Publication Month: Mar 2023 | Report Code: TIPRE00029846 | No. of Pages: 153 | Category: Chemicals and Materials | Status: Published
Packaging the food materials ensures smooth logistics. It also provides adequate product protection and significantly influences consumer purchasing behavior. Packaging, therefore, fulfills many different functions, and it also meets an endless diversity of customer requirements. The recent increase in incomes in developed countries has led to a rise in living standards that includes significantly higher consumption of packaged foods. As a result, food safety guidelines have been more stringent than ever. Since packaging first became a “thing” on the internet of things, its role in the customer journey has extended far beyond the shelf. This has had a transformative effect in several ways, including smart packaging, which helps cut down food waste in complex, global supply chains. Technology is also improving the packaging industry. Advancements in plastic and paper chemistry now allow recycling to be more comfortable and more convenient than ever. Thus, advancement and development in the packaging industry have boosted the global compostable foodservice packaging market growth.
In 2022, Asia Pacific held the largest share of the compostable foodservice packaging market and is estimated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Companies in the region are continuously enhancing the overall business processes to meet customers' demand for high-quality products and services in the best possible way. Asia Pacific continues to complement market growth due to the wide acceptance of certified compostable foodservice ware that meets regulatory requirements. The Asia Pacific compostable foodservice packaging market is primarily driven by factors such as a significant shift of consumers toward convenience food and on-the-go lifestyles. Moreover, increasing preference for ready-to-eat food and changing consumer demand patterns regarding food packaging drive the demand for compostable foodservice packaging in the region.
Lockdowns, travel restrictions, and business shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected economies and industries in various countries in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), South & Central America, and the Middle East & Africa (MEA). The crisis disturbed global supply chains, manufacturing activities, delivery schedules, and essential and nonessential product sales. Various companies announced possible delays in product deliveries and a slump in future sales of their products in 2020. Further, the international travel bans imposed by various governments in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America forced several companies to discontinue their collaboration and partnership plans. All these factors hampered the packaging industry in 2020 and early 2021, thereby restraining the growth of various markets related to this packaging industry, including the compostable foodservice packaging market.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the compostable foodservice packaging market was mainly driven by the rising demand from the hotel industry. However, in 2020, various industries had to slow down their operations due to disruptions in value chains caused by the shutdown of national and international boundaries. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain of key raw materials and disturbed manufacturing processes due to restrictions imposed by government authorities in various countries. Such factors reduced the production of sustainable packaging products, including compostable packaging.
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Key market players are adopting various marketing strategies such as product launches, mergers & acquisitions, and collaborations. Such strategic developments by key players in the market are expected to fuel the growth of the compostable foodservice packaging market.
Based on product type, the compostable foodservice packaging market is segmented into trays, cups and plates, cutlery, clamshell, bowls, pouches and sachets, and others. The cups and plates segment held the largest market share in 2022, and the bowls segment is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Bowls are highly popular as a convenient and cost-effective biodegradable packaging solution for the compostable food services packaging market. Apart from functional attributes such as low costs and food hygiene, easy stackability and grab-and-go feature of bowls also contribute to their increasing demand across the globe.
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Genpak, LLC; Good Start Packaging; Dart Container Corporation, Graphic Packaging International, LLC; WestRock Company; Be Green Packaging; Pactiv LLC; Anchor Packaging; Biogas Americas Inc.; and ECO PRODUCTS INC. are among the major players operating in the compostable foodservice packaging market. These companies mainly focus on product innovation to expand their market size and follow emerging market trends.The List of Companies - Compostable Foodservice Packaging Market
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