One happy surprise, one unreal shock. The packaging news last month was up and down. Sustainability features prominently, as it does for the most part these days. For example, Frito-Lay invests in compostable packaging (as reported in our exclusive inside look at its Packaging R&D lab — the happy surprise!), while many other brand owners continue their withdrawal from plastic packaging. The shock? An urgent call to stop using flexible packaging. Er … what?!
Here are the five best-read articles on PackagingDigest.com for November 2022, based on page views and in reserve order.