UK Food and Drink Packaging Market Report 2020
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Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis of the UK Food and Drink Packaging market, including the behaviours, preferences and habits of the consumer.
The UK food and drink packaging market has managed to remain resilient throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, although it has seen decline in some areas as consumer habits have shifted under restrictions. While the overall market has seen a 3.2% decline in 2020, paper and board packaging rose from 48% in 2017 to 50% in 2020, matching the continued trend towards sustainability.
The lockdown restrictions having closed many foodservice venues and hospitality services, the demand for packaging in the hospitality sector plummeted. This was offset somewhat by the increased demand for in-home consumption and retail packaging. The pandemic has also seen an acceleration to ecommerce services, changing people’s shopping habits to rely more on online shopping.
While the environment was becoming an increasing concern, the pandemic has highlighted public awareness of the effects of plastic on the planet. With plastic packaging under scrutiny, many consumers prefer paper and board packaging for being more natural and sustainable. Many packaging manufacturers and brands are continuing to work towards sustainability targets and plastic reduction, with a new tax on plastic packaging by the government set to be introduced in April 2022.
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Packaging Types: Folding cartons, liquid cartons, fibreboard, solid cases and boxes, corrugated cases and boxes, fibreboard drums, packaging paper, multi-walled sacks, paper and packaging bags, moulded paper packaging, rigid paper boxes, drinks cans, bottles (plastic and glass), hermetically sealed packaging, multi-purpose containers, aerosol cans, collapsible tubes, lids and caps.
Brands: Toraphene, DS Smith, Tetra Pak, The Absolute Company, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, L’Oreal, Waitrose, Sealed Air, Berry Global, WRAP, The British Plastics Federation, Walkers, Pringles, TerraCycle, KP Snacks, Constantia Flexibles, Wikitude, Huhtamaki, PMMI, ePac, Owens-Illinois, direct2glass, PepsiCo, Danone, Nestle, Bacardi, Danimer Scientific, CanO Water.
Written by Claudia Preedy, a leading analyst in the Food & Drink sector, her extensive knowledge delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends and add expert context to the numbers.
COVID-19 resulted in plummeting demand for packaging in the foodservice and hospitality sector, but this was partly offset by a shift to in-home consumption and a surge in demand from food and drink into retail. While the pandemic has shifted demand and disrupted supply chains, the food and drink packaging market has shown resilience. COVID-19 is set to accelerate key trends impacting the food and drink packaging market that were already under way prior to the crisis, most notably the increased focus on sustainability and growth in online grocery retail
Claudia Preedy
Food & Drink Analyst
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