Features:
- Major markets in Europe will use a total of 819.6 billion food and beverage packs in 2023
- This is forecast to increase at a 1.65% CAGR, to reach 889.4 billion units in 2028
- Food-service outlets will use 229.4 billion packaging elements in 2023, increasing to 269.4 billion in 2028.
This report provides in-depth, quantitative forecasts for food, drink and food-service packaging consumption in Europe segmented by packaging type, material, retail channel, end-use application, and key national market.
There is qualitative analysis of the key factors shaping and driving future demand for different food and drink packaging technology across the five years to 2028.
Over 400 tables and figures provide data by tonnage and packaging units to deliver strategic insight in a format that is easy to use and cross reference.
Our exclusive content
- Authoritative forecasts for historic, current and future consumption of 32 different food, beverage and food-service packaging formats and 21 different product types
- Comparative analysis of the differing end-user demands for all of Europe's key national markets
- Comprehensive insight of the impact of evolving consumer preference, design, filling technology, regulatory, economic, and retail factors.
What will you discover?
- Most food and drink markets in Western European countries are highly mature, with annual growth relatively modest. Growth has therefore been higher in less saturated markets, such as Poland
- With sustainability remaining high on the agenda, paper and board packaging has been a dynamic sector in recent years - many leading food multinationals have switched to this form of packaging, ditching plastic where possible
- Recent growth has been modest in sectors such as confectionery, savoury snacks and carbonated soft drinks across much of Europe, as consumers actively seek out healthier alternatives to these products.
The Smithers methodology
This report is based on extensive primary and secondary research. Primary research consisted of targeted interviews with material suppliers, converters and experts drawn from key markets. This was supported by secondary research in the form of extensive literature analysis of published data, official government statistics, domestic and international trade organisation data, company websites, industry reports, trade press articles, presentations, and attendance at trade events.
Who should buy this report?
- Packaging converters
- Raw material suppliers
- Food and beverage brand owners
- Supermarket and food-service retailers
- Consultants and analysts
About the author
Jonathan Thomas has been active in the market research and information field for almost 30 years. Jonathan has worked for Key Note and Leatherhead Food Research, and as a freelance consultant with Smithers since 2016. During that time, he has researched and authored reports covering various sectors of the global packaging industry.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction & methodology
- Introduction
- Scope
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Market drivers
- Introduction
- Demographic trends
- Economic trends
- Consumer trends
- Grocery retail trends
- Food-service market trends
- Regulatory trends
- Packaging design trend
European food and drink packaging market by packaging format
- Overview
- Packaging
- Bags, pouches (and sachets) including FFS
- Stand-up pouches
- Wrapping films
- Lidding films
- Shrink and stretch sleeve labels
- Rigid plastic bottles
- Rigid plastic trays
- Rigid plastic tubs, pots, jiggers, PCs
- Rigid plastic lids
- Folding cartons
- Liquid cartons
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal cans
- Foil trays
- Paperboard trays
- Paperboard lids
- Plastic tubes
- Dispensing pouches, including bag-in-box
- Dispensing pouches - other (Food-service only)
- Disposables
- Disposable cups
- Moulded fibre cups
- Paper cups
- Polystyrene cups
- Other plastic cups
- Moulded fibre plates etc.
- Paper plates, straws etc.
- Plastic plates, straws/stirrers etc.
- Plastic clamshells
- Paper wraps
- Pizza boxes
- Plastic utensils
- Napkins etc.
- Lids
European food and drink packaging market by end use
- Overview
- Fresh meat and fish
- Fresh fruit and vegetables
- Frozen foods
- Chilled foods
- Ready meals
- Dried foods
- Baked products
- Savoury snacks
- Dairy products
- Confectionery
- Canned and preserved foods
- Sauces, pickles, oils and fats, salt and pepper
- Baby foods
- Pet foods
- Hot beverages
- Carbonated soft drinks
- Packaged water
- Juices and juice drinks/nectars
- Sports/energy drinks and dilutables
- Beer and cider
- Wine
- Spirits and flavoured alcoholic beverages (FABs)
European food and drink packaging market by region
- Overview
- France
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Germany
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Italy
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Spain
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- UK
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Belgium
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Netherlands
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Scandinavia
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Poland
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Russia
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
- Other EuropE
- Retail food and drink
- Food-service
- Disposables
Tables
- Overall pack type consumption (million packs)
- Pack type consumption by retail outlet, food-service (million packs)
- Pack type consumption by national food market, sector, retail/food-service. (million units)
- Food and drink consumption ('000 tonnes), by sector, retail outlet, foodservice
- Packaged food and drink consumption ('000 tonnes), by sector, retail outlet, food-service
- Packaged food and drink consumption (million packs), by sector, retail outlet, food-service
- Sector ('000 tonnes): consumption by national market, packaged consumption by national market, retail/ food-service, and pack type
- Food and drink consumption ('000 tonnes) - geographic market
- Packaged food and drink consumption ('000 tonnes) - geographic market
- Packaged food and drink consumption ('000 tonnes) - retail/food-service
- Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (millions of units)
- Russia: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Russia: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Russia: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Russia: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Russia: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Russia: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Russia: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Russia: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Russia: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Russia: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Russia: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Germany: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Germany: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Germany: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Germany: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Germany: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Germany: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Germany: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Germany: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Germany: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Germany: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Germany: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Italy: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Italy: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Italy: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Italy: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Italy: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Italy: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Italy: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Italy: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Italy: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Italy: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Italy: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- France: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- France: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- France: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- France: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- France: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- France: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- France: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- France: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- France: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- France: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- France: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- UK: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- UK: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- UK: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- UK: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- UK: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- UK: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- UK: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- UK: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- UK: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- UK: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- UK: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Spain: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Spain: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Spain: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Spain: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Spain: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Spain: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Spain: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Spain: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Spain: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Spain: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Spain: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Poland: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Poland: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Poland: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Poland: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Poland: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Poland: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Poland: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Poland: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Poland: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Poland: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Poland: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Scandinavia: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Scandinavia: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Scandinavia: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Scandinavia: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Scandinavia: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Netherlands: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Netherlands: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Netherlands: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Netherlands: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Netherlands: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Netherlands: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Netherlands: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Netherlands: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Netherlands: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Netherlands: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Netherlands: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)
- Belgium: Food and drink consumption by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Belgium: Packaged food and drink consumption by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Belgium: Food and drink packaging consumption by pack type (million packs)
- Belgium: Food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector and pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Belgium: Packaged food and drink consumption in retail outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Belgium: Food and drink packaging consumption in retail outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Belgium: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes)
- Belgium: Packaged food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by sector ('000 tonnes, million packs)
- Belgium: Food and drink consumption in food-service outlets by pack type ('000 tonnes)
- Belgium: Food and drink packaging consumption food-service outlets by pack type (million packs)
- Belgium: Disposable consumptions by type (million units, £ million)