Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2028 US meat, poultry, and seafood packaging demand in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of: rigid and flexible. Total demand is also segmented by application as follows: meat (beef and veal, pork, lamb, and other meat), poultry (chicken, turkey, and other poultry), and seafood. Finally, total demand is segmented by material as follows: plastic; paper and paperboard; and other materials such as metal, glass, and molded fiber.

To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided in annual series from 2013 to 2023; and the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2013, 2018, and 2023.

Packaging used for imported foods that are packaged outside of the US is excluded from the scope. Also excluded from the scope of this report are meat alternatives (e.g., plant-based hamburger patties) and pet or animal feed. This report includes only packaging for animal-based products that are intended for human consumption.

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

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Environmental & Regulatory Factors
• Food Safety & Food Waste Concerns

• Rigid
• Flexible

• Meat
• Poultry
• Seafood

• Plastic
• Paper & Paperboard
• Other Materials

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand, 2023 - 2028
• Figure 2 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand Trends, 2013 - 2023
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028
• Figure 3 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Product; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ bil)
• Table 2 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Product; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ mil)
• Figure 4 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Product; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (%)
• Figure 5 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ mil)
• Figure 6 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Application; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (%)
• Figure 7 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Material; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ bil)
• Table 4 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Material; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (US$ mil)
• Figure 8 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Demand by Material; 2013, 2018, 2023, 2028 (%)
• Figure 9 | US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Market Share by Company, 2023 (%)
• Table 5 | Leading Suppliers to the US Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging Market by Product
• Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Packaging