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Tobacco volume sales have been significantly affected by the smoking ban, stringent legislation and higher taxes. The smoking ban in foodservice in particular impacted on the smoking patterns of the German population. Whilst some outlets banned smoking altogether, many turned to shorter smoking times. Anti-smoking campaigns as well as the smoking ban also created a social stigma around smoking with more Germans coming to consider it as less acceptable to smoke in public places. The increased levels of health consciousness in the population also contributed to the decline. All of these factors led to a decline in tobacco packaging.

Transparency of the product is a selling point asset for brand owners within soft drinks in France. This trend therefore enabled PET bottles to gain ground within 100% juices in 2012, thanks to the success of Tropicana in PET bottles in the size of 850ml in November 2010. According to trade press, PepsiCo France SNC was able to recruit 170,000 new purchaser households in 2011. Such a performance led the company to upsize PET bottles for the Tropicana Pure Premium range by launching in December 2011 the size of 1,300ml within 100% juices in retail, hence the positive growth in 2012.

In 2012, HDPE bottles were the most popular packaging in home care and constituted 21% of entire packaging utilised in the market. However, there was a noticeable tendency of declining share of HDPE bottles to the benefit of competing packaging types, mainly PET bottles. This phenomenon was particularly visible in multi-purpose cleaners, hand dishwashing, liquid fabric softeners or kitchen cleaners. PET bottles are less cost intensive for the manufacturers and attractive in terms of visual properties. Moreover, their technical parameters (eg resistance and durability) are not far behind HDPE bottles.

Euromonitor International's data show that single- and 2-person households maintained volume growth of 2.3-2.5% in recent years, reflected in late marriage among singles and the rising number of DINK families in China. The emotional needs among these people give rise to more cases of pet adoption, in addition to the accelerating urbanisation and the climbing consumption capability in China.

With consumption growth, increasing consumer purchasing power, women's greater purchasing power and the rising life expectancies, this will lead to a rise in beauty and personal care sales volume, which is benefiting overall beauty and personal care packaging sales. In 2012, the overall packaging grew by 3% over 2011 and is expected to have a CAGR of 3% over the forecast period to reach a volume of 15.2 billion units in 2016.

Laundry care received one of its most dramatic shake-ups in nearly a decade with the introduction of liquid laundry detergent tablets. The product, while common in many other countries, had not previously been offered by many of the major laundry detergent manufacturers. Now, liquid laundry tablets have been launched by nearly every single major liquid laundry manufacturer, and have quickly been introduced to nearly every major distributor in the US. These products, while more expensive than other laundry detergents, offer premeasured detergents in a dissolvable pouch. Almost every major brand of liquid laundry tablets comes in stand-up pouches for the majority of the product line-up. The major deviation of this comes from Tide Pods, which has many of its larger sizes in large tubs that are shaped to look like the product, and have an easy-to-open lid. This caused some issues in the initial launch of the product, as children mistook the product for candy in a jar and tried to eat it. This forced Procter & Gamble to put extra labelling on the packaging to advise parents to keep the product out of the reach of children.

In 2012, rigid plastic was the dominant packaging format overall in beauty and personal care with a 53% unit volume share, paper-based containers with 20% and flexible packaging with 19% and This market is mature and saturated, with growth driven by trends such as the economy, the ageing Canadian population, increasing environmental awareness and changes in the retail environment (for example, the increasing emphasis on beauty and personal care products in drugstores, the shift in some Wal-Mart locations to hypermarkets and not least the increasing competition from modern Asian grocery stores that are creating in-store beauty boutiques to capture growing demand from the rising ethnic population).

In 2012, dog and cat food packaging unit volumes saw an upward tendency in line with rising care among Polish consumers about their pets combined with a shortage of time for preparation of pets' meals from scratch. Dog and cat food has developed, stimulating a respective increase in packaging utilisation. Dog and cat food packaging grew by 10% in retail unit volume terms in 2012, equivalent to almost 50 million additional packages.

Despite continuous efforts to heighten law enforcement by both government (in particular the Ministry of Health) and antismoking NGOs to reduce the number of smokers and the negative effects of smoking on the public health, unit volume of tobacco products continued to grow positively in 2012. Cigarettes continue to be the primary type of tobacco product in Indonesia, with other types of tobacco products not enjoying the same appeal and less regulated by the government. With the larger pack sizes posting stronger growth, total tobacco packaging's growth rate in 2012 was slightly lower than the growth rate in tobacco in volume size (by sticks as per Euromonitor International's research). Total tobacco packaging expanded by 6% in 2012 in unit terms to reach 41.5 billion units.

Tax increases in 2011 and ongoing government TV campaigns had a negative impact on the volume sales of overall tobacco packaging. The lower consumption of cigarettes led brand owners to move towards premiumisation and create new pack shapes to create more appealing packaging, such as Camel Curve which was launched in January 2012 by JT International. Despite their efforts, this marketing strategy undertaken by industry players did not help to improve the performance of folding cartons in 2012, as cigarettes recorded a decline during the year.

The tobacco industry is taking its packaging increasingly seriously, using it as a means to convey an image to consumers, given the restrictions on advertising and promotions. The largest trend in tobacco packaging in the latter part of the review period was automation, where pressing on an area of the pack opens the top. Variants include slide packs, such as Benson & Hedges, Marlboro lighter/Zipp and Davidoff iD Touch Orange, which was launched in 2012. A recent addition is the Glide Tec opening, which flips open when the front section is slid up, as used by Imperial's Lambert & Butler brand, with the packaging introduced in the UK at the end of 2011.

