It takes no more than elementary school math to deduce that if the U.S. food industry continues to maintain steady upward growth, the need for more food packaging also increases.
Respondents to the 2016 Food Packaging Trends & Advances Study confirm food packaging follows the growth of the food industry itself, but they were quick to note packaging is also affected by the demands of retailers and consumers, food manufacturing challenges in distribution or production and changes in regulations or technology.