New report highlights latest foodservice packaging trends
Top issues include beverages, materials and sizes
This year’s Trends Report from the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI, fpi.org) reveals three key industry shifts:
Now in its fifth year, the Trends Report is FPI’s response to dozens of requests received throughout the year from media, analysts, conference organizers and others about the latest happenings in the industry. Broken into two sections, the first contains the results of a survey on trends in five key areas: foodservice packaging; raw materials used to make foodservice packaging; machinery used to convert foodservice packaging; foodservice distribution; and foodservice operations. The second section contains analysis from FPI staff based on members’ survey submissions, yearlong industry observations and studying FPI’s Packaging Innovations and Insights.