• In sauces, dressings and condiments, brick liquid cartons continued to experience robust growth in unit volume sales in 2016, mainly due to the widespread use of this pack type in tomato pastes and purées. In particular, unit volume sales were bolstered by strong demand for tomate frito products, which are typically packaged in brick liquid cartons.
  • In processed meat and seafood, metal cans are the most popular packaging type, accounting for 40% of volume sales in 2016, but glass was the fastest-growing packaging type, as consumers increasingly view it as a more environmentally friendly option.
  • In processed fruit and vegetables, glass jars and metal food cans together accounted for 62% of retail product volume sales in processed in 2016, but flexible plastic remained the leading pack type in frozen processed fruit and vegetables, followed by folding cartons.
  • In confectionery, flexible plastic is the most popular packaging type, but rigid plastic recorded healthy growth in total unit volume sales in 2016, due mainly to its use by popular brands such as Smint, Tic Tac, Halls, Orbit and Mentos.
  • In dairy, negative performance in 2016 was due to declining consumption of cow’s milk and yogurt in Spain. However volume sales of multipacks grew in many dairy categories, most notably drinking yogurt.
  • In baby food, packaging volume sales declined in 2016 as the Spanish birth rate continued to fall. Hardest hit were brick liquid cartons, which posted a 10% volume sales decline, as manufacturers and consumers both increasingly view the format as old-fashioned.

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