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.
Traditionally, glass jars have been the dominant pack type for chocolate spreads. While they still continue to clearly lead unit packaging volumes, their share has been decreasing in this category. HDPE bottles and squeezable plastic tubes are…
Total sweet spreads packaging saw a second year of decline in Germany in 2023, with falling packaging volumes across honey, chocolate spreads, and jams and preserves, as sales of such products continued to normalise after the boost seen during the…
Total packaging volumes of sweet spreads returned to growth in Italy in 2023, although while honey, and nut and seed based spreads saw growth in their packaging volumes in this year, chocolate spreads and jams and preserves saw declines. Packaging…
In 2023, Spanish honey producers were facing challenges that included a low harvest yield due to drought and competition from low-quality imported honey, particularly from China. This has intensified cost and competitive pressures for local…
Glass jars remained the dominant pack type in sweet spreads in 2023, popular among both manufacturers and Swedish consumers for a number of reasons. Glass offers a premium feel to products, which is particularly relevant in Sweden, as virtually all…
After the disruption to sales of sweet spreads and the associated packaging volumes in Switzerland during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, total packaging volumes of sweet spreads stabilised in 2023, seeing just low growth from the previous year.…
Total sweet spreads packaging volumes in the Netherlands saw another year of stable growth in 2023, although chocolate spreads saw a decline in its packaging volumes, whilst the other categories maintained growth. As rapid inflation affected food…
PET jars, which have long since become the main pack type in this category, continued to gain share in nut- and seed-based spreads in 2023. PET jars are valued for their shatterproof and non-reactive properties, ensuring the safety of the contents.…
Sweet spreads saw continued growth in total packaging volumes in Turkey in 2023, although growth was much slower than in the other years of the review period. Growth in packaging volumes was seen across all categories, although the smallest in terms…