• In sauces, dressings and condiments, liquid cartons recorded the highest volume sales growth in 2016 at 30%, albeit from a low base, as pasta sauces were increasingly sold in liquid cartons rather than glass jars for portability and affordability reasons.
  • In processed meat and seafood, metal food cans continued to be the most popular packaging type in 2016 with 44% of volume sales. Additionally, metal food can volume sales increased by 6% in 2016, fuelling overall processed meat and seafood packaging volume sales growth.
  • In processed fruit and vegetables, metal food cans continued dominate sales volume in 2016, accounting for 100% of retail volumes in categories such as shelf stable beans and shelf stable vegetables. However, flexible packaging accounts for 100% of frozen vegetables volume sales.
  • In confectionery, flexible packaging has long dominated and accounted for 90% of volume sales in 2016, posting 3% growth over the previous year.
  • In dairy, packaging volume sales increased by 5% in 2016, driven in large part to the proliferation of smaller pack sizes in light of the ongoing snacking trend in South Africa. Consumers increasingly demand convenient packaging, which led to an 8% increase in volume sales of cheese in flexible packaging in 2016.
  • In baby food, flexible packaging posted 35% volume sales growth in 2016, fuelled by a significant shift from packaging baby food in glass jars to stand-up pouches, which now account for 22% of total baby food packaging volume sales.

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