New report examines food and beverage sustainable packaging gains

New SBI market research report "Sustainable ('Green') Packaging Market for Food and Beverage Worldwide, 2nd Edition" examines the many gains that have been made in the food and beverage sustainable packaging markets since SBI reported on it in 2006. Completely updated, this new report's features include international and U.S. market data history (2004-2008) and forecasts 2009-2013 and valuable primary research including interviews with corporate representatives, association executives, and editors of industry publications, which adds insight and intelligence unavailable in any other report.

This new SBI report presents total market size and growth, shipments, imports and exports of food and beverage packaging by category (paper, plastic, metal, glass, and flexible); economic trends; industry trends and factors for growth; overview of marketing and promotion opportunities; profiles of leading manufacturers/marketers in each packaging category; data on global municipal waste production and recovery data; and marketing and distribution challenges. The extensive data is augmented by practical, easy-to-read charts, tables and graphs.

Demand for sustainability is one of the most significant drivers for environmental efforts and innovations in the food and beverage packaging industry, particularly during this economic downturn due to economic benefits to companies. Wal-Mart and other major retailers have developed standards and requirements for their suppliers which not only highlight environmental concerns, help control product, energy, and waste disposal costs.

"Sustainable ('Green') Packaging Market for Food and Beverage Worldwide, 2nd Edition" details activity involving one of the most important innovations in the sustainable packaging industry today: biodegradable plastics; analyzes the fastest growing food and beverage packaging material, flexible, which is projected to grow 6% (CAGR) over the next five years; and examines how foreign regulations are significantly influencing U.S. companies' adoption of sustainable policies and practices. For further information visit: http://www.sbireports.com/Sustainable-Packaging-Food-1926700/.

Source: SBI