Alcoholic Beverage Packaging Market Report 2026

The alcoholic beverage packaging market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $81.64 billion in 2025 to $87.2 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of global alcohol consumption, growth of bottled and canned beverage formats, rising importance of product branding, availability of mass-scale packaging solutions, growth of beer and spirits production.

The alcoholic beverage packaging market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $114.98 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for sustainable packaging materials, rising premiumization of alcoholic beverages, expansion of craft beverage producers, increasing investments in automated packaging technologies, growing focus on regulatory-compliant packaging. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of lightweight and recyclable packaging, rising demand for premium bottle and can designs, growing use of smart and traceable packaging, expansion of high-speed automated packaging lines, enhanced focus on brand differentiation.

The burgeoning adoption of sustainable packaging practices is anticipated to propel growth within the alcoholic beverage packaging industry. This approach involves designing, developing, and employing packaging materials and methods that curtail environmental impact across the packaging lifecycle. Embracing sustainable packaging solutions often involves utilizing lightweight materials, optimizing packaging sizes, and streamlining transportation to minimize energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with production and distribution. Notably, as of January 2023, reports from Protega Global, a UK-based packaging company, underscored that 81% of consumers are now demanding sustainable packaging. Furthermore, 64% of consumers exhibit a preference for retailers offering sustainable packaging, while 50% are willing to pay more for such environmentally conscious packaging and delivery, underscoring its role in driving the alcoholic beverage packaging market.

Leading companies in the alcoholic beverages packaging market are launching innovative products, such as sealed-in straws, to enhance convenience and improve the user experience. A sealed-in straw is integrated directly into the beverage packaging. For example, in May 2024, Jinx Drinx, a Singapore-based ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage company, introduced Boozy Punch. This innovative alcoholic beverage features a patent-pending pouch packaging that includes a sealed-in straw designed to prevent drink tampering and reduce the risks associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA). The pouch has an embedded straw that can be accessed by tearing off a corner, making it easy to sip while ensuring that the drink remains tamper-proof. This design effectively addresses significant safety concerns, particularly for younger consumers.

In September 2023, Sonoco Products Company, a US-based supplier of consumer, industrial, and protective packaging solutions, acquired RTS Packaging LLC for US$330 million. Through this acquisition, Sonoco aimed to enhance and expand its 100%-recycled fiber-based packaging offerings, increasing its ability to serve the growing wine, spirits, food, beauty, and healthcare beverage sectors with sustainable inner packaging and protective solutions. RTS Packaging LLC is a US-based manufacturer of recycled fiber partitions, pads, folding cartons, and paperboard inner-packaging products.

Major companies operating in the alcoholic beverage packaging market are Mondi plc, Amcor Plc, Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings Inc, Berry Global Group Inc, Tetra Pak International SA, Owens-Illinois Inc, Orora Packaging Australia Pty Ltd, Vetreria Etrusca SpA, Nampak Limited, Encore Glass Inc, Gerresheimer AG, Ardagh Group SA, Stora Enso Oyj, WestRock LLC, ProAmpac Holdings Inc, Beatson Clark Ltd, DS Smith plc, Graphic Packaging International LLC, Huhtamaki Oyj, Piramal Glass Limited, Smurfit Kappa Group.

North America was the largest region in the alcoholic beverage packaging market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the alcoholic beverages packaging market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the alcoholic beverage packaging market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the alcoholic beverage packaging market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The alcoholic beverages packaging market consists of sale of metal cans, cartons, jars, and pouches. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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