Ambient Food Packaging Market Report by Packaging Type (Rigid Packaging and Flexible Packaging), By Material Type (Metal, Glass and Plastic) and By Region - Global Forecast to 2030

Ambient Food Packaging Market overview:

Ambient food packaging is popularly known for packaging and storing a food product that undergoes the process of sterilization and pasteurization of the food packets to increase its quality and shelf life. This market trend emerges in the food packaging sectors and ambient food items are recommended by the majority of the consumers compared to others. The ambient food packaging market size is anticipated to reach USD 76,680 million by the year 2030 and is expected to rise at a CAGR of 5.90% during the forecast period of 2030. 

Rising demand for having much space in cold cabinets terms for the assumption of the food packaging techniques that may provide a better shelf life to the packed items even in the absence of a refrigerator. More in the shelf life of packed foods react as a necessary factor that could drive the market growth of the ambient food packaging industry.

COVID 19 Analysis:

The pandemic outbreaks almost impact all the sectors in the industries. But some of the exceptional sectors like ambient food packaging industries due to its demand. Because of the concern of the costumer’s health the ordered products must be packed properly. The ambient food packaging trend is most demanding and essential during the lockdown period. Food products like meat, fruits, dairy products, and vegetables are required to pack and deliver.

The packaging companies growing high due to the demand for provisions like packed pulses, packed sweets, packed meals, etc. these kinds of products are perishable so the expiry time is very less compared to other products. The market share of the ambient food packaging sector is huge because of its necessity during the pandemic crisis.

Market dynamics:

Market drivers:

The major factors that drive the market of ambient food packaging were the manufacturers of the food products in various forms. The ambient packaging helps the food products sustain a longer shelf period. The materials used for the packing products like trays, bags, cups, bottles, pouches, and wrappers. 

The increasing growth for the food packaging market is because of the quality of the packaging, user friendly, eco-friendly, food safety, and customer satisfaction. The main factor for the growth of the ambient food packaging market trends is due to the process of pasteurization and sterilization of the packed products to increase the lifetime of the product. That rise the market share of the ambient food packaging market trend.    

Market opportunities:

The new technologies used in the packaging industries emerge the growth of the ambient food packaging market. The recent methods utilized in food packaging markets such as smart packaging and active packaging. Manufacturers estimate the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of the packed food products that impact their safety and equality.

Smart packaging can solve many problems in various industries. Presently, the most general appearance of smart packaging, specifically out of food and beverage industries, is called active smart packaging. This depends on modern chemistry or elements to minimize product destruction and preserve product quality.

But multinational professional services network points to an enormous opportunity in connected food product packaging, that uses mobile communication data and wireless technology to combine information. The ambient food packaging industries provide an opportunity to the mobile applications for traceability, supply chain, track the orders, and the consumer interaction.

Market restraints:

The ambient food packaging market has some restraints like the packaging materials cost is high based on the material used for the packaging of the products. Some of the vendors provide low-quality packaging products which may impact the customers. The toughest part is to earn customer satisfaction. It may vary because of its transporting medium. 

These are the major factors that restrict the market growth of the ambient food packaging industries and the crisis impacts the market share value of the food packaging market.

Market challenges:

The ambient food packaging industry has many challenges because the packaging materials mostly depend on plastic material. Some of the developed and developing countries banned plastics items and polythene bags which makes the market suffers a lot. These sudden changes should be adopted by the investing vendors of the food packaging industries. This is very difficult because of the traditional systems. 

Additionally, some of the customer's requirements for durable, eco-friendly packaging products. If it is implemented the profit growth will be decreased because of its higher cost. The consumers also think about the cost which they spent only for the packaging material. These factors are reducing the value of the market size and market trends.

