As for bag-in-a-box, De Jager notes how the quality of wine that was traditionally packaged in boxes has improved, and consumers can now purchase a great wine at an affordable price.

A brief history of milk being sold in bags and how it’s stored, poured, and kept fresh. Plus, why the United States hasn’t adopted the practice.

In the 1870s, a worker at a paper bag factory in Brooklyn was finishing up a seed bag order when the tool he used to crease the packages accidentally tore into them.