US demand for meat, poultry, seafood packaging expected to exceed US$9.5B in 2017, with ready-to-eat market to be fastest-growing segment; demand set to grow for single-portion, other smaller-sized products, finds report

Allison Oesterle

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US Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging Market
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US demand to exceed $9.5 billion in 2017

Demand for meat, poultry, and seafood packaging is forecast to exceed $9.5 billion in 2017. Gains will be driven by improved growth in meat, poultry, and seafood production along with the growing presence of smaller sized and single portion items, and products that are further processed for convenience of preparation. Heightened demand for single portion and other smaller sized products will reflect the significant level of one and two person households in the US, as well as efforts among processors and retailers to hold down selling prices of beef in the face of escalating prices. Products that are further processed generally employ more packaging relative to their volume than larger unprocessed items.

The significant shift to case-ready packaging among grocery retailers as a means to reduce labor costs will also drive value gains, as case-ready formats typically utilize more costly trays and high barrier films. Additional underlying growth factors will be the importance of packaging in the merchandising of protein products, and the need for packaging designed to provide longer shelf life and user friendliness in terms of resealability and storage.

Pouches & high barrier film to outpace rigid packaging

Flexible packaging demand growth will outpace that of rigid packaging as a result of solid prospects for pouches and high barrier film. Advances for pouches will be driven by heightened demand for single portion fresh, frozen, and processed products in vacuum pouches, with stand-up pouches continuing to supplant bags in frozen meat, poultry, and seafood applications due to their good aesthetics, ability to stand upright, and large front panels, all of which provide merchandising advantages. The large package size requirements of club stores will also be stimulants for value growth. Gains for high barrier film will be based on the prevalence of vacuum packaging and modified atmosphere packaging with fresh and processed meats, since the efficacy of these packaging technologies generally depends on barrier films.

Among rigid packaging products, plastic containers and trays will see the fastest growth. Demand for plastic containers will be supported by the expanding presence of prepared meat and poultry items in supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and other retail sites. Tray demand will be helped by a shift in the product mix toward larger and more expensive foam and rigid plastic trays as a result of the increasing share of case-ready meats and the expanded presence of processed ready-to-cook meat, poultry, and seafood products. However, plastic containers and trays will face increased competition from flexible packaging, which offers sustainability benefits via reduced material use, and significantly lower shipping costs than rigid containers.

Ready-to-eat market to be fastest growing segment

The ready-to-eat market will log the fastest increases, driven by the growing range of prepared foods in the retail sector. Demand in the fresh and frozen market will be supported by the rising presence of case-ready and modified atmosphere packaging to extend the shelf life of fresh meat, poultry, and seafood.

In the processed market, demand will be aided by product development efforts toward higher margin items offering convenience (e.g., precooked bacon, fully cooked ground meat, and products that can be cooked in their packaging) as well as a wider variety of flavors.

Study coverage

This upcoming Freedonia industry study, Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging, is priced at $5100. It presents historical demand data (2002, 2007, 2012) plus forecasts (2017 and 2022) by technology, raw material, product, application, and market. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share, and profiles 33 US industry players.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ix

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4

General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Demographic & Household Trends 9
Consumer Income & Spending 12
Food Industry Overview 15
Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Industry Overview 18
Meat 21
Poultry 26
Seafood 28
Packaging Industry Overview 31
Paper 34
Plastic 34
Metal 35
Glass & Wood 36
Regulatory & Related Issues 37
Pricing Trends 41
International Activity 46

III. TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS 50

Technologies 50
Modified Atmosphere Packaging 51
Case-Ready 54
Systems 57
Producers 60
Vacuum Packaging 61
Active & Intelligent Packaging 65
Moisture Control Packaging 67
Oxygen Scavengers 68
Smart Labels 69
Other Active & Intelligent Packaging 72
Retort Packaging 74
Raw Materials 77
Plastic 78
Paper 82
Metal 84
Other Raw Materials 86

IV. PRODUCTS 88

General 88
Rigid Packaging 91
Corrugated Boxes 94
Trays 99
Folding Cartons 104
Metal Cans 108
Plastic Containers 112
Paperboard Sleeves 117
Other Rigid Packaging 120
Flexible Packaging 123
Plastic Film 126
High Barrier 131
Other Films 134
Bags 135
Types 137
Producers 140
Pouches 142
Markets 144
Producers 146
Paper & Foil 147
Packaging Accessories 150
Labels 151
Interactive Labels 154
Label Producers 156
Other Packaging Accessories 158

