Key facts:
As the food and beverage (F&B) industry has experienced turbulent times in recent years, companies can no longer afford to neglect packaging optimization. Holistic packaging optimization along the entire value chain can reduce packaging costs by up to 30% across different material types while simultaneously reducing environmental impact, for example in the form of greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
For this report, we analyzed 20 of the largest F&B companies worldwide from the retail and CPG space on their individual packaging sustainability efforts. While examining the driving factors and regulatory requirements for packaging today, we highlight the gap to close between sustainability targets and regulatory requirements.