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Meals and Soups Packaging in the US

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    Report

  • 10 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: United States
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4606354
After seeing a spike in 2020 due to consumers stocking up on long shelf-life products in the pandemic, total meals and soups packaging volumes have since been in decline, including falling by 3% to 18.2 billion units in 2024. Health trends and inflation have been negatively impacting sales of prepared meals in the US in recent years.

This Meals and Soups Packaging in USA 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: Food Kits, Pizza, Prepared Salads, Ready Meals, Soup.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Meals and Soups 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
  • Health trends and inflation behind declining meals and soups packaging unit volumes in 2024
  • Packaging preferences for meals and soups differ by format but align on portion size
  • Sustainable and health-driven packaging is reshaping meals and soups in 2024
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • The modest growth expected in meals and soups packaging will be driven by convenience and lifestyle trends
  • Meals and soups packaging will continue shifting towards convenience and sustainability
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