packaging comes in a variety of shapes and…
Even prior to the pandemic, chilled pizza had been recording significant annual declines, which continued during the pandemic and on into 2022. Chilled pizza often loses out to the longer shelf life of frozen pizza. While the packaging unit volumes…
Flexible aluminium/plastic was the dominant pack type in dry soup, which, given it is the biggest category in overall meals and soups, was therefore the dominant meals and soups packaging format. Flexible aluminium/plastic was also growing in 2022,…