In 2024, total dairy packaging retail volumes in South Africa declined by 2% to reach 3.4 billion units. The country's dairy packaging landscape has undergone significant changes in response to the broader challenges affecting the industry. As the number of dairy producers has decreased, particularly among small-scale and emerging farmers, packaging strategies have been increasingly influenced by the needs of larger, more industrialised operations.
This Dairy Packaging in South Africa 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: Butter and Spreads, Cheese, Drinking Milk Products, Other Dairy, Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
This Dairy Packaging in South Africa 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: Butter and Spreads, Cheese, Drinking Milk Products, Other Dairy, Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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- Get a detailed picture of the Dairy 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 FINDINGS2024 DEVELOPMENTS
- Dairy packaging volumes decline in South Africa due to consolidation and cost pressures
- More sustainable packaging solutions are introduced
- Dominance of brick liquid cartons for milk, and shift toward sustainable packaging in South Africa
- Dairy packaging volumes anticipated to decline further due to high inflation and decreased demand
- Dairy packaging in South Africa will adapt to declining demand with smaller, more sustainable, and consumer-centric innovations
