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US demand to reach $2.9 billion in 2019
Demand for wine packaging in the US is projected to reach $2.9 billion in 2019. Growth will benefit from continued favorable gains in domestic wine consumption and production and increases in disposable personal income. In the US, wine is becoming more prevalent as an accompaniment to meals at home rather than a beverage consumed at restaurants or special events. Opportunities for related packaging will benefit from the importance of packaging both as a marketing tool and for its ability to enhance the perception of wine quality.
Dominant glass bottles to lose market share
Glass bottles are by far the leading wine container type but glass will continue to lose market share to a growing array of alternative package formats. In addition to bag-in-box packaging, other containers that have established a presence include plastic bottles, plastic cups and goblets, aseptic cartons, pouches, and cans. These alternatives are growing in popularity due to performance features, product differentiation capability, and appeal to younger consumers, who are less attached to wine traditions than are older consumers.
Bag-in-box packaging will register solid increases due to expanded 1.5- and 3-liter premium offerings. The recent adoption of bag-in-box by premium wine brands, particularly in 3-liter sizes, is helping to mitigate the stigma of “boxed wine” as inferior in quality to bottled wine. Bag-in-box wines offer a variety of benefits for consumers, including lower cost per unit of volume, extended freshness, and easier dispensing and storage. An addi-tional advantage of bag-in-box containers is their large surface area, which offers significantly more space for colorful graphics and text than do bottle labels.
Cork demand will be sustained by the entrenched position of glass bottles in the wine industry, as well as their appeal to traditionalists and wine connoisseurs. Moreover, there is a general expectation of cork with premium wines as a symbol of prestige. Cork demand will also benefit from the stronger cultural preference for corks in the US than in many other countries, though growing competition from alternative packaging formats that do not utilize corks will limit advances. Technical corks, such as micro-agglomerated and twin disk types, account for the majority of cork demand and will record more rapid gains than full natural corks. Technical corks are priced competitively with synthetic corks, offer many of the advantages of natural cork, and have been instrumental in helping cork to recapture some of the share lost to synthetic corks during the past decade.
Newer container sizes to grow most rapidly
Wine containers are experiencing rapidly increasing diversity in terms of package formats and sizes. The fastest growth for containers will be outside the dominant 750 ml size, including both smaller- and larger-sized offerings. Single-serving wine packaging will post robust advances, fueled by their advantage of enabling wine to be taken to or sold in places that typically prohibit glass containers. More-over, single-serving containers enable wine to be more competitive with beer in venues such as stadiums, theaters, concert halls, and theme parks. Single-serving containers for wine include plastic bottles, aseptic cartons, cans, and cups and goblets, with cups and goblets fore-cast to post the fastest gains, albeit from a small base.
Company Profiles
Profiles 36 competitors in the US industry such as Amcor, Ardagh, Corticeira Amorim, E&J Gallo Winery, Owens-Illinois & Scholle
Additional Information
This study examines the US market for wine packaging. Product segments covered include containers (glass bottles, bag-in-box packaging, plastic bottles, aseptic cartons, pouches, aluminum cans, cups and goblets, kegs), closures (natural and technical corks, synthetic corks, aluminum screw caps, plastic dispensing, other plastic, all other), accessories (labels, capsules, boxes and carriers, wire hoods), and bulk packaging. Excluded from the scope of the study are corrugated boxes, protective packaging, and personalized wine labels such as those used for wine bottles for weddings and other special events.
Historical data (2004, 2009, and 2014) and forecasts for 2019 and 2024 are presented for wine packaging products by value in current dollars (including inflation). Unit demand is presented for containers and closures. “Demand” (or “sales,” “apparent consumption”) is defined as all shipments from US plants, plus imports minus exports.