A beverage product has a beverage container having an upper rim with an outside diameter, a quantity of a beverage in the container, a substantially circular peel-off sealing element adhered by adhesive to the upper rim of the container, retaining the beverage in the container, and a shaker lid having a matrix of openings in a top for dispensing salt, pepper or other material, and an internal compartment of a first height and diameter, the internal compartment holding a sealed packet containing dry ingredients, the shaker lid, holding the sealed packet, being assembled over the upper rim of the container. A user purchasing the product removes the shaker lid exposing the internal compartment, removes the sealed packet, peels off the substantially circular peel-off sealing element, tears open the sealed packet, and consumes the beverage using also the dry ingredients.

A beverage product has a shot glass having an upper rim with an outside diameter, a quantity of a beverage in the shot glass, a substantially circular peel-off sealing element adhered by adhesive to the upper rim of the shot glass, retaining the beverage in the shot glass, and a shaker lid having a matrix of openings for dispensing salt, pepper or other material, the shaker lid assembled over the upper rim of the shot glass. A user purchasing the product removes the shaker lid, peels off the substantially circular peel-off sealing element, consumes the beverage, places salt, pepper or other material in the emptied shot glass and reattaches the shaker lid, rendering the combination as a salt or pepper shaker.

A variable food packaging container according to the present invention includes: a tray including a main body portion with an open side surface, an auxiliary expandable portion that is combined with the open side surface of the main body portion to form an accommodation space therewith, and a connector that allows the main body portion and the auxiliary expandable portion to be connected to each other so as to be able to be spaced apart from each other; and a cover film attached to the tray to cover the accommodation space. The main body portion and the auxiliary expandable portion are combined in a form of partially overlapping each other, in a state in which the main body portion and the auxiliary expandable portion partially overlap each other, the overlapping state is maintained by the cover film, and the auxiliary expandable portion is able to be spaced apart from the main body portion only when the cover film is removed. The connector is formed as a connecting film that is attached in a form of continuing along both side surfaces and a bottom surface of the main body portion and both side surfaces and a bottom surface of the auxiliary expandable portion. According to the present invention, since the accommodation space of the tray is expandable, contents may be taken out without damage thereto, and the level of brine that the accommodation space is filled with is lowered such that the contents may be taken out without causing overflow of the brine.

A shaker top for dispensing products in a container, including a top unit having a peelable protective cover affixed upon a dispensing liner having at least one perforation, the top unit affixed to a mouth of a container. A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner, assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner, affixing the top unit to a mouth of a container, and covering the container with a cap. A shaker top with a peelable protective cover attached to a container, manufactured by the method of manufacture. A method of using a container having a shaker top with a freshness seal.

A transport and packaging container for a plurality of pharmaceutical containers and a method for transferring the pharmaceutical containers from the transport and packaging containers into a clean room are provided. By placing a side wall of the transport and packaging container in close proximity to or in contact with the side wall of the clean room and by opening the side wall of the transport and packaging container and a transfer port door of the clean room, the pharmaceutical containers can be transferred into the inside space of the clean room via the access opening.

A capsule or container is provided having optimized recycling attributes. The capsule is provided for use in a machine for preparing a consumable product from capsules. The capsule includes a body that defines an interior space with an opening. A cover is disposed over the opening. A filter is disposed in the interior space to define a chamber between the filter and the cover. The body, filter and cover are preferably formed of the same substantially pure polymer material. Ingredients are disposed in the interior space for preparing a desired product. A hinge is provided to tether the cover to the body. The cover is attached with a peelable seal to the body so that cover may be peeled away from the body while remaining tethered at the hinge.

A process is provided for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine. The process includes the steps of: sealing a filter to an interior surface of a body for the beverage capsule to define an ingredients chamber; depositing a desired volume of desired ingredients into the ingredients chamber; and sealing a cover to the body to cover the opening. The cover is sealed to the body to define a hinge zone and a peel zone, wherein the hinge zone has a stronger seal than the peel zone.

A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.

The invention comprises a resealable, recyclable container structure comprising a polymeric rigid tray and a flexible polymeric film lidding. The tray has a bottom wall and at least one upwardly extending sidewall. The at least one sidewall terminates in a flange and the flange comprises at least one resealable zone and at least one permanently affixed zone. The lidding is permanently affixed to the flange in the permanently affixed zone and resealably affixed to the flange in the resealable zone. The polymeric rigid tray and the polymeric film comprise the same polymer.

A personal care product comprising a primary package with a thermoform portion and a lidding film. The thermoform portion includes a peripheral flange and the lidding film is peelably sealed to the peripheral flange. The primary package can comprise a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than 0.25 g/m.sup.2/day. The thermoform portion is adapted to hold a solid personal care article and the primary package can protect the personal care article from compression.