This study analyzes the US market for snack food packaging. Snack applications include candy and confections, bakery snacks, savory snacks, roasted nuts and dried fruit, and other snacks such as unpopped popcorn, nutrition bars and shakes, dips, candied popcorn and rice cakes. Product segments covered include flexible packaging (bags, pouches and wraps) and rigid packaging (boxes, plastic containers). Excluded from the scope of this study are some secondary packaging types such as corrugated boxes and shrink wrap. Also excluded are refrigerated, frozen and toaster snacks; salsa; and snack-sized items of other foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, soups and cereals.

INTRODUCTION viii

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Demographic Trends 5
Macroeconomic Outlook 7
Consumer Spending Outlook 10
Food Industry Outlook 12
Food Consumption Trends 14
Snack Food Industry Outlook 16
Packaging Industry Trends 21
Historical Market Trends 24
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 27
International Activity & Foreign Trade 30

III. APPLICATIONS 33
General 33
Candy & Confections 37
Industry Outlook 37
Packaging Demand 39
Chocolate Candy 42
Chewing Gum 46
Other 49
Bakery Snacks 52
Industry Outlook 52
Packaging Demand 54
Cookies 57
Crackers 61
Cakes & Pies 63
Savory Snacks 65
Industry Outlook 66
Packaging Demand 68
Potato Snacks 71
Corn Snacks 76
Other 80
Snack Nuts & Dried Fruit 83
Industry Outlook 84
Packaging Demand 85
Other 88
Unpopped Popcorn 90
Nutrition Bars & Shakes 91
All Other 93

IV. PACKAGING PRODUCTS 95
General 95
Flexible Packaging 97
Bags 101
Pouches 106
Wrap 110
Rigid Packaging 113
Boxes 116
Plastic Containers 121
Metal Containers 125
Composite Cans 128
Other 131
Plastic Trays 132
Glass Jars 133
Blister Packaging 133
Paperboard Tubs 134
All Other 134

V. RAW MATERIALS 136
General 136
Plastic 139
Polypropylene 141
Polyethylene 144
Other 147
Paper 150
Types 151
Markets 152
Metal 153
Other Materials 156

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 159
General 159
Market Share 162
Sonoco Products 164
Printpack 164
Alcan 165
Bemis 166
Bryce 167
Acquisitions & Divestitures 167
Competitive Strategies 172
Marketing & Distribution 174
Cooperative Agreements 175
Company Profiles 177
Alcan Incorporated 179
Alcoa Incorporated 181
American Packaging Corporation 183
American Plastics Company Incorporated, see Appleton Papers Incorporated
Appleton Papers Incorporated 185
Bagcraft Papercon LLC, see Packaging Dynamics
Bemis Company Incorporated 186
BPX Films LP, see Bryce Corporation
Bryce Corporation 188
C-P Flexible Packaging Incorporated 190
C&H Packaging Company Incorporated, see Appleton Papers Incorporated
Caraustar Industries Incorporated 191
Cello-Foil Holding Corporation, see Exopack Holding
CLARCOR Incorporated 193
Clear Lam Packaging Incorporated 194
ConAgra Foods Incorporated 196
Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation 197
Curwood Incorporated, see Bemis Company
Diversapack LLC, see Printpack Incorporated
Exopack Holding Corporation 198
Field Container Company LP 201
Gibraltar Packaging Group Incorporated 202
GRAFCO PET Packaging Technologies 203
Graham Packaging Holdings Company 204
Graphic Packaging International Incorporated 205
Hood Companies 207
HUECK FOLIEN GmbH & Company KG 209
International Paper Company 210
Johnson Bryce Incorporated, see Bryce Corporation
Milprint Incorporated, see Bemis Company
New England Extrusion Incorporated, see Appleton Papers Incorporated
Nordenia International AG 212
Oracle Packaging Incorporated 213
Owens-Illinois Incorporated 214
Packaging Dynamics Corporation 215
Packaging Group, see Exopack Holding Corporation
Pliant Corporation 217
Printpack Incorporated 219
Rampart Packaging, see Printpack Incorporated
Recubrimientos y Laminaciones de Papel SA de CV, see Alcan Incorporated
Reynolds Food Packaging LLC, see Alcoa Incorporated
Rock-Tenn Company 221
RTS Packaging LLC, see Sonoco Products Company and Rock-Tenn Company
Saint-Gobain 225
Sealed Air Corporation 226
Shorewood Packaging Corporation, see International Paper Company
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 227
Sonoco Products Company 230
Tyco International Limited 234
Wycon Corporation, see Sonoco Products Company
Other Companies in Snack Food Packaging 235

