# HUHTAMAKI

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## Overview

Huhtamaki is a global packaging company focused on food and beverage packaging for foodservice and retail markets. Its portfolio includes foodservice, flexible and fiber-based packaging, such as cups, containers, trays and cartons. [1](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/)[2](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/investors/huhtamaki-as-an-investment/business-segments/)

The company’s stated purpose is “to protect food, people and the planet.” It operates in 35 countries, with 106 locations and around 17,400 employees. [3](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/highlights/recent/on-the-journey-to-becoming-the-first-choice-in-sustainable-packaging-solutions/)[4](https://www.huhtamaki.com/globalassets/global/huhtamaki_annual-report-2025.pdf)

Huhtamaki reported net sales of €3,960.2 million for 2025. [5](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2026/huhtamaki-oyjs-results-january-1december-31-2025-solid-performance-despite-adverse-currency-impacts/)
[1](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/)[2](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/investors/huhtamaki-as-an-investment/business-segments/)[3](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/highlights/recent/on-the-journey-to-becoming-the-first-choice-in-sustainable-packaging-solutions/)[4](https://www.huhtamaki.com/globalassets/global/huhtamaki_annual-report-2025.pdf)[5](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2026/huhtamaki-oyjs-results-january-1december-31-2025-solid-performance-despite-adverse-currency-impacts/)

## Products & services

Huhtamaki’s products include foodservice packaging such as paper cups and lids, containers, plates, bowls, boxes, trays, wraps, bags and carriers. One example is its Future Smart 90 mm dome fiber lid for hot or cold cups, described as plastic-free and compostable, with recyclability dependent on local facilities. Its fiber lids are made from plant-based fibers and do not have a plastic coating. [6](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/foodservice/products/)[7](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/foodservice/product-page/ffs-product-page/Product_catalogue/Lids_for_hot_and_cold_cups/fiber-lids/future-smart-90mm-dome-fiber-lid-for-paper-cups/)[8](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/fiberlids/)

Its flexible-packaging products include barrier packaging designed to protect products and support shelf life. OmniLock Ultra Paper is a heat-sealable, recyclable high-barrier paper with moisture and oxygen barrier performance. Fiber packaging includes paperboard and molded-fiber products such as egg cartons and trays, fruit packaging and bottle dividers. In North America, the portfolio includes Chinet® disposable tableware, foodservice packaging, ice cream containers and other consumer-goods packaging, made using rigid paper, plastic and molded-fiber formats. [9](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/highlights/recent/redefine-the-possible-of-flexible-packaging-with-omnilock-ultra-paper/)[10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P7738681)[11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P51723684)

Huhtamaki also works with customers and suppliers on fit-for-purpose product development, designing packaging toward recyclable, compostable or reusable outcomes while considering product safety and quality. [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P110457982)[13](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P41396057)
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## Geographic presence

As of 2025, Huhtamaki operated in 35 countries across 106 locations and had approximately 17,400 employees. Its exact reported year-end workforce was 17,390; the U.S., India and Germany had the largest employee populations. The company’s locations directory identifies its country locations and functions. [14](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2026/huhtamakis-2025-annual-report-published/)[15](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/investors/huhtamaki-as-an-investment/faq/)[16](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/our-locations/)

In 2024, net sales totaled EUR 4,126.3 million, of which EUR 4,070.3 million was generated outside Finland—approximately 98.6% of total sales, calculated. [17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P90711969) Under the 2024 reporting segments, North America contributed EUR 1,458.7 million (about 35.4% of group sales) and Foodservice Europe–Asia–Oceania EUR 988.1 million (about 24.0%); these segment figures are not a complete country-by-country allocation. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T8950628)
[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P90711969)[18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T8950628)[18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T8950628)[18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T8950628)[14](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2026/huhtamakis-2025-annual-report-published/)[15](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/investors/huhtamaki-as-an-investment/faq/)[16](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/our-locations/)

