Patent ID: 8753699

Claim:
A sterilized ready-meal package, comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at an upper part thereof, said first opening being surrounded by a first edge; a main food product held inside at least part of said main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at an upper part thereof, said second opening being surrounded by a second edge, said secondary container being associated in a removable manner inside the main container, in such a manner to occupy part of the main volume and reduce the free volume available for the main food product to a remaining portion of said main volume, such that said remaining portion of the main volume and said secondary volume are positioned horizontally, side-by-side; at least one secondary food product, held inside at least part of said secondary volume; the secondary container extending all the way down to the bottom of the main container, so that the main food product and the secondary food product are entirely positioned side-by-side on a same horizontal level, not above and below each other; said main and secondary containers being suitable for containing said main and secondary food products during a heat sterilization process, said main and secondary food products occupying at least 80% of the respective free volume available for the respective products, and removable covering means arranged to occlude both of said first and second openings, the covering means made up of a single protective film covering both containers, the film being fixed to both the first edge and the second edge, wherein the removable secondary container can be removed and the secondary food product poured onto the main food product for mixing therewith in the main container.