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Hot Drinks Packaging in South Korea

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    Report

  • 11 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1576470
In 2024, total hot drinks packaging retail volumes in South Korea experienced a strong contraction, falling by 6% to 1.1 billion units. The growth of at-home coffee-pod systems was a significant factor, as it cannibalised stick-pack volumes, while the shift towards health-conscious options led to a decline in traditional instant tea sachet volumes, partially offset by growth in packaging for fruit/herbal tea.

This Hot Drinks Packaging in South Korea 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
  • Changes in consumer preference impact hot drinks packaging
  • Amendment of packing material recyclability rating standard impacts hot drinks packaging
  • Flexible aluminium/plastic sachets in folding cartons remains an important packaging combination in instant coffee
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Shifting consumer preferences expected to shape hot drinks packaging
  • Growth in fruit/herbal tea packaging volumes will offset declines in other tea categories
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