A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier comprising: a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels (17a, 17b, 19a, 19b), the interior of the carrier being divided into a front portion and a back portion; a reinforced handle comprising a handle panel, a handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) at least partially overlapping the handle panel, and a handle reinforcement flap (99; 299; 499a, 499b) at least partially in face-to-face contact with the handle reinforcement panel; the handle panel comprising a front handle portion foldably connected to a back handle portion along a longitudinal fold line, characterized in that the handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) comprises a front handle reinforcement portion (97a; 297a; 497a) foldably connected to a back handle reinforcement portion (97b; 297b; 497b) along a first longitudinal fold line (115; 315; 515); the longitudinal fold line foldably connecting the front handle portion and the back handle portion being a second longitudinal fold line that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line (115; 315; 515); the handle reinforcement flap (99; 299) comprising a third longitudinal fold line (107; 307, 309) that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line (115; 315) of the handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) so that at least a portion of the handle reinforcement flap (99; 299) is in face-to-face contact with each of the front and back handle reinforcement portions (97a, 97b; 297a, 297b), the handle reinforcement flap (99; 200) is foldably connected to the front handle reinforcement portion (97a; 297a) along a fourth longitudinal fold line (101; 301). a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels comprising at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels (17a, 17b, 19a, 19b), the interior of the carrier being divided into a front portion and a back portion; a reinforced handle comprising a handle panel, a handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) at least partially overlapping the handle panel, and a handle reinforcement flap (99; 299; 499a, 499b) at least partially in face-to-face contact with the handle reinforcement panel; the handle panel comprising a front handle portion foldably connected to a back handle portion along a longitudinal fold line, characterized in that the handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) comprises a front handle reinforcement portion (97a; 297a; 497a) foldably connected to a back handle reinforcement portion (97b; 297b; 497b) along a first longitudinal fold line (115; 315; 515); the longitudinal fold line foldably connecting the front handle portion and the back handle portion being a second longitudinal fold line that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line (115; 315; 515); the handle reinforcement flap (99; 299) comprising a third longitudinal fold line (107; 307, 309) that generally overlays at least a portion of the first longitudinal fold line (115; 315) of the handle reinforcement panel (16; 216) so that at least a portion of the handle reinforcement flap (99; 299) is in face-to-face contact with each of the front and back handle reinforcement portions (97a, 97b; 297a, 297b), the handle reinforcement flap (99; 200) is foldably connected to the front handle reinforcement portion (97a; 297a) along a fourth longitudinal fold line (101; 301).