• Smaller packs and rigid plastic gain in fresh and shelf stable milk as consumers seek value and convenience
  • Shelf stable vegetables support dominance for metal food cans
  • Stand-up pouches see growth in shelf stable vegetables and frozen processed potatoes
  • Rigid plastic in fresh and shelf stable milk overtakes flexible plastic, with 4% retail volume decline in fresh milk and 2% decline in shelf stable milk in 2016. PET bottles saw 16% retail volume growth in shelf stable milk in 2016.
  • In dairy desserts, two-packs saw 2% decline, six-packs 2% growth. 12-packs grew over 3%.  
  • Within condensed milk, easy-open can ends and plastic dispensing closures saw 13% and 8% unit volume growth respectively.  Cream aerosol sprays and plastic overcaps had 7% growth each. Peel-off foil remains the dominant closure type, with steady growth in 2016 at 1%.
  • Stand-up pouches see strong performance in overall sauces, dressings and condiments, with retail volume growth over 6%, accounting for 21% unit volume share in total packaging.
  • Aluminum/plastic pouches have 10% growth in cooking and 12% growth from a low base in cooking sauces. This pack type also proved most resilient in declining tomato pastes and purées.
  • Glass outpaced total packaging, going up over 4% and 9% retail volume growth in pasta sauces.
  • Metal food cans saw sharp annual retail volume decline in overall sauces, dressings and condiments with a drop of 20%. This product achieved its first annual growth of 3%.
  • PET bottles, HDPE bottles had growth of almost 3% each.
  • Metal lug closures and metal screw closures saw the strongest performance in closures for sauces, dressings and condiments in 2016, growing by 5% and 7% respectively. Metal screw closures are growing by 9% and 10% respectively.  
  • Shelf stable seafood saw 4% growth in packaging, double the rate of growth for overall processed meat and seafood. Metal food cans account for 99% unit volume
  • Shelf stable meat lost share to chilled processed meat, with the latter at 3% unit volume growth, frozen processed meat is at 2% growth.
  • Stand-up pouches saw poor performance in processed meat and seafood in 2016, with a decline of 2%. In contrast, aluminium/plastic pouches increase by 16%.
  • Easy-open can ends saw 3% unit volume growth and account for 91% of closure units. Standard can ends saw a sharp decline of 7% and peel-off plastic had 33% unit volume growth.
  • Stand-up pouches saw 7% growth and "other" plastic trays saw 2% growth yet the strongest retail volume growth was thin wall plastic containers at 24% for confectionary packaging.
  • Shelf stable vegetables dominate, growing over 3% to account for 83% of the total, with sweet corn and peas highlighted. Metal food account for 69% of volume but had 1% volume growth.  
  • Larger pack sizes saw 8% retail volume growth and 500g flexible plastic 15% growth in shelf stable vegetables.
  • Within frozen processed fruit/vegetables, flexible plastic accounts for 98% overall unit volume.
  • The dominance of metal food cans in shelf stable  fruits/vegetables results in easy-open can ends and standard can ends dominating, accounting for a combined 85% unit volume.
  • Glass jars remain dominant in prepared baby food, accounting for 98% of unit volume. Growth was muted below 2%. Plastic pouches and thin wall plastic containers saw 15% and 12% retail volume growth respectively while remaining niche pack types.
  • Milk formula moves away from traditional packaging; metal tins account for 92% volume in 2016, and 130g plastic pouches saw 19% growth and 500g multipacks saw growth over 20%.  
  • Peel-off foil and plastic over caps dominate baby food closures, accounting for 53% unit volume share in 2016.  A shift towards stand-up pouches impacts demand for these closures, with each seeing 2% decline, equal to the decline seen in plastic screw closures.

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