Paper & Paperboard Food Packaging: United States

Paper & Paperboard Food Packaging: United States
This report forecasts to 2027 US paper and paperboard food packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: folding cartons; corrugated boxes; other rigid packaging such as aseptic cartons, sleeves, and trays; bags; pouches; and other flexible packaging such as interleaving and wrap. Total demand is also segmented by application as follows: prepared foods; fresh produce; baked goods; other applications such as meat, poultry, and seafood; dairy; and candy and confections.To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2012 to 2022; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2012, 2017, and 2022.Excluded from the scope of this report are the following: bulk packaging such as shipping sacks, intermediate bulk containers, strapping, drums, bulk pails, and material handling containers; shipping and transit packaging, defined as packaging that does not touch the food itself and is used solely for the purposes of shipping or storage; protective packaging; retail-ready packaging; in-store packaging used for self-service in produce, deli, and bakery departments; separately sold caps and closures; packaging accessories such as tags, tape, and labels; beverage packaging; pet food and animal feed packaging; single-use foodservice products such as cups, lids, dinnerware, utensils, napkins, pizza boxes, French fry cartons, doughnut boxes, and other containers and such used by restaurants or other non-retail foodservice establishments; and unconverted materials sold to food manufacturers for captive packaging production (although the value of the finished packaging produced captively by end users does count).Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.Related NAICS Codes:322211 Corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing322212 Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing322219 Other paperboard container manufacturing322220 Paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing