Market Overview:
Food Partition Trays Market Size Was Valued at USD 1.5 Billion in 2022, and is Projected to Reach USD 3.5 Billion by 2030, Growing at a CAGR of 9.7 % From 2023-2030.
A food partition tray is referred to as the food compartmental tray. These food divider trays are constructed of plastic, wood, metal, and paper and are partitioned or integrated with slightly elevated sides. Meal partition trays are used to serve a range of things on a single food tray with a removable barrier, eliminating the need for extra bowls and plates. Compartment Trays make mealtime portioning easy and convenient. These molded trays come in a range of compartment size combinations to meet your nutritional breakfast and lunch requirements. On each of these vibrant platters, you'll discover entrees, sides, desserts, beverages, and cutlery. They're perfect for usage in schools, churches, correctional facilities, and assisted living homes.
These food divider plates come in a variety of forms, including rectangles, squares, and circles, each with a different number of gaps. The multi-compartment meal tray comes in a variety of sizes and forms. For easier handling of the food divider trays, they are also available with an attached closing lid. The food partition trays have a planar base and sides, with internal partitions that run parallel to the planar base. Each of the tray's interior divisions has its initial end linked to either the tray's sidewall or a tray corner. Food delivery and catering services have grown in popularity in recent years. With food delivery and catering firms racing against the clock to give the most efficient services.
Top Key Players Covered in The Food Partition Trays Market:
- Novolex
- Pactiv
- Huhtamaki
- Good Start Packaging
- Al Bayader International
- Cambro
- Heat Sealing Inc. and Other Major Players
Market Dynamics and Factors:
Consumer preference for ready-to-eat food or takeaway is increasing as a result of changing lifestyles, changing dietary habits, and fast urbanization, particularly in emerging nations. Furthermore, corporate work cultures that encourage out-of-home meal routines are increasing the demand for food service disposables. These factors are projected to boost the worldwide food partition trays market demand in the future years. Food partition trays are a safe, cost-effective, and handy solution for serving various meals, which is expected to drive compartment trays to demand over the projection period. The production of food partition trays necessitates the addition of technology or equipment to form the partition and food holders (blocks) on the tray. Food partition trays require advanced technology, which might be a barrier for new entrants into the food partition tray business. The food partition tray is more expensive than a standard tray with no divisions or dividers.
The sustainability, biodegradability, cost-effectiveness, and adaptability of biodegradable food plates are driving their widespread demand. Biodegradable food partition trays are intended to contain both hot and cold food, making them adaptable to the demands of the user. With food delivery and catering firms racing against the clock to give the most efficient services. It has become critical for biodegradable meal tray manufacturers to consider concerns such as spillage, temperature, and degraded food quality such as sogginess.
The Food Partition Trays Market Report Highlight:
- By material, the plastic material segment is expected to dominate the food partition trays market over the projected period. Plastic trays are utilized to store food products and keep them clean. The trays are produced in different sizes, shapes, and designs based on the purpose they cater to. They also act as a crucial role when transporting goodies from one place to another, that is because their size and shape are served for lightweight design and easy stacking.
- By compartments, more than four compartments segment is expected to capture the maximum market share during the forecast period. Growing utilization of food partition trays in various functions or events for professional or residential purposes, there is rising demand for more than four-compartment trays owing to the availability of the number of food items.
- By Region, The Europe is expected to be an important shareholder of the global compartment trays market and is estimated to observe a fast growth rate during the forecast period. The continuous growth of various end-users is probably to generate substantial demand for food partition trays in the coming years. In Europe, Germany is anticipated to remain at the forefront of the market share of food partition trays over the forecast period.
Key Industry Development:
- In November 2021, Switzerland-based ABB Robotics says has joined hands with California-based packaging maker Zume to supply robotic cells designed to boost Zume's production of what Zume calls 100 percent compostable packaging made from plant-based agricultural material. ABB robots will automate production, enabling the scale and speed required to make Zume's packaging a cost-effective substitute to single-use plastics.
- In August 2021, at Drive & Dine, in Kanpur, golf carts began catering food to cars packed in developed spots. This is was introduced during the pandemic to continue surviving the hospitality services and realized drive-in-dinner had a positive response to capitalize on their expansive property.
The Food Partition Trays Market Segmentation:
By Material Type
- Plastic
- Paper
- Metal
- Others
By Compartments
- Two Compartments
- Three Compartments
- Four Compartments
- More than four Compartment
By End Users
- Restaurants and Catering
- Commercial & Institutions
- Individual Consumers
- Others
For this report, Introspective Market Research has segmented the Food Partition Trays Market based on region:
Regional Outlook (Revenue in USD Million; Volume in Units, 2023-2030)
North America
- The U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Bulgaria
- The Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Poland
- Romania
- Rest of Eastern Europe
Western Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Western Europe
Asia Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- Singapore
- Australia
- New-Zealand
- Rest of APAC
Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- UAE
- Israel
- South Africa
South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of SA
