Dairy Packaging

The growth in drinking milk products in dairy packaging in Vietnam is due to an increasing awareness of the importance of dairy products in a balanced diet, especially among health-conscious consumers. In addition, drinking milk is seen as a…

PET bottles have become a popular choice for drinking yoghurt due to their lightweight nature, which makes them easy to carry and reduces transportation costs. In addition, PET bottles offer superior barrier properties, protecting the product from…

Total dairy packaging volumes in Turkey maintained solid but slower growth than in previous years in 2023. After yoghurt, cow’s milk remained the most significant category in terms of dairy packaging volumes, and continued to see growth in 2023.…

In 2023, yoghurt remained the largest dairy category in the US in terms of packaging unit volume sales. Prominent players in yoghurt, such as Chobani, are turning to packaging to sustain consumer interest and set themselves apart from the…

The UK’s dairy packaging market is dominated in unit volume terms by HDPE bottles and thin wall plastic containers. HDPE bottles dominate milk packaging, and are also gaining share in yoghurt, due to their robust barrier credentials. Milk is a…

In 2022, PET bottles were gaining share in dairy products in the United Arab Emirates for a number of reasons. PET bottles are lightweight, which makes them cost-effective to transport. In the United Arab Emirates, where dairy products might need to…

Sales of yoghurt continued to record strong growth in the Philippines in 2023, boosted by the rising health-consciousness among the local population. Packaging in yoghurt in the Philippines is dominated by 80ml other plastic bottles. The choice of…

Total dairy packaging volumes saw a second year of decline in the Netherlands in 2023, although this was continued normalisation after the higher volumes seen during the pandemic, and packaging volumes remained above the 2019 level. Thin wall plastic…

Total dairy packaging volumes in Thailand increased for a second year in 2023, but were still unable to recover fully from the impact of COVID-19, and volumes remained below the pre-pandemic (2019) level. Shelf stable milk accounted for a high share…

Total dairy packaging volumes in Switzerland saw another year of decline in 2023, in a normalisation trend after an exceptional year in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, although volumes remained above the pre-pandemic level. This same pattern…

Consumers in Sweden have fully embraced the transition from glass bottles to alternative packaging in milk, with liquid cartons now dominating sales in this category. Gable top liquid cartons, in particular, offer greater utility than traditional…

Record growth in milk prices during 2022 led to sharp inflation in dairy products, with the impact of this continuing into 2023. Dairy producers were therefore faced with significant pressure from rising input costs, making livestock farming…

Total dairy packaging volumes saw another year of decline in South Korea in 2023, with falling volumes across all the main categories. Although yoghurt and sour milk products also saw a decline in packaging volumes in 2023, it still accounted for the…

Brick liquid cartons are widely favoured for packaging flavoured milk and milk-based products in South Africa due to their lightweight and durable nature. These containers offer a convenient solution for both manufacturers and consumers. They are…

While HDPE bottles remained the major pack type for drinking milk products in 2023, gable-top liquid cartons continued to gain share in this category in this year, and are even likely to become the leading packaging format over the forecast period.…

Total dairy packaging volumes in Saudi Arabia continued to fall in 2023. However, drinking milk products, including milk, returned to growth in packaging volumes in this year. Milk is packaged mainly in brick liquid cartons in the country, although…

Brick liquid cartons are the dominant pack type in drinking milk products in Romania. This is down to a number of key factors, including the cartons’ superior ability to maintain the freshness and nutritional value of milk products, their robustness…

After dairy packaging unit volumes grew at their fastest rate in almost a decade in 2020, with COVID-19 the main driver of this, with slightly above-average growth also being seen in 2021, sales continued to increase in 2022. Cheese, one of the main…

Rigid plastic is the main packaging format used for dairy products in Mexico, accounting for more than half of the unit volumes used in this category. Rigid plastic has also been gaining unit volume share in recent years, including 2023. Rigid…

The Malaysian dairy industry is seeing a significant shift towards HDPE bottles for the packaging of fresh milk and flavoured milk drinks. While HDPE offers less transparency than PET, its superior tactile properties, particularly its…