Market and Future Outlook of Ready-to-Eat Film/Pouch in the World 2020-2023

Packaging for retort foods with increased global demand due to stay-at-home orders.

Retort pouch products continue to see an increase in distribution volume in response to longer at-home time. In the Japanese market, they are regaining steady growth amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. It is estimated that at least until 2023, a growth rate of 2-3% per year is possible. In the case of the Japanese market, looking at the overwhelmingly central "retort pouch food," the growth rate of "transparent barrier film structured retort pouches" continues to progress. Additionally, in South Korea, pouch exports to countries like India are becoming more active beyond domestic demand. In Thailand, necessary quantities are supplemented through pouch imports, and by combining these, it serves as a "export base for retort pouch food (final products) to the world." In North America, the trend for retort sterilization has been "canned goods → rigid containers," but in recent years, pouch types have been reevaluated and continue to increase, particularly with a high proportion in baby food applications. In the European market, as a trial for achieving environmentally friendly pouches, "monomaterial pouches in pet food" have come to the forefront.

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