• In 2015, for the first time since 2008, there is a pack size of over one litre in milk in Argentina. RPB launched shelf stable milk in 1.5-litre brick liquid cartons with liquid carton closures.
  • High inflation led consumers to acquire milk in brick liquid cartons.  They stocked up on milk in brick liquid cartons at the expense of flexible plastic, which, despite being a more economical option, has very fast expiration. As a result, brick liquid cartons increased considerably, accounting for a 50% share of total units sold in milk in 2016, followed by flexible plastic with 48% and HDPE bottles with 2%.
  • 125g thin wall plastic containers made a strong entrance in fruited yogurt in 2015, accounting for a 16% share of sold units of fruited yogurt in 2016.
  • Glass jars registered the worst performance in dairy packaging with a 12% decrease in retail unit volume sales in 2016. This pack type is used mainly for spoonable yogurt, which is dominated by thin wall plastic containers.
  • Multipacks in dairy packaging could not reverse a downward sales trend, registering a drop of 7% in retail unit volume terms to reach 404 million units in 2016. This decrease was mainly due to the lower consumption of flavored yoghurt and probiotic drinking yogurt.

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