Patent ID: 7205016
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: A23B,A23L,A23V,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method for storing and shipping edible food comprising: (a) placing food in a plurality of packages and wrapping each package with a permeable material, wherein a first package comprises a depression wherein food is deposited and permeable material is placed over the depression and makes contact with the food; (b) stacking packages, wherein a second package is stacked directly on top of the first package without the underside of the second package contacting the permeable material in contact with the food within the first package; (c) introducing gas into the first and second packages to replace air from the first and the second packages; (d) placing the first and the second packages in a container; (e) introducing the same or different gas into the container; and (f) closing the container so as to prevent gas from escaping, wherein the first package has first and second sidewalls disposed opposite to each other around the depression, wherein the first and second sidewalls define a first and second crest, respectively, at the upper portions thereof, wherein the second package has third and fourth sidewalls disposed opposite to each other around the depression, wherein the third and fourth sidewalls comprise first and second flaps hinged at a periphery of the depression, whereupon folding the first and second flaps down defines a first and second concave indentation at or near to the base so that the first and second concave indentations of the second package rest on top of the first and second crests, respectively, of the first package.