Sweet Spreads Packaging

In 2023, PET jars saw an increase in its unit volumes and share within chocolate spreads packaging in Argentina, at the expense of glass jars. This can be attributed to the fact that PET jars are lightweight, which reduces shipping costs and the…

In 2023, thin wall plastic containers recorded dynamic growth in jam and preserves packaging, helping this pack type to gain share in this category. Thin wall plastic containers have good barrier properties to protect against external elements such…

The packaging of jams and preserves was recording the strongest growth in Brazil’s sweet spreads market in 2022, helped by increasing interest in health and natural products among consumers. Jams and preserves are perceived as healthier options than…

Although PET jars still lead packaging in chocolate spreads, glass jars have been gaining unit volume share in this category. Glass jars are considered more environmentally friendly than plastic packaging as they are recyclable and can be reused.…

Glass jars remained the leading pack type for sweet spreads packaging in China at the end of the review period. This was due to glass jars being highly favoured for their ability to preserve the freshness and flavour of sweet spreads, providing an…

In Colombia, rising consumer health consciousness is helping honey sales to record strong growth thanks to this product’s perceived natural and beneficial properties. Honey's popularity is also being boosted by its adaptability as a sweetener and…

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…

Glass jars remained the dominant packaging type for sweet spreads in Hong Kong in 2023, despite the rigid plastic pack types – PET bottles and PET jars – continuing to gain share. Glass jars are preferred for their ability to showcase the product's…

Total packaging volumes for sweet spreads continued to grow dynamically in 2023, as Indian consumers’ awareness of Western diets continued to increase. Rapid urbanisation and exposure to global culture also helped drive this trend, while hectic…

Demand for honey is being supported by the rising health awareness trend in the country, which was bolstered by the onset of the pandemic. Many Indonesian consumers have developed the habit of consuming honey on a daily basis in the hope of…

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers in Italy spent a lot of time in home seclusion in 2020. This boosted sweet spreads consumption in this year, as many consumers use these products as a breakfast solution or as a sweet treat or snack.…

Total sweet spreads packaging saw growth in Japan in 2023. Although it saw a minor decline in packaging volumes in 2023, glass jars remained by far the most popular pack type within sweet spreads, accounting for nearly half of total packaging…

In 2023, glass jars remained the dominant packaging type for sweet spreads. Jams and preserves dominate sweet spreads packaging in Malaysia, with glass jars the dominant pack type in this category. Glass is an inert material, meaning it does not…

After the demand spike seen in sweet spreads and its associated packaging in 2020 due to home seclusion during the pandemic, as it gave rise to increasing snacking and meal occasions in the home, sales declined in 2021 as the category normalised.…

Glass jars is the dominant pack type in jams and preserves, which remains the main sweet spreads category – but thin wall plastic containers are growing in popularity as a cheaper alternative, with this latter pack type again recording double-digit…

While thin wall plastic containers and glass jars remained the most popular packaging types for sweet spreads in Romania at the end of the review period, the niche of other rigid containers continued to record strong growth within chocolate spreads.…

After a couple of years of decline, total sweet spreads packaging in Saudi Arabia returned to growth in 2023. Most categories saw a rise in packaging volumes, with the exception of honey. Nevertheless, within this category, PET bottles saw growth in…

Despite a marginal decline in 2022 compared to the surge in demand during the pandemic and subsequent home seclusion, retail unit volumes of nuts and seed based spreads packaging, the largest category in sweet spreads packaging in Singapore, remained…

Nut and seed based spreads remained the largest category in sweet spreads packaging in retail unit volumes in 2022, recording positive growth in line with demand for these popular products in South Africa. These products are generally perceived as…