Beyond the Pandemic: the Reshaping of the Packaging Industry

Post-COVID, and after the subsequent adjustment period, what new trends are affecting the packaging industry? Neil Osment, Managing Director of packaging market research company NOA, takes a look. Where has the time gone? In March 2027, it will be seven years since the COVID pandemic was fully impacting, with huge repercussions around the world, the packaging sector included. During the pandemic, we worked from home and had time to spend on internet shopping: we had far more of our food delivered, we ordered a lot more DIY products, we looked for treats and began buying meal-preparation boxes like Gousto, we took up hobbies and bought the necessary paraphernalia… the list goes on. In short, with everything closed, and many more products delivered to our homes, packaging had a bumper time.

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