Food package with additional food container and foil comprising an additional food container and a method for filling and sealing an additional food container comprised in a lid of a food tray

Abstract

A food package comprising a food tray and a lid, where the food package comprises an additional food container comprised in the lid of the food package. The invention further relates to a food package foil for a food package, where the foil comprises lid portions and intermediate foil portions, where the food package foil further comprises an additional food container comprised in the lid portion of the foil. The advantage of the invention is that an additional food can be held separated from the rest of the food but can be prepared at the same time. The invention also relates to a method for filling and sealing an additional food container comprised in a lid of a food tray.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a food package adapted for ready meals and the like comprising an additional food package. The present invention further relates to a food package foil comprising an additional food package.BACKGROUND ART[0002]There is an increasingly large demand for meals that are simple to prepare and for which the preparation time is short. Sales of convenience foods or ready meals are increasing. These are sold in disposable packages and are adapted either to be eaten directly without heating, such as sushi, or to be heated before eaten.[0003]Most ready meals are contained in a disposable package usually consisting of a tray manufactured from cardboard, metal or a plastic material with a lid, which often is a thin, transparent plastic film. A plurality of different heating methods is available, depending on the packaging material. The most common tray material for single portion ready meals is plastic or paper, which allows the meal to be he...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]In an advantageous development of the invention, the additional food container comprises a material that is at least partly non-permeable to microwaves. In this way, the additional food in the additional food container can be shielded from all or part of the microwave radiation, which allows the additional food to be heated less than the rest of the food in the food tray. By e.g. using a material that is completely non-permeable to microwave radiation, it is possible to prevent the additional food to be heated almost completely.

[0018]In an advantageous development of the invention, the lid is fixedly attached to the food tray and the food tray further comprises a bottom that can be removed from the food tray by the use of a removal means attached to the bottom. Such a food tray is especially advantageous to use, since it is easier to attach the lid to the tray because the lid and the tray can be attached to each other in a more rigid way, e.g. by melting them together. The sealing process is thus less sensitive to variations, which is of advantage when the lid is attached to the tray in a manual way. It is also possible to make the seal between the lid and the tray stronger since other sealing parameters can be used.

[0019]In an advantageous embodiment of an inventive food package foil adapted to be used as a cover for a food package, the food package foil comprises a plurality of lid portions and a plurality of intermediate foil portions interconnecting the lid portions, and further comprises an additional food container comprised in the lid portion of the foil. The additional food container is preferably formed between the lid portion and an additional foil that is attached to the lid portion. This allows

Problems solved by technology

If the food is frozen, it may be possible to transfer the food to a plate prior to heating without too much problems, but for a non-fro

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