World Foodservice Disposables Industry

• Publication date: December 2011

World demand to rise 5.4% annually through 2015 World demand for foodservice disposables is projected to grow 5.4 percent per year to over $53 billion in 2015. Gains will be driven by gains in the foodservice industry, which will accelerate from the rates seen over the 2000-2010 period due to improvements in global economic conditions, increasingly fast-paced lifestyles and growth in away-from-home food spending. Disposable ser...

World demand to rise 5.4% annually through 2015

World demand for foodservice disposables is projected to grow 5.4 percent per year to over $53 billion in 2015. Gains will be driven by gains in the foodservice industry, which will accelerate from the rates seen over the 2000-2010 period due to improvements in global economic conditions, increasingly fast-paced lifestyles and growth in away-from-home food spending.
Disposable serviceware -- including single-use cups, dinnerware and utensils -- will remain the largest product type through the forecast period and beyond. However, the fastest demand growth is expected in the disposable packaging segment, which includes foodservice containers, lids and domes, wraps, bags, and trays. Demand for disposable foodservice packaging will be fueled by advances in the limited service restaurant sector, which relies heavily on single-use packaging. Beyond eating and drinking places, good opportunities for disposables will be found in the retail market, as grocery and convenience stores expand their offerings of prepared foods.

Disposable serviceware dominates global market

In 2010, single-use serviceware accounted for 54 percent of the global foodservice disposables market. Gains will be supported by above-average growth in quick service restaurant and retail establishment revenues. Other factors providing momentum include the increased focus on gourmet coffee and specialty cold drinks by limited service restaurants and convenience stores. Value advances will also benefit from heightened interest in higher-cost environmentally friendly products, especially in developed regions.
Some of the best opportunities will exist in the disposable packaging segment, boosted by gains in the fast food industry, which uses large quantities of disposables for packaging foods consumed both onsite and off-site. In addition, the popularity of takeout food from full service restaurants will provide a further boost to single-use packaging demand, especially given that these restaurants tend to use higher-value disposable containers designed to maintain food temperature and minimize leakage. Increased catering activity by full service restaurants, and home delivery and takeaway outlets will also necessitate heightened requirements for disposable packaging.

Asia to see fastest growth

The Asia/Pacific region will see aboveaverage gains in foodservice disposables demand, fueled by advances in the limited service restaurant sector. The fastest growth will be seen in Asia, with India, China and Indonesia expected to experience the most rapid increases in the world. Between 2010 and 2015, China alone will account for 28 percent of global foodservice disposables market value gains and will surpass Japan to become the world’s second largest market. Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and the Africa/Mideast region will also experience aboveaverage gains, but from smaller bases.

Advances will be below average in North

America and Western Europe, where markets are more mature and somewhat saturated. Nonetheless, opportunities will still be found in developed countries, especially for higher-cost degradable, recycled content and other green products in areas with bans on polystyrene foam disposables. The US, which accounted for 37 percent of global foodservice disposables sales in 2010, will remain by far the largest national market due to its large quick service restaurant sector.

Study coverage

This upcoming Freedonia industry study, World Foodservice Disposables presents historical demand data (2000, 2005, 2010) and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product, market, world region and for 18 countries. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 43 industry competitors.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION xi

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Overview 6
Recent Historical Trends 6
Macroeconomic Outlook 8
World Demographic Outlook 12
World Population Outlook 13
World Urban Population Outlook 14
World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product 16
World Personal Income & Expenditure Trends 18
World Packaging Outlook 20
World Foodservice Industry Outlook 24
Eating & Drinking Places 29
Other Foodservice Establishments 31
Raw Materials 34
Paper & Paperboard 35
Plastic 37
Aluminum 41
Pricing Trends 41
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 45
World Trade Overview 49

III. OVERVIEW 51
Regional Overview 51
Product Overview 53
Serviceware 55
Cups 58
Dinnerware 60
Utensils 62
Other Serviceware 64
Packaging 65
Containers 69
Lids & Domes 70
Wraps 73
Bags 75
Other Packaging 78
Other Foodservice Disposables 79
Napkins 80
Moist Towelettes 82
All Other Foodservice Disposables 83
Market Overview 84
Eating & Drinking Places 86
Other Foodservice Establishments 88

IV. NORTH AMERICA 92
General 92
Foodservice Disposables Demand 94
United States 96
Canada 104
Mexico 112

V. WESTERN EUROPE 119
General 119
Foodservice Disposables Demand 121
France 123
Germany 128
Italy 134
Netherlands 139
Spain 144
United Kingdom 149
Other Western Europe 156

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 162
General 162
Foodservice Disposables Demand 165
Australia 167
China 172
India 181
Indonesia 186
Japan 191
South Korea 197
Taiwan 202
Other Asia/Pacific 208

VII. OTHER REGIONS 214
Central & South America 214
Brazil 218
Other Central & South America 222
Eastern Europe 227
Russia 231
Other Eastern Europe 237
Africa/Mideast 242

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 249
General 249
Market Share 253
Acquisitions & Divestitures 261
Cooperative Agreements 264
Competitive Strategies 266
Marketing & Distribution 269