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NUMBER PAGE

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Resident Population & Households 7
2 Macroeconomic Indicators 10
3 Consumer Income & Spending 12
4 Food Shipments 14
5 Snack Food Shipments 20
6 Packaging Shipments 24
7 Snack Packaging Market, 1995-2005 27

SECTION III -- APPLICATIONS
1 Snack Packaging Demand by Application 36
2 Candy & Confection Shipments by Type 39
3 Candy & Confection Packaging Demand by Product & Type 41
4 Chocolate Candy Packaging Demand 43
5 Chewing Gum Packaging Demand 48
6 Other Candy & Confection Packaging Demand 51
7 Bakery Snack Shipments 54
8 Bakery Snack Packaging Demand by Product & Type 56
9 Cookie Packaging Demand 58
10 Cracker Packaging Demand 63
11 Snack Cake & Pie Packaging Demand 65
12 Savory Snack Shipments by Type 68
13 Savory Snack Packaging Demand by Product & Type 70
14 Potato Snack Packaging Demand 73
15 Corn Snack Packaging Demand 77
16 Other Savory Snack Packaging Demand 81
17 Roasted Nut & Dried Fruit Shipments 85
18 Snack Nut & Dried Fruit Packaging Demand 88
19 Other Snack Packaging Demand by Product & Type 89

SECTION IV -- PACKAGING PRODUCTS
1 Snack Packaging Demand by Type 97
2 Flexible Snack Packaging Demand by Type & Application 100
3 Bag Demand in Snack Packaging by Material & Application 103
4 Pouch Demand in Snack Packaging 109
5 Wrap Demand in Snack Packaging by Material & Application 112
6 Rigid Snack Packaging Demand by Type & Application 115
7 Box Demand in Snack Packaging by Type & Application 118
8 Plastic Container Demand in Snack Packaging 122
9 Metal Container Demand in Snack Packaging by Type & Application 128
10 Composite Can Demand in Snack Packaging 131
11 Other Rigid Snack Packaging Demand by Type & Application 132

SECTION V -- RAW MATERIALS
1 Raw Materials Demand in Snack Packaging 138
2 Plastic Demand in Snack Packaging 140
3 Polypropylene Demand in Snack Packaging 144
4 Polyethylene Demand in Snack Packaging 147
5 Other Plastic Demand in Snack Packaging 149
6 Paper Demand in Snack Packaging 151
7 Metal Demand in Snack Packaging by Type & Application 155
8 Other Materials Demand in Snack Packaging by Type & Application 158

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Snack Packaging Sales by Company, 2005 161
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 170
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 177

LIST OF CHARTS

CHART NUMBER PAGE

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Snack Food Shipments, 2005 20


SECTION III -- APPLICATIONS
1 Snack Packaging Demand by Application, 2005 36
2 Candy & Confection Packaging by Product, 2005 42
3 Bakery Snack Packaging Demand by Product, 2005 57
4 Savory Snack Packaging Demand by Product, 2005 71

SECTION IV -- PACKAGING PRODUCTS
1 Flexible Snack Packaging Demand by Type, 2005 101
2 Rigid Snack Packaging Demand by Type, 2005 116

SECTION V -- RAW MATERIALS
1 Raw Materials Demand in Snack Packaging by Type, 2005 138
2 Plastic Demand in Snack Packaging by Type, 2005 141

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Snack Packaging Market Share, 2005 163