US Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging

Description

This research analyzes the market for the packaging of meat, poultry, and seafood. It presents demand data, segmented by material, type of packaging product, application, and food format, in current US dollars at the manufacturers' level and in units. The study provides historical data for 2013, 2018, and 2023, along with forecasts for 2028 and 2033. It also includes annual data from 2020 to 2027.

The term "packaging" in this context refers to any containers, wraps, or accessories included in or attached to containers or wraps used to transport meat, poultry, or seafood products to retail or foodservice locations. The scope of the study excludes packaging used for imported foods packaged outside the US.

The research focuses solely on packaging for animal-based products for human consumption, excluding meat-alternative foods such as plant-based hamburger patties. The packaging applications considered include meat (including beef and veal, pork, and lamb and other meats like bison, goat), poultry (chicken, turkey, and other products such as goose and duck), and seafood (all fish and shellfish).

The study segments meat, poultry, and seafood packaging by market in terms of fresh/refrigerated (raw, unseasoned, and unprepared/uncooked products that are unfrozen and prepared raw and/or refrigerated items), frozen (items sold frozen, but not precooked, breaded, or reformed, such as whole or portioned beef cuts, chicken pieces, seafood fillets, uncured pork, raw sausages, ground beef), and canned and dried (canned, dried, and other shelf-stable products, including canned tuna and chicken, shelf-stable bacon, dried sausage, and jerky).

The research also segments meat, poultry, and seafood packaging by material, including plastic, paper and paperboard, metal, molded fiber, and other materials. Packaging products are categorized into rigid and flexible, with major product segments including corrugated boxes and folding cartons, trays and sleeves, metal cans, rigid plastic containers (clamshells, cups, tubs, two-piece containers), blister packs, glass jars, other rigid containers (platters, pails, and foam boxes), flexible packaging overwrap and lidding, pouches (side-seal, stand-up), bags (shrink bags, cook-in bags, resealable and non-resealable polyethylene bags, box liners, bulk bags), other flexible packaging (brick packs chubs, vacuum skin packaging, interleaving butcher paper, and foil wrap), and packaging accessories labels.

Product Code: 4809

1. Executive Summary

2. Short-Term Analysis

Economic Forecast
Short-Term Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Industry Trends

3. Overview

Study Scope
Historical Market Trends
Packaging Demand Outlook
Outlook by Protein Type (Meat, Poultry, Seafood)
Packaging Materials Competition
Pricing & Inflation

4. Factors Impacting Packaging Demand

Meat Industry Outlook
Poultry Industry Outlook
Seafood Industry Outlook
Regulations & Standards
Sustainability Initiatives
Food Safety & Food Waste Concerns
Consumer Trends & Preferences
Meat Buying Habits
Priorities for Packaging Features
Safety & Handling Concerns
Food Waste & Foodborne Illness
Sell By Dates
Food Safety & Recalls
Recycling & the Environment
Sustainability
Amount of Packaging
Consumer Insights on the Relative Importance of Activities for a Sustainable Lifestyle
Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability
By Gender & Age Group
By Whether or Not They Bought Meat, Poultry, or Seafood in the Past 12 Months

5. Meat Packaging

Scope & Product Description
Packaging by Type of Meat (Beef & Veal, Pork, Lamb & Other)
Meat Formats (Fresh/Refrigerated, Frozen, Canned & Dried)
Meat Packaging Products
Materials Competition

6. Poultry Packaging

Scope & Product Description
Packaging Demand by Poultry Type (Chicken, Turkey, Other)
Poultry Formats (Fresh/Refrigerated, Frozen, Canned & Dried)
Poultry Packaging Products
Materials Competition

7. Seafood Packaging

Scope & Product Description
Growth Drivers & Restraints
Seafood Formats (Fresh/Refrigerated, Frozen, Canned & Dried)
Seafood Packaging Products
Materials Competition

8. Packaging Technologies

Technologies Used in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging
Case-Ready Packaging
Technology Description & Factors Driving Adoption
Growth Drivers & Restraints
Modified Atmosphere Packaging
Technology Description
Growth Drivers & Restraints
Vacuum Packaging
Technology Description
Growth Drivers & Restraints
Active & Intelligent Packaging
Technology Description
Growth Drivers & Restraints
Retort Packaging
Technology Description
Growth Drivers & Restraints

9. Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Food Formats

Demand by Food Format
Fresh/Refrigerated Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging
Food Scope
Packaging Products
Materials
Frozen Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging
Food Scope
Packaging Products
Materials
Canned & Dried Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging
Food Scope
Packaging Products
Materials

10. Plastic Packaging for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type (Meat, Poultry, Seafood)
Plastic Packaging by Food Formats (Fresh/Refrigerated, Frozen, Canned & Dried)
Packaging Product Trends
Materials
Demand by Material
Flexible Plastic
Rigid Plastic
Foam Plastic
Leading Suppliers

11. Paper & Paperboard Packaging for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type (Meat, Poultry, Seafood)
Food Formats (Fresh/Refrigerated, Frozen, Canned, Dried)
Packaging Product Trends
Materials
Demand by Material
Paperboard
Paper
Leading Suppliers

12. Boxes & Cartons for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Category Scope
Products Trends
Corrugated Boxes
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers
Folding Cartons
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers

13. Trays & Sleeves for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Category Scope
Products Trends
Trays
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Demand by Material
Suppliers
Sleeves
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers

14. Containers for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Category Scope
Product & Materials Trends
Metal Cans
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type
Suppliers
Rigid Plastic Containers
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type
Suppliers
Blister Packs
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers
Glass Jars
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers

15. Flexible Packaging for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Category Scope
Product & Materials Trends
Overwrap & Lidding
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers
Pouches
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers
Bags
Scope & Product Description
Demand by Protein Type & Food Format
Suppliers
Other Flexible Packaging
Scope & Product Description
Brick Packs
Chubs
Vacuum Skin Packaging
All Other Flexible Packaging

16. Packaging Accessories for Meat, Poultry, & Seafood

Scope & Product Description
Product Trends
Demand by Product
Labels
Absorbent Pads
Other Accessories (Tape, Tags, Netting, O2 Scavengers)

17. Industry Structure

Key Findings & Industry Composition
Market Share
Mergers & Acquisitions
List of Industry Participants

18. Appendix

Report Details
Definitions
Abbreviations
Freedonia Methodology
Study-Specific Methodology
Data Changes from Previous Version
Sources
Associations & Agencies
Related Studies & Reports
Macroeconomic Assumptions
Economic Environment
Demographic Trends