Tetra Pak foresees bright future as demand for packaged food rises (IANS Special)

By Rohit Vaid New Delhi, Nov 10 : Global packaging solutions major Tetra Pak is witnessing a rebound in demand as the pandemic has increased customers’ preference for packaged food.
Accordingly, the global player known best for its — paper carton — packaging solutions for the ‘Juices, Nectars, Still Drinks’ category sees an increased future role of ‘safe packaging technology’ across the industry.
In a conversation with IANS, Tetra Pak South Asia Managing Director Ashutosh Manohar said: “In terms of business, we are seeing a strong recovery. As you would be aware, the ‘JNSD’ category was hit the most during the lockdown, but sales are now back to almost 85 per cent levels compared to the pre-Covid period.” “Some categories like ORS (Oral Rehydration Solutions) and hydration in fact saw an increase during the lockdown and are continuing to show and upward trend.” “I believe that there will be an overall rebound of the food business in general as ‘normalcy’ returns to our life. I have no doubt that the fundamentals of our economy are strong and a complete recovery is bound to happen.” Besides, Manohar cited that pandemic has changed consumer behaviour like never before.