Fresh foods and produce are offered with sustainable packaging
Trend - Sustainable packaging solutions are becoming more popular, with grocery stores now offering fresh foods like bread, fruit and vegetables in packaging that's easily recyclable, or even compostable.
Insight - Sustainability is now a focus for most industries as the impact of climate change is felt in real-time. With growing climate anxiety among consumers and an increasingly growing need for businesses and institutions to take steps towards reducing waste and carbon output, some brands are making sustainability easier to achieve for customers.
Insight - Sustainability is now a focus for most industries as the impact of climate change is felt in real-time. With growing climate anxiety among consumers and an increasingly growing need for businesses and institutions to take steps towards reducing waste and carbon output, some brands are making sustainability easier to achieve for customers.
Workshop Question - How could your brand helps its customers' make sustainable choices?
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Packaging Solutions - With increasing focus on sustainability, sustainable packaging solutions like paperboard and biodegradable packaging are in demand and provide opportunities for environmental impact reduction.
2. Recyclable and Biodegradable Alternatives - Recyclable and biodegradable packaging materials like fiber, cardboard and plant-based coatings are gaining popularity as they offer environmental-friendly alternatives to traditional plastic packaging.
3. Waste Reduction Innovation - Companies like Bimbo Canada reducing over 200 tonnes of single-use plastic waste each year with recyclable cardboard bread bag clips show the rise of waste reduction innovation.
Industry Implications
1. Food Packaging Industry - With growing climate anxiety, sustainable packaging solutions are an important focus that provides opportunities for growth in the food packaging industry.
2. Retail Industry - Sustainable packaging materials and waste reduction innovation presents a multi-dimensional growth opportunity for retailers looking to attract eco-conscious consumers.
3. Technology Industry - With the possibility of developing plant-based coatings engineered into sensors that can kill bacteria when required, there are opportunities for the technology industry in food preservation and waste reduction innovation.
