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.
PET bottles are the biggest individual pack type used in sauces, dips and condiments packaging in unit volume terms. This is due to their durability, versatility and convenience. PET bottles offer a strong and secure packaging solution, protecting…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes continued to rise in Turkey in 2023. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkish consumers have retained a strong interest in home cooking, partially bolstered by high inflation rates in the country,…
The generation of plastic waste has been an important concern for players in the packaged food industry for a number of years now, with brand owners continuing to innovate their packaging to boost sustainability credentials and meet plans to reduce…
Glass jars remained a major pack type in sauces, dips and condiments in 2022 for a number of reasons. Glass is an inert material that does not interact chemically with the product content, ensuring that the flavour and quality of the sauces, dips or…
Ketchup is a staple fixture in British households and, despite the advantages offered by glass bottles, such as premium look and feel, product safety, impermeability and eco-friendliness, other packaging solutions, and particularly PET bottles, have…
Sauces, dips and condiments as a whole as well as most of the product areas within it saw a spike in demand in 2020, when the pandemic hit the country, followed by slowing growth in both 2021 and 2022, albeit generally only moving back into line with…
After a period of disruption during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes in the Netherlands returned to low growth in 2023. Overall packaging units remained higher than the pre-pandemic level, as busy…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes maintained growth in Thailand in 2023. Flexible aluminium/paper and flexible plastic remained the leading pack types in the overall category, followed by PET bottles and glass bottles. Salad…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes in Switzerland continued to rise in 2023, as these products are a versatile and essential component of meal preparation in the country, often used in various dishes, including traditional Swiss…
In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Sweden, fears of contracting the disease and restrictions on mobility in the country led to an increased interest in home cooking. Sauces, dips and condiments consequently saw dynamic growth in packaging…
Sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes returned to slight growth in 2022, stabilising after a couple of years of pandemic-related disruption. Increases were seen for most categories and pack types. In 2022, PET bottles gained pack type share…
Although it saw a decline in packaging volumes in 2023, PET bottles remained the predominant pack type in sauces, dips and condiments packaging in South Korea in 2023. PET bottles offer convenience and practicality, making them suitable for a wide…
Home cooking is popular among South African consumers, which was helping to drive growth in the use of dry recipe sauces in 2023. While flexible plastic remains the leading pack type in this category, and was also recording growth in its unit volumes…
Whilst holding marginally lower retail unit volume share compared to 2020, when pandemic-induced home seclusion led to a surge in home cooking and the reliance on various sauces, dips, and condiments, recipe sauces packaging returned to growth in…
After a couple of years of decline, total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes in Saudi Arabia returned to growth in 2023. This was also the pattern of growth seen by mayonnaise. PET bottles continued to be the dominant pack type for…
The use of PET bottles as a pack type for sauces, dips and condiments continued to gain momentum in 2022 for a number of reasons. Firstly, local consumers appreciate the transparency of this pack type as they can see the texture, colour and…
There was a sharp acceleration in the rate of growth in demand for sauces, dips and condiments packaging during 2020, as consumers spent more time at home and prepared and ate more meals and snacks there. This continued in 2021, with the COVID-19 and…
Pickled products are the biggest source of demand for packaging unit volumes in sauces, dips and condiments in Mexico. Pickled products also continued to record healthy growth in their packaging unit volumes in 2023. Metal food cans are the dominant…
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…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes returned to growth in Italy in 2023, after two years of stagnation. Mayonnaise followed this trend and also returned to growth in 2023. However, the rising cost of key ingredients in mayonnaise,…
Flexible packaging continues to dominate in sauces, dips and condiments as it is the most affordable pack type from the perspective of manufacturers and also enables a variety of pack sizes to be produced. With a large proportion of Indonesian…
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…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes continued to fall in Germany in 2023. However, not all categories saw the same negative performance. In 2023, the packaging volumes for cooking and table sauces were on the rise, driven by several…
Exotic flavours are seeing growing demand among French consumers seeking new taste experiences. This trend is driving increasing interest in products like barbecue and chili sauces, compared to more traditional table sauces such as ketchup and…
Plastic pouches are the most popular packaging type in sauces, dips and condiments thanks in particular to their widespread use in table sauces like ketchup and mayonnaise. Being lightweight and easy to handle, plastic pouches offer versatile…
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 HDPE bottles, PET bottles and PET jars are the main pack types in mayonnaise in Canada, glass jars were gaining share in unit volume terms in this category over the review period, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. Glass…
In 2023, the packaging unit volumes of sauces, dips and condiments in Brazil continued to grow, driven by factors such as increasing demand for convenient and diverse food options on the back of changing consumer preferences and urbanisation, which…
In 2023, glass bottles continued to maintain their dominance in packaging unit volume terms in chilli sauces, and also continued to gain share in this category. Glass bottles are inert, meaning they do not react chemically with the contents of the…
In 2023, plastic pouches maintained its dominance in ketchup packaging in Argentina, and growth was maintained. This can be attributed to the inherent advantages that this packaging format provides, as plastic pouches are lightweight and easy to…