Cumulative growth analysis:

Customers anticipate ambient food packaging products that are Eco-friendly and reliable. Enterprises are investing in research and development to enhance food packaging products that could be salvaged and have the traditional competence of friction, heat resistance, and moisture. A new unique technology invented by the Aero-Clay technology and western university aids in converting clay and other elements into a versatile product that is environment-friendly, sturdy, and heat-resistant. The market size of the ambient market was at USD 308.3 billion in the year 2019 and it is expected to reach USD 6.2 million by the year 2027 and register a CAGR of 6% during the forecast period.

It could be utilized as an enveloped packaging product and could keep materials fresh and tasty for quite longer, those are the basic demand for ambient food packaging materials. Even though, the processing layers are more which is the mandatory things required for the ambient food packaging process that emerges the rise of the market growth of ambient food packaging materials. 

Value chain analysis:

Ambient food packaging grants a longer shelf period to the packed product as analogized to the general packaging technique, providing storage of materials at room temperature. In addition, it intricated the usage of large barrier sheets, it promises aspects like the safety of the packed food, customer convenience, and appealing design. These supporting elements have yielded in rising demand for the market trend of ambient food packaging out of international food manufacturers.

Governments, over regions, have fixed some regulations to decrease the packaging waste, which drives the market demand for eco-friendly packaging elements such as renewable ambient food packaging. The considerable growth in e-Commerce and trading has also expanded the rise of ambient food packaging. 

Manufacturers estimate the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of the packed food products that impact their safety and equality. It consists of the manufacturing process, materials used, packaging type, and conditions. There are two mandatory processes for ambient food packaging are pasteurization and sterilization. Rising competition for cold cabinet space considerable growth in requirement of food packaging, it could enhance shelf life. The utilization of reliable packaging products is a market trend in the packaging market, this increases the market demand for legitimate packaging materials.

Segment overview:

Ambient Food Packaging Market Based on Segments:

• Product Type


• Material Type


• Region

Ambient Food Packaging Market Based on Product Type:

• Flexible Packaging


• Rigid Packaging

Ambient Food Packaging Market Based on Material Type: 

• Glass


• Metal


• Plastic

Based on Region:

• Europe


• APAC


• North America 


• Other parts of the world

Regional analysis:

The market of ambient food packaging is occurred in many developed and developing regions of the world. This includes Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, and Japan.

Asia-Pacific dominates the ambient food packaging market due to the rise in product advancements and growing food processing industries in this region.

North America is the expected region in terms of growth in the ambient food packaging market due to the rise in the penetration of the internet and smartphones, coupled with significant growth in the E-commerce sector in this region.

Competitive landscape:

• Tetra Pak (India)


• Mondi (South Africa)


• FFP Packaging Solutions Ltd. (U.K)


• Amcor Limited (Australia)


• Dupont (U.S)


• Amcor Limited (Australia)


• Ampac (U.S)


• SIG Comb iBlog Obeikan (Switzerland)


• Rexam (U.K)


• RPC Group (U.K)

Recent developments:

Lenzing technologies are the firm that manufactures cellulose fibers, and viscose fibers for the packaging materials, and they are made up of wood pulp. It generates cellulose fibers which have the attributes of their synthetic goods. The benefits of the wood-oriented fibers are fully disposable and biodegradable, renewable by-products to produce great product elements for decreasing the usage of plastic in ambient food packaging market growth. They are the better alternative for plastic meshes for fruits or other products. 

Paper foam is another emerging material that is very flexible and that replaces the traditional foam and polyethylene packaging but which is created from natural starch from the tapioca and potato and cellulose fibers. These factors make the packaging material very reliable than the traditional materials. The elements could be molded as needed into lightweight and solid forms.

Report overview:

This report has covered:

• Market overview


• COVID 19 Analysis


• Market dynamics


• Cumulative growth analysis


• Value chain analysis


• Segment overview


• Regional analysis


• Competitive landscape


• Recent developments

Segmentation Table:

Based on Segments:

• Product Type


• Material Type


• Region 

Based on Product Type:

• Flexible Packaging


• Rigid Packaging 

Based on Material Type:

• Glass


• Metal


• Plastic

Based on Region:

• Europe


• APAC


• North America 


• Other parts of the world