## Business segments

Huhtamaki reports four business segments. Their approximate shares of FY2025 consolidated net sales were Foodservice Packaging 24%, North America 36%, Flexible Packaging 31%, and Fiber Packaging 10%; percentages are rounded estimates. [19](https://www.huhtamaki.com/globalassets/global/investors/reports-and-presentations/en/2025/huhtamaki-annual-report-2025.pdf)

Foodservice Packaging supplies disposable paper and plastic foodservice tableware to foodservice operators, restaurants, coffee shops, and FMCG companies. [20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P73200305) North America serves local North American markets with Chinet® disposable tableware, foodservice packaging, ice-cream containers, and other consumer-goods packaging. [11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P51723684) Flexible Packaging makes packaging materials, pouches, and labels for products including food, beverages, coffee, pet food, and pharmaceuticals. [21](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/flexible-packaging/) Fiber Packaging focuses on molded-fiber packaging, particularly for eggs and fruit, as well as other fresh-produce applications. [22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P15086139)[23](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/fiber-packaging/)
[20](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P73200305)[11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P51723684)[22](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P15086139)[19](https://www.huhtamaki.com/globalassets/global/investors/reports-and-presentations/en/2025/huhtamaki-annual-report-2025.pdf)[21](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/flexible-packaging/)[23](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/fiber-packaging/)

## Company history

Huhtamäki traces its origins to 1920, when Heikki Huhtamäki founded a candy factory in Kokkola, Finland. The business expanded into other food products during the 1930s, and in 1940 Huhtamäki consolidated his holdings as Huhtamäki-yhtymä Oy. [24](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/our-history/)

The company was listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange in 1960 and established packaging as a business by the mid-1960s. After becoming a diversified conglomerate in the 1970s, it refocused on confectionery, pharmaceuticals and packaging during the 1980s. In 1998 it acquired U.S. packaging company Sealright, followed by Dutch packaging group Van Leer in 1999; the acquisitions expanded its packaging operations, and the company subsequently divested industrial packaging. [24](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/our-history/) [25](https://web.lib.aalto.fi/fi/old/yrityspalvelin/pdf/2000/Ehuhtama.pdf)

From the early 2000s, Huhtamäki increasingly focused on consumer packaging, and in 2014 it sharpened its focus on food packaging while completing the sale of its Films business. It expanded through acquisitions including folded-carton manufacturer Interpac in New Zealand in 2014, foodservice packaging operations in China in 2017, and businesses in India and Brazil in 2019–2020. In 2022, it completed the sale of its Russian operations. [26](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/highlights/recent/welcome-2020-marking-100-years-of-growth-for-huhtamaki/) [27](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2014/huhtamaki-oyj-completed-the-sale-of-its-films-business/) [28](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2014/huhtamaki-oyj-acquires-a-folded-carton-packaging-manufacturer-in-new-zealand/) [29](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2017/huhtamaki-completed-the-acquisition-of-foodservice-units-in-china/) [30](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2020/huhtamaki-has-completed-the-acquisition-of-the-assets-and-operations-of-mohan-mutha-polytech/) [31](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2020/huhtamaki-has-completed-the-acquisition-of-full-ownership-of-its-brazilian-joint-venture-company-laminor/) [32](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2022/huhtamaki-divests-its-operations-in-russia/)
[24](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/about/our-history/)[25](https://web.lib.aalto.fi/fi/old/yrityspalvelin/pdf/2000/Ehuhtama.pdf)[26](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/highlights/recent/welcome-2020-marking-100-years-of-growth-for-huhtamaki/)[27](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2014/huhtamaki-oyj-completed-the-sale-of-its-films-business/)[28](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/stock-exchange-release/2014/huhtamaki-oyj-acquires-a-folded-carton-packaging-manufacturer-in-new-zealand/)[29](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2017/huhtamaki-completed-the-acquisition-of-foodservice-units-in-china/)[30](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2020/huhtamaki-has-completed-the-acquisition-of-the-assets-and-operations-of-mohan-mutha-polytech/)[31](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2020/huhtamaki-has-completed-the-acquisition-of-full-ownership-of-its-brazilian-joint-venture-company-laminor/)[32](https://www.huhtamaki.com/en/media/media/press-release/2022/huhtamaki-divests-its-operations-in-russia/)

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