Every one of the 16 foodservice disposables moved up over three months, which makes this one of only two packaging families, with wood & timber, where no material fell or stood still. As of 4 November 2026 the family gains 0.7% on average, ahead of packaging as a whole at +0.4%, and 3.8% over a year.
Baking products lead. Baking cups & liners and baking paper / liner rose 1.0% over three months and 8.3% over a year, the highest in the family over both periods. Plates, bowls & trays gained 0.9%, and so did dishes, bowls and trays. Hygiene & wearables and disposable gloves added 0.8%.
Cups, pots & ramekins rose 0.7% and portion cups 0.6%; on the year they are up 5.1% and 5.2%. Cutlery, cutlery & utensils, measuring spoons and ramekins gained 0.5%, picks 0.3%. Aprons rose 0.6% over the quarter but are the family's only annual faller, at -3.7%.
The cutlery notes, dated 2 November, report that Pakistan's cutlery exports rose in the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, in figures published on 30 October. On 22 October, UK-based Well Catered named India as a key sourcing destination for paper cutlery, citing manufacturing capabilities and competitive prices.
The cutlery & utensils note adds that the Main Sanitary Inspectorate warned chemicals could migrate from a kitchen utensil set sold by KIK, and the set was withdrawn from sale. On disposable gloves, INTCO Medical reported on 29 August that it had raised production capacity to a level described as the world's largest.
From cutlery and utensils to plates, bowls and trays, cups, portion cups and ramekins, baking cups and paper, aprons and gloves, the family spans sixteen foodservice lines.