V. APPLICATIONS & MARKETS 162

Applications 162
Meat 165
Rigid Packaging 169
Flexible Packaging 172
Packaging Accessories 175
Poultry 176
Rigid Packaging 179
Flexible Packaging 182
Packaging Accessories 185
Seafood 187
Rigid Packaging 190
Flexible Packaging 192
Packaging Accessories 194
Markets 195
Fresh & Frozen 198
Rigid Packaging 201
Flexible Packaging 203
Packaging Accessories 205
Processed 207
Rigid Packaging 211
Flexible Packaging 214
Packaging Accessories 216
Ready-to-Eat 216
Rigid Packaging 219
Flexible Packaging 220
Packaging Accessories 222

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 223

General 223
Market Share 227
Industry Restructuring 234
Competitive Strategies 238
Manufacturing 241
Marketing & Distribution 244
Cooperative Agreements 247
Company Profiles 251
AEP Industries Incorporated 252
Anchor Packaging Incorporated 253
Ardagh Group SA 255
Ball Corporation 256
Bemis Company Incorporated 257
Berry Plastics Corporation 261
Bomarko Incorporated 265
Cascades Sonoco, see Sonoco Products
Conwed Plastics, see Leucadia National
Crown Holdings Incorporated 266
Cryovac, see Sealed Air
Curwood, see Bemis
Dolco Packaging, see Tekni-Plex
Dow Chemical Company 267
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 269
Eastman Chemical Company 272
Exopack Holding Corporation 274
Exxon Mobil Corporation 276
Genpak, see Pattison (Jim) Group
Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
Graphic Packaging Holding Company 277
Honeywell International Incorporated 279
InterFlex Group Incorporated 280
International Paper Company 281
International Tray Pads & Packaging, see Reynolds
Group Holdings
Klöckner Pentaplast Group 284
Koch Industries Incorporated 286
Leucadia National Corporation 288
LINPAC Packaging Filmco, see Berry Plastics
MACtac, see Bemis
MeadWestvaco Corporation 289
Milprint, see Bemis
Mondi Group 291
Morgan Adhesives, see Bemis
Nordenia International, see Mondi Group
Packaging Corporation of America 293
Pactiv, see Reynolds Group Holdings
Pattison (Jim) Group 294
Presto Products, see Reynolds Group Holdings
Printpack Incorporated 296
Reynolds Group Holdings Limited 298
Robbie Manufacturing Incorporated 301
Rock-Tenn Company 302
Sealed Air Corporation 305
Silgan Holdings Incorporated 310
Sonoco Products Company 312
Tekni-Plex Incorporated 313
Temple-Inland, see International Paper
Vector Packaging Incorporated 314
Wihuri Oy 316
Winpak, see Wihuri
Other Companies in the Meat, Poultry, and Seafood
Packaging Industry 318

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Population & Households 12
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 15
4 Food Shipments 18
5 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Consumption 21
6 Meat Shipments 25
7 Poultry Shipments 28
8 Seafood Supply & Demand 31
9 Packaging Supply & Demand 33
10 Prices for Selected Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 46

SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS

1 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry,
& Seafood Packaging 54
2 Case-Ready Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 57
3 Vacuum Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 65
4 Active & Intelligent Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry,
& Seafood Packaging 67
5 Retort Packaging Demand in Meat, Poultry,
& Seafood Packaging 77

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

1 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Type 91
2 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Rigid Packaging Demand by Type 93
3 Corrugated Box Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 99
4 Tray Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 104
5 Folding Carton Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 107
6 Metal Can Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 112
7 Plastic Container Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 117
8 Paperboard Sleeve Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 120
9 Other Rigid Container Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 123
10 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Flexible Packaging Demand
by Type 125
11 Plastic Film Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 131
12 Bag Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 137
13 Pouch Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 143
14 Paper & Foil Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 149
15 Packaging Accessories Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood
Packaging 150
16 Label Demand in Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging 154
17 Other Packaging Accessories Demand in Meat, Poultry,
& Seafood Packaging 161

SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS

1 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application 164
2 Meat Packaging Demand by Type & Market 168
3 Poultry Packaging Demand by Type & Market 178
4 Seafood Packaging Demand by Type & Market 189
5 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Market 197
6 Fresh & Frozen Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand 200
7 Processed Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand 210
8 Ready-to-Eat Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand 218

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Sales by Company, 2012 226
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 238
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 250

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY & RAW MATERIALS

1 Packaging Technologies as a Percentage of Meat, Poultry,
& Seafood Packaging, 2002-2022 51

SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS

1 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Rigid Packaging Demand, 2012 94
2 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Flexible Packaging Demand, 2012 126

SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS

1 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand
by Application, 2012 165
2 Meat Packaging Demand by Type, 2012 169
3 Poultry Packaging Demand by Type, 2012 179
4 Seafood Packaging Demand by Type, 2012 190
5 Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand
by Market, 2012 198
6 Fresh & Frozen Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand
by Type, 2012 201
7 Processed Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand
by Type, 2012 211
8 Ready-to-Eat Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand
by Type, 2012 219

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

1 US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Market Share, 2012 228

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