EDIBLE PACKAGING MARKET ANALYSIS

Edible Packaging Market, By Material Type (Polysaccharides, Lipid, Surfactant, Protein Films, and Composite Films), By End Use Type (F&B Manufacturing (Fresh Food, Cakes & Confectionery, Dairy Products, Baby Food, and Other Food Products), Pharmaceuticals, and Others), and By Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa (MEA) -

Recent Developments

In November 2020, researchers from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kharagpur, developed a biodegradable food packaging material from cucumber peels with high cellulose content that could be used instead of single-use plastic for food packaging material
In June 2020, EU-funded project named YPACK was launched for the development of biodegradable food packaging products which are edible in nature since over the past couple years, YPACK has developed a bio-based plastic alternative to traditional plastic food packaging. YPACK’s compostable packaging is made from a sustainable biopolymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), produced from industry by-products cheese whey and micro-cellulose from almond shells.
In February 2020, Toppan,a packaging solutions provider, launched food packaging systems that include edible packaging products.