Foods that are retailed and stored in normal room temperature are called ambient food. This type of food has a longer shelf-life and fights harmful microorganisms with advanced heat treatment. Ambient foods are basically stored and retailed at room temperature. They undergo rigorous heat treatment to destroy potentially harmful microorganisms and have a long shelf-life. Pasteurization and sterilization are the two primary heat treatment processes used in the packaging of ambient food. Ambient food packaging provides overall protection and can influence the shelf-life of a product, which in turn creates better quality food for consumers. As many consumers in the U.S and Europe are more concerned regarding the global impact of their purchases, companies are meeting new concerns with more recycled materials and biodegradable materials. Overall, the market for ambient food packaging is estimated to grow as a number of production facilities are being built to meet the new trends of food packaging.
The global Ambient Food Packaging Market Share is expected to grow at ~ 6% CAGR during the forecast period.
The ambient food packaging manufacturers are continuously involved in new packaging processes that extend product shelf life and prevent contamination. Food packaging can be done in cans, cups, sachets, tubes and bottles according to customer convenience and product requirement. Ambient food packaging manufacturers have also started offering services such as injection moulding, thermoforming and blow molding, which also fuels the demand for ambient packaging. High costs involved in ambient packaging, is a restraint for the growth of the overall market.
North America was the dominant market with a market share of more than 35%, in 2016. This is attributed to various initiatives taken by government agencies such as US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce packaging wastage. According to the United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA), packaging materials form 23% of the landfills. The government has set regulations to reduce packaging wastage and this is driving demand for environment friendly packaging materials such as ambient food packaging. The significant growth in e-commerce has also augmented the growth of ambient food packaging. For instance, according to the US Census Bureau, the e-commerce sales accounted for 7.3% of total sales, among the distribution channels sales such as retail, supermarkets and others, in 2015. This increased to 8.1%, in 2016.
The key players of global Ambient Food Packaging Market Share are FFP Packaging Solutions Ltd. (U.K), RPC Group (U.K), Amcor Limited (Australia), SIG Combiblog Obeikan (Switzerland), Tetra Pak (India), Rexam (U.K), Bemis (U.S.), Mondi (South Africa), Ampac (U.S), Dupont (U.S.), Excelsior Technologies (India) and KM Packaging (UK).
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