US Food Trays & Bowls

Food Trays & Bowls

Demand for food packaging trays and bowls is forecast to increase 3.3% per year to $3.1 billion in 2025. The rapidly rising popularity of fresh and frozen prepared meals – accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic – will bolster gains. While moderating retail grocery sales from pandemic-driven highs in 2020 will restrain faster growth, advances will be driven by the expanding popularity of more packaging-intensive single serving sizes in key applications (e.g., prepared meal bowls), as well as increased focus on sustainability driving adoption of value-added molded fiber materials such as sugarcane as an alternative to plastic and paper.
This report covers food packaging tray and bowl demand by Product, Material, and Application. Data are provided in current dollar value.
Applications (and segments) for food packaging trays and bowls include:

Meat, poultry, & seafood (meat, poultry, seafood)

Prepared foods (dinners, pasta and rice dishes, pizza, potato dishes, other prepared foods)

Baked goods (cakes, pies, & pastries; bread; cookies; crackers; other baked goods)

Fresh produce (vegetables, fruits, salad)

Other foods (candy & confections; processed fruits & vegetables, all other foods)
Materials for food packaging include:

Rigid plastic

Plastic foam (EPS)

Paper & paperboard

Molded Fiber (Molded Sugarcane, Molded Pulp)
Scope of the Report
This report covers the scope, size, and growth of the US market for food packaging trays and bowls for use in retail and foodservice, including key trends in material, product, and application segmentation. Historical data are provided for 2010, 2015, and 2020, with forecasts for 2025. Data are provided in current dollar value. Also included is an analysis of the industry key players.