Food product packaging
Food products can be stored and sold in packaging. For example, a perishable food product can be stored in a first compartment of a packaging, and a second food product can be stored in a second compartment. The first compartment can include a modified atmosphere to increase the shelf life of the food product in the first compartment. The second compartment can be under normal atmosphere. This allows a more perishable food product to be stored in the first compartment, and a prepackaged, or otherwise less perishable food product to be separately stored in the second compartment, while extending the shelf life of the food products. The first product could be a sandwich, and the second product be one or more condiments for the sandwich.
1. A food product packaging, comprising:
a first compartment comprising a first pouch and a first cover sealed to the first compartment; and
a second compartment connected to the first compartment and comprising a second pouch and a second cover operatively attached to the second pouch;
wherein the first sealed compartment comprises a modified atmosphere and the second compartment comprising a non-modified atmosphere; and
wherein the second pouch formed between the first cover of the first pouch and the second cover of the second pouch;
wherein said second compartment having a depth that is less than that of the first compartment.
2. The food product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment and the second compartment are connected by a hinge.
3. The food product packaging of claim 2 , wherein the hinge comprises a living hinge.
4. The food product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the first cover and the second cover comprise a single piece of material.
5. The food product packaging of claim 4 , wherein the second cover is operatively attached to the second pouch by a plurality of unconnected seals about the periphery of the second pouch.
6. The food product packaging of claim 1 , further comprising a label operatively connected to the packaging.
7. The food product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the first cover is sealed to the first pouch by way of a resealable adhesive.
8. The food product packaging of claim 1 , further comprising one or more pre-cut tear notches at the first and/or second compartment to provide access thereinto.
9. The food product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the first and second compartments comprise a flexible film with a high barrier to moisture and oxygen.
10. The food product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the first cover is positioned between the first and the second compartments.