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Hot Drinks Packaging in Germany

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    Report

  • 11 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: Germany
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1842874
In 2024, total hot drinks packaging retail volumes declined in Germany. A factor contributing to the decline was the falling popularity of single-serve sachets and instant drinks, traditionally packaged in flexible plastic or paper. As consumers shifted towards premium formats like coffee pods, bean-to-cup machines, or loose-leaf teas, demand for small, disposable packaging fell.

This Hot Drinks Packaging in Germany report offers insight into key trends and developments driving packaging across the category. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.

Product coverage: Coffee, Other Hot Drinks, Tea.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Hot Drinks Packaging market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS

2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • A move towards more sustainable packaging due to consumers’ increasingly eco-conscious shopping habits
  • Recyclable plastic pouches and flexible paper tea sachets drive innovative developments in hot drinks packaging
  • Folding cartons dominates fruit/herbal tea packaging, and sees significant growth in packaging for fresh coffee beans
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Smart packaging set to grow as a differentiating factor in Germany
  • Flexible paper anticipated to gain ground as sustainability drives packaging choices