Meals and Soups Packaging

Flexible plastic remained the leading choice of packaging for ready meals in 2023. Its versatility in terms of adapting to different shapes and sizes means it can accommodate various types of meals, catering to diverse consumer preferences. This is…

Thin wall plastic containers have been gaining share in soup packaging, with this shift due to a number of reasons. Firstly, these containers are lightweight as well as easy to use and handle, making them a convenient option for both manufacturers…

Plastic pouches, already the preferred packaging solution for dried ready meals in Brazil, continued gaining share in 2023. The growing popularity of this packaging type can be attributed to several key factors. Plastic pouches are known for their…

Due to factors like recyclability and functional design, folding cartons continue to gain pack type share in frozen ready meals in Canada, having already become the most popular packaging format in the category over the review period, just ahead of…

Flexible plastic is the most widely used pack type in meals and soups packaging in China. This is due to this packaging type being lightweight and durable, making it easy to transport and store, which is particularly important for busy urban…

Due to its portability and flexibility, which seamlessly align with on-the-go consumption habits, flexible aluminium/plastic packaging is the preferred choice for meals and soups packaging in Colombia. Its protective barrier properties ensure…

In France, leading players in shelf stable soup have been responding to the challenging environment by revamping their brands and products. This has been boosting demand for glass bottles, although brick liquid cartons continue to dominate packaging…

Total meals and soups packaging volumes maintained growth in Germany in 2023. Flexible plastic led meals and soups packaging in this year due to several key factors. First, it offers versatility in design, allowing the production of various shapes…

Flexible plastic is the leading pack type in meals and soups packaging in Hong Kong. This can be attributed to several factors, with convenience playing a significant role. Flexible plastic packaging offers ease of use, storage and portability,…

Total meals and soups packaging volumes maintained dynamic growth in 2023, as increasingly time-strapped Indian consumers with busy lifestyles drove demand for meals and soups, boosting packaging unit volumes of the main pack types in the category –…

Flexible plastic is the most popular packaging type for meals and soup in Indonesia due to its versatility. Its lightweight nature reduces transportation costs and carbon footprint, aligning with the country’s logistical challenges and environmental…

Total meals and soups packaging volumes in Italy increased for another consecutive year in 2023. The consumption of ready meals continued to rise in this year, particularly in the chilled and frozen categories, driven by various factors, which drove…

Total meals and soups packaging volumes declined in 2023. Although flexible plastic packaging also saw falling sales, the decline was below the average for meals and soups, and it continued to account for the highest share of packaging volumes in…

While metal food cans remained the most significant pack type in unit volume terms in 2023, folding cartons, the second most widely used packaging format, continued to gain share in overall meals and soups in this year. Folding cartons are used for a…

The pandemic in Mexico has resulted in a sustained interest in home cooking, which has lasted even after COVID-19-related restrictions were removed. With the resumption of busy lives, time-strapped consumers looking to make meals at home were opting…

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…

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…

Total meals and soups packaging volumes continued to rise in Saudi Arabia in 2023. Demand for ready meals surged during the pandemic as foodservice closures and fears around food delivery drove home-cooking occasions; ready meals presented a more…

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…

Demand for convenience among increasingly time-pressed consumers continued to drive up sales of ready meals in South Africa at the end of the review period, thereby benefitting the dominant packaging type of folding cartons. Demand was being driven…