Food Packaging Market Trends

The innovations in the food packaging industry have created some interesting trends for 2013 and beyond. The following are a few of the food packaging market trends worth some attention:

Sustainability – creating packaging solutions that are environmentally friendly has gained a lot of momentum and is expected to pick up substantially in 2013 and beyond. Look for food packaging market trends with recycled plastics, more economical size options, and materials that require less carbon footprint to manufacture.

Convenience – creating easily accessible and usable packaged foods has been around for a good deal of time. The trend is showing this will increase even more with products and packaging that is microwaveable and can be used to serve in minutes, such as noodle bowls for soups or easily served pasta meals.

Costs – there will be continued pressure to keep costs extremely low. The package manufacturing process must be streamlined and improved in order to reduce costs and gain market share.

Sealants – with the increased environmental pressures there will be more use of water-based and biodegradable sealants for food packaging containers.

Flexible packaging – while traditional boxes or bags have remained stable, the use of flexible packaging will continue to grow as food producers grow more comfortable with the advantages of flexible packaging products.

Tamper proofing – creating packaging products that are intended for a specific audience will increase, and with it the need for even better tamper proof options. From peanut butter jars to vitamins and herbal products there is a need for better caps and seals.

Rigid plastics – these containers will have new innovations that improve their stability and transportability. Microwaveable trays that are sturdy enough for a full meal will be needed in the marketplace.

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