Category: Food
Europe Food
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Processed Fruit and Vegetables Packaging in Germany
... 2023 was primarily due to the growing consumer preference for fresh, organic produce. Environmental concerns over packaging waste, particularly non-recyclable materials, have been pushing consumers towards minimally packaged fresh options. The trend towards local and ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy Packaging in Germany
... and also saw the strongest growth. In 2023, brick liquid cartons remained dominant, as the preferred choice for packaging plant-based milk. These cartons, alongside gable top liquid cartons, are pivotal in the expansive growth of ... Read More
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Sauces, Dips and Condiments Packaging in Germany
... for cooking and table sauces were on the rise, driven by several factors. There has been a notable shift towards convenience in the country, with consumers seeking sauces that simplify meal preparation, therefore driving the ... Read More
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Spain Snacks
... in on-the-go consumption and an increase in social activities, sharing moments, and the growing desire of Spanish consumers to indulge themselves with snacks such as ice cream, chocolate confectionery and sweet biscuits. Spain’s tourism industry ... Read More
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Ireland Sugar Confectionery
... purchases. Global sugar shortages are expected to mean another year of significant price increases in 2024, and though overall inflationary pressures are easing, volume sales for sugar confectionery are stagnant. This flat growth in 2024 ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Gum
... losses during the pandemic due to limited time spent outside of the home, continues to recover despite the overall unfavourable economic environment in the UK that has been challenging consumers’ purchasing power. Gum is particularly ... Read More
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Spain Gum
... previous two years when the category was recovering from the losses seen during 2020 and 2021 when restrictions on movement and home seclusion due to the pandemic led to a sharp drop in sales. With ... Read More
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Ireland Chocolate Confectionery
... year’s double-digit rises. The cost-of-living crisis has forced local consumers to cut down on their chocolate confectionery consumption, with retail volumes sales declining in 2024, though to a lesser extent than was seen in 2023, ... Read More
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Ireland Gum
... even though inflation has slowed somewhat. Category growth is driven by chewing gum – the subcategory accounting for the vast majority of overall gum sales. Despite positive growth, volume sales in 2024 remain significantly impacted ... Read More
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Spain Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks
... similar to that seen in 2022. Those manufacturers which were operating with reduced margins during 2022, despite partially passing their added costs onto the consumer, were compelled to increase prices further in 2023 to help ... Read More
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SThe Netherlands avoury Snacks
... for example, tortilla chips, pretzels, and vegetable, pulse and bread chips. In most cases growth is being driven by a combination of successful new launches in recent years such as lentil chips from Properchips or ... Read More
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Ireland Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks
... is following a negative year for retail volume sales in 2023. The high cost of wheat, which is a key ingredient for the category translated into double-digit price increases in sweet biscuits and high single-digit ... Read More
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Spain Savoury Snacks
... in inbound and domestic tourism is contributing positively to category growth. Despite prices seeing a significant increase over the previous two years, Spanish consumers have generally been reluctant to reduce their consumption of savoury snacks, ... Read More
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Ireland Snacks
... the heightened cost of key raw materials such as wheat, milk, edible oils, sugar and cocoa, as well as energy and packaging, against a background of rising living costs. These factors combined to force local ... Read More
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Meals and Soups Packaging in Germany
... offers versatility in design, allowing the production of various shapes and sizes to accommodate different types and sizes of meals. Second, flexible plastic is lightweight, which reduces transportation costs and environmental impact. Third, it provides ... Read More
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Dairy Packaging in Germany
... of sales. Despite facing competition and a slight decline in share in recent years, this pack type maintained its share of overall packaging volumes in 2023, and continued to be a preferred choice for packaging ... Read More
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The Netherlands Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks
... snack bars are both doing well and rising robustly. However, sweet biscuits, the largest segment by far, is falling, driving the overall category’s descent. This is partly thanks to further increases in the average unit ... Read More
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Ireland Savoury Snacks
... oil, wheat and potatoes. In retail volume terms, sales declined moderately. In 2024, price increases are slowing down, helping savoury snacks to return to volume growth as retail value sales continue to increase. Overall, products ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Sugar Confectionery
... double-digit price increases for the category. Inflationary pressures, combined with the general cost of living which has forced consumers to cut down on discretionary spending, meant declining retail demand for sugar confectionery during the year. ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Savoury Snacks
... in 2022, savoury snacks recorded even stronger double-digit price increases in 2023, primarily driven by the shortages of raw materials such as cooking oils, potatoes and wheat, key ingredients in the category’s production, combined with ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Ice Cream
... cocoa beans, key ingredients in the category’s production, combined with the heightened costs of transportation, energy and labour. Adding to the economic challenges and consumers’ squeezed budgets, total demand remained significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Germany
... Flexible plastic remained the predominant pack type in confectionery packaging in this year, widely used for gum, sugar confectionery, and chocolate confectionery. Flexible plastic has historically grown in tandem with the category. Its popularity persists ... Read More
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Baby Food Packaging in Germany
... food in 2023, this packaging has been seeing a declining trend, as aluminium/plastic pouches has been steadily gaining traction, and continued its dynamic growth in 2023. Pouches are increasingly preferred over traditional glass jars as ... Read More
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Sweet Spreads Packaging in Germany
... products continued to normalise after the boost seen during the pandemic. However, after a year of falling packaging volumes in 2022, nut and seed based spreads witnessed a return to growth in Germany in 2023. ... Read More
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Two-Piece Empty Hard Capsule Market Research Report Information by Raw Material (Gelatin Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC), Starch and Pullulan), By size (Size "00" capsules, Size "0" capsules, Size "1" capsules, Size "2" capsules, others), By End Users (Pharmaceutical Companies, Health & Nutrition, Others) And by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, And Rest of The World) – Industry Forecast Till 2032
... Users (Pharmaceutical Companies, Health & Nutrition, Others) And by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, And Rest of The World) – Industry Forecast Till 2032 The Two-Piece Empty Hard Capsule Market was valued at USD 1.13 ... Read More
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