Company Profiles 272
Ajover SA 273
Anchor Packaging Incorporated 274
Associated Packaging Technologies, see Sonoco Products
BagcraftPapercon, see Packaging Dynamics
Benders Paper Cup, see F. Bender
Berry Plastics Corporation 277
Best Diamond Packaging, see Cascades
Biosphere Industries, see Sealed Air
Burrows Paper Corporation 279
C&M Fine Pack, see D&W Fine Pack
Cardinal Unijax, see New WinCup
Cascades Incorporated 281
Chuo Kagaku Company Limited 284
Cryovac, see Sealed Air
D&W Fine Pack LLC 286
Dart Container Corporation 290
Detmold Packaging Group 293
Dispoz-o Products, see D&W Fine Pack
Dopaco, see Reynolds Group
Duni AB 295
F. Bender Limited 297
Fabri-Kal Corporation 298
Fold-Pak, see Rock-Tenn
Garcia de Pou Compania Industrial SA 300
Genpak, see Pattison (Jim) Group
Georgia-Pacific, see Koch Industries
Good Flag Biotechnology Corporation 302
Grupo Convermex SA de CV 303
Hindalco Industries Limited 305
Hoffmaster Group Incorporated 308
Huhtamaki Oyj 310
Industrial Development Company sal 314
InnoWare Paper, see Hoffmaster Group
InnoWare Plastic, see Solo Cup
International Converter, see Packaging Dynamics
International Paper Company 316
Kimberly-Clark Corporation 320
Koch Industries Incorporated 321
Lapaco Paper Products Limited 325
LINPAC Group Limited 326
Marcal Chicago, see Packaging Dynamics
McNairn Packaging Incorporated 328
MeadWestvaco Corporation 329
New WinCup Holdings Incorporated 330
Newspring Industrial, see Reynolds Group
Novelis, see Hindalco Industries
Packaging Dynamics Corporation 332
Pactiv, see Reynolds Group
PAPSTAR Vertriebs GmbH & Company KG 335
Par-Pak Limited 337
Pattison (Jim) Group 338
PWP Industries, see Reynolds Group
Quanzhou Far East Environmental Protection Technology
Developing Company Limited 341
Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid, see Duni
Reynolds Group Holdings Limited 342
Rock-Tenn Company 349
RTS Packaging, see Rock-Tenn and Sonoco Products
Sanfacon Industries Incorporated 353
Sealed Air Corporation 354
Seda International Packaging Group SpA 356
Smurfit-Stone Container, see Rock-Tenn
Solo Cup Company 357
Sonoco Products Company 361
Svenska Cellulosa AB 364
Swan Mill Paper Company Limited 366
Thilmany Papers, see Packaging Dynamics
Tri-City Packaging, see D&W Fine Pack
Waddington North America Incorporated 367
Wentworth Technologies Company Limited 369
Wilkinson Industries, see D&W Fine Pack
Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study 371

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 12
2 World Population by Region 14
3 World Urban Population by Region 16
4 World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region 18
5 World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region 20
6 World Packaging Demand by Region 24
7 World Foodservice Revenues by Region & Establishment Type 26
8 World Eating & Drinking Places Revenues by Region 31
9 World Other Foodservice Establishments Revenues by Region 34

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Foodservice Disposables Demand by Region 52
2 World Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product 54
3 World Foodservice Disposable Serviceware Demand by Region & Product 57
4 World Foodservice Disposable Packaging Demand by Region & Product 68
5 World Other Foodservice Disposables Demand by Region & Product 80
6 World Foodservice Disposables Demand by Market 86
7 World Eating & Drinking Places Market for Foodservice Disposables by Region 88
8 World Other Markets for Foodservice Disposables by Region & Market 91

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 94
2 North America -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 95
3 United States -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 99
4 United States -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 102
5 Canada -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 107
6 Canada -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 110
7 Mexico -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 115
8 Mexico -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 117

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 121
2 Western Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 122
3 France -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 125
4 France -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 127
5 Germany -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 130
6 Germany -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 133
7 Italy -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 136
8 Italy -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 138
9 Netherlands -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 142
10 Netherlands -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 143
11 Spain -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 147
12 Spain -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 148
13 United Kingdom -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 152
14 United Kingdom -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 154
15 Other Western Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 158
16 Other Western Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 160

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 164
2 Asia/Pacific -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 166
3 Australia -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 169
4 Australia -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 171
5 China -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 176
6 China -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 179
7 India -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 183
8 India -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 185
9 Indonesia -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 188
10 Indonesia -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 190
11 Japan -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 194
12 Japan -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 196
13 South Korea -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 199
14 South Korea -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 201
15 Taiwan -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 205
16 Taiwan -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 207
17 Other Asia/Pacific -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 210
18 Other Asia/Pacific -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 212

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 216
2 Central & South America -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 217
3 Brazil -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 220
4 Brazil -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 221
5 Other Central & South America -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 224
6 Other Central & South America -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 226
7 Eastern Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 229
8 Eastern Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 231
9 Russia -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 234
10 Russia -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 236
11 Other Eastern Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 239
12 Other Eastern Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 241
13 Africa/Mideast -- Foodservice Disposables Market Environment 245
14 Africa/Mideast -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product & Market 247

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Foodservice Disposables Sales by Company, 2010 251
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 263
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 266

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Foodservice Disposables Demand/Foodservice Revenues
Relationship, 2010 28

SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Foodservice Disposables Demand by Region, 2010 53
2 World Foodservice Disposables Demand by Product, 2010 55

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Country, 2010 96

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Country, 2010 123

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Foodservice Disposables Demand by Country, 2010 167

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Foodservice Disposables Market Share, 2010 255