Although bottles, cartons and tubs are widely used, flexible plastic packaging dominates in the global dairy industry. With a market share of more than 27%, it owns a larger share than rigid plastic, paper/paperboard, glass or metal packaging, according to Global Dairy Packaging Market 2016-2020, a report from London-based Technavio.
The growth is not surprising. According to the Flexible Packaging Transition Advantages Study, published in June 2017 by the Flexible Packaging Association, Annapolis, Md., 55% of brand owners reported a sales increase when asked about the impact of flexible packaging.