Abstract
This report examines the growth in the UK food packaging market, and also the impact of growing concerns about packaging waste in the debate about climate change. Underpinning the growth in the UK food packaging market - valued at over £4.1 billion in 2007 - is also the evolution of eating habits. However, gone are the days when people threw their rubbish away without worrying about the consequences. Consumers, like retailers and packaging companies, are under pressure to improve their ' green credentials' .
Key themes:
- Convenience culture, the rising number of smaller households and their influence on food packaging NPD.
- The continuing overriding importance of user-friendliness and practicality (eg easy opening) in consumers' food packaging considerations.
- The intensification of the regulatory and lobbying environment as packaging waste comes under the spotlight in terms of its contribution to global warming.
- The growing relevance of ' green credentials' for packaging companies, food manufacturers and retailers.
- The development of the plastics industry and the debate on sustainability.
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