Metal Food Packaging: United States

Metal Food Packaging: United States

This report forecasts to 2027 US metal food packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by application in terms of: processed fruits and vegetables; prepared foods; meat, poultry, and seafood; condiments, dressings, sauces, jams, and jellies; dairy; baked goods; candy and confections; and other foods such as savory snacks, meat alternatives, and dried coffee and tea. Total demand is also segmented by product as follows: cans, and foil and other products such as wrap.

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:

• 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing
• 332439 Other metal container manufacturing