A composite container for storing perishable products comprising a composite body and a composite bottom, wherein: the composite body forms a partial enclosure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface and the exterior surface extend from a bottom end of the composite body to a top end of the composite body and the bottom end of the composite body terminates at a bottom edge of the composite body; the composite bottom comprises a bottom fiber layer, a bottom oxygen barrier layer, and a bottom sealant layer, such that the composite bottom has an upper surface and a lower surface; the composite bottom comprises a platen portion connected to a sealing portion; a hermetic seal is formed between the sealing portion of the composite bottom and the interior surface of the composite body; when an internal pressure is applied to the interior surface of the composite body and the upper surface of the platen portion of the composite bottom, an external pressure is applied to the exterior surface of the composite body and the lower surface of the composite bottom, and the internal pressure is about 20 kPa greater than the external pressure, the platen portion of the composite bottom does not extend beyond the bottom edge of the composite body; wherein an oxygen transmission rate of the composite container is less than about 50 cm 3 of O 2 per m 2 per day when subjected to ambient conditions of air at 22.7° C and 50% relative humidity; and wherein the composite container has a water vapor transmission rate of less than about 0.1725 grams per m 2 per day when subjected to ambient condition of air at 26.7° C and 80% relative humidity. the composite body forms a partial enclosure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface and the exterior surface extend from a bottom end of the composite body to a top end of the composite body and the bottom end of the composite body terminates at a bottom edge of the composite body; the composite bottom comprises a bottom fiber layer, a bottom oxygen barrier layer, and a bottom sealant layer, such that the composite bottom has an upper surface and a lower surface; the composite bottom comprises a platen portion connected to a sealing portion; a hermetic seal is formed between the sealing portion of the composite bottom and the interior surface of the composite body; when an internal pressure is applied to the interior surface of the composite body and the upper surface of the platen portion of the composite bottom, an external pressure is applied to the exterior surface of the composite body and the lower surface of the composite bottom, and the internal pressure is about 20 kPa greater than the external pressure, the platen portion of the composite bottom does not extend beyond the bottom edge of the composite body; wherein an oxygen transmission rate of the composite container is less than about 50 cm 3 of O 2 per m 2 per day when subjected to ambient conditions of air at 22.7° C and 50% relative humidity; and wherein the composite container has a water vapor transmission rate of less than about 0.1725 grams per m 2 per day when subjected to ambient condition of air at 26.7° C and 80% relative humidity.