The tobacco industry witnessed consumers cutting down on tobacco consumption on account of health and wellness concerns. While new consumers were entering the fold, existing consumers continued to take steps towards reduction of tobacco consumption. In addition, several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) undertook activities to make consumers aware of the ill effects of tobacco consumption. These factors, put together, took their toll on the tobacco industry, thereby impacting volume growth of tobacco packaging as well, which had to contend with growth of a mere 2% in 2012.

Alternative packaging continues to make gains in wine, as products such as single-serve plastic cups of wine as well as foil pouches of wine are introduced by independent companies with increasing frequency. These products have largely become attractive to consumers as they allow them to easily decide the amount they wish to drink at any given time. In addition, the product's packaging is very resilient to breakage, which is normally of concern with glass products. Finally, as consumers have become increasingly cost conscious, many of them have shed some of the traditional concerns that wine that comes in non-glass packaging is inferior in quality to its glass counterparts.

Wholesale Direct supplies owns a place of prominence for being one of the leading suppliers of food service and packaging products and they are now offering a wide array of high quality plastic takeaway containers. These products are ideal and safe options for food storage and serving takeaway meals and also enhance the overall appearance of the food. At Wholesale Direct Supplies, customers will get food-grade & microwave-safe containers in round & rectangular shapes in varied sizes.

The rising birth rate in the United Arab Emirates (which stood at 10.14 per thousand habitants in 2013) is supporting demand for baby food, as is the economic growth in the country. With the growing number of jobs in the country, as well as further developments in infrastructure encouraging more expatriates to settle permanently in the country, the baby food category and its related packaging industry has benefited. Baby food packaging rose by 6% in volume terms to reach 22 million units in 2013.

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Towards the end of the review period, the cooking of fresh products continued to gain in importance in Germany at the expense of the usage of frozen processed food, ready meals and other similar options. On the one hand, in line with the strong on-going health and wellness trend, German consumers were looking for healthier diets, and on the other hand, the development of sauces, dressings and condiments was also supported by the high popularity of cooking at home. This popularity was boosted by a growing number of very popular cookery television shows broadcast by all the main German television stations.

Growth of canned/preserved food packaging was maintained at a double-digit level in 2013 following growing demand for canned/preserved food, particularly canned/preserved meat and fish. Both preserved corned beef and canned sardines/mackerel are long-term staples among Indonesian consumers, especially as a reserve when fresh foods are not available. They are often mixed with other fresh foods to create day-to-day dishes. Demand for canned/preserved food in 2013 grew from increasing demand for convenient food. Ease of storage and long durability make them a viable option for an easy-fix meal.

Cheese in Canada is expected to increase by 3% in current value terms in 2013 (2% in 2012), supported by demand for fine unpackaged hard cheese and soft cheese. Volume growth is expected to see a negligible decline overall, influenced in no small part by the higher prices for cheese. Milk prices increased by 1% as of July 2013, reflecting higher feed prices for grain. Demand for cheese at the retail level continued to benefit from several factors: convenience, versatility, high nutritional value and great taste. The continued interest in home cooking and the ever-expanding variety of cheeses available to consumers also positively influenced demand.

Exploding raw material costs and in turn, higher retail prices are among the drivers for retail volume sales decline in 2013 while value sales continued to grow. In context of the review period, the value growth in 2013 is around the same as the performance over the review period and the volume sales decline is also comparable to what was seen during the review period. Volume sales decline is also the result of the maturity of chocolate confectionery on the whole by 2013, coupled by rising health awareness in Germany.

Spurred by growing interest in cuisine among Indonesians, whether in foodservice establishments or home cooking, sauces, dressings and condiments saw strong growth in 2013. The variety of products available also increased, offerings more options for cooking mix and match. Instant spices or condiments and a variety of sauces became increasingly available to make cooking easier, especially among the urban population with limited time. The growing female workforce also favours instant cooking ingredients, as they have to juggle both work and home duties. Furthermore, the media helps to spread recipes and easy ways to cook via the Internet, mobile applications as well as printed media.

Baby food continued to register strong volume growth in India over the review period. Rising disposable incomes and growth in modern retail outlets led to increasing interest in baby food products among Indian consumers. Indian parents are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of balanced nutrition for their babies. Doctors also continued to recommend branded baby food products over the review period. Furthermore, as an increasing number of women join the workforce, demand for branded baby foods was on the rise. Backed by the strong growth of baby food, baby food packaging continued to see off-trade unit growth of 4% in 2013.

Adult consumers' craving for luxury and premium chocolates, such as Lindt, continued to grow further in 2013. To tap into the trend, manufacturers of premium chocolates, such as Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli expanded their presence in premium stores, such as Brown Tree, in urban areas. Interestingly, gourmet chocolate manufacturers including Japan's luxury chocolate maker Royce also made foray into India's premium chocolate segment in 2013. The sales of premium chocolates were supported further as consumers continued to prefer gifting premium chocolates on occasions such as traditional Indian festivals -Diwali and Raksha Bandhan.

In total volume terms, chilled processed food packaging in Germany saw a stable to slightly declining development, with 7.1 billion units in 2013. As far as current food-related trends are concerned, chilled processed food continued to outperform canned/preserved food as well as frozen processed food, but was less successful then fresh food. Especially in the context of the on-going rather favourable economic situation and the high consumer confidence, the health and wellness trend became...