Nearly 70 percent of consumers prefer paper food packaging

Home named YouGov survey organizations received copies of consumer surveys in 7086, 4857 people said that those who put on the shelf, and stored in the containers of food and fresh fruit and vegetable display easier to stimulate their desire to purchase . Questionnaire also popularity of plastic containers and paper containers were investigated: The results showed that among 4857 people, 68% of consumers prefer paper packaging, but more like 32 per cent of plastic packaging.

These consumers were also asked: If the fresh food in terms of price and quality are the same, but are in paper packaging and plastic packaging, they are more willing to choose which one? Among the people surveyed, 41% said they do not care what the total merchandise use of packaging materials, some people also said they do not understand packaging. But the remaining 59% of the respondents, 85% said they are more willing to buy paper packaging goods.

The investigation report is in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain carried out. This result is consistent with the results of the 2014 British survey agency held similar surveys. Britain's share of the survey, there are 1,114 when consumers were asked what kind of packaging material may affect their buying decisions, 93% of consumers chose paper packaging.

The industry believes that the survey is further proof of corrugated packaging is well positioned to meet European consumers for ease of use, eye-catching, new requirements for sustainable packaging. Corrugated packaging paper in Europe is still the most popular form of packaging. Survey results again demonstrated that when fresh fruits and vegetables are dressed in paper and plastic containers and placed on the shelf, consumers' appetite for buying paper packaging goods is far higher than plastic packaging.

Source: Internet

Stand-up pouches will be the future stars of plastic packaging

2014, plastic packaging sales in the global food industry, rose 3 per cent to 1.9 trillion, its global sales in 2016 are expected to rise to 2 trillion.

Market research firm Euromonitor International said that in the food industry, stand-up pouches is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing plastic packaging.

Stand-up pouches is still loved by many brands form of packaging. According to Euromonitor International predicts 2014 - 2019 period, stand-up pouches annual sales will increase by 6%.

In 2014, self-released in the bag, the concern include the world's largest breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg's businesses in France launched cereals used in packaging, Heinz food company in Germany to launch a ready-meal packaging and Hulk sweet corn packaging.

"From this year's Packaging Research data, the stand-up pouches is one of the success stories," Euromonitor International head of research RosemarieDowney packaging says, "stand-up pouches are sold very well, is a suitable microwaveable packaged solution that can be used packed ready meals, rice, pasta, biscuits, sweets, savory snacks and ice cream, yogurt and baby food for direct consumption of disposable packaging also occupy a certain market share. stand-up pouches very wide range of applications. "

In 2015, China and India accounted for 50 percent growth in food packaging. 2014 Year in Asia-Pacific sales to rise by 5 percent, or 320 billion package.

"China and India are the driving force of the global food packaging industry," Downey adds, "the level of urbanization and increasing disposable income, coupled with the buying habits of the bulk foods to packaged foods, so that those countries, the more demand for plastic packaging be greater. "

(Source: the plastic line)