Ready-to-eat food tray and method for preparing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8753699
APP PUB NO 20090186131A1
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12275685

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A sterilized ready-meal food package comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at the upper part; a main food product held inside at least part of such main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at the upper part; at least one secondary food product held inside at least part of the secondary volume; removable covering means arranged to occlude the first and the second opening. The main and secondary food products occupy at least 80% of the free volume available therefor; furthermore, the secondary container is 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 portion of the main volume. The finding also comprises a method for preparing the ready-meal food package.

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BARILLA G E R FRATELLI S P A43100 PARMA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aye, George Kyaw Soe Maung Chicago, US 13 1355
Jung, Jeewon Cambridge, US 18 404
Luna, Eleanor Chicago, US 5 54
Masotti, Valentina Parma, IT 18 171
Passoni, Francesca Bannockburn, US 2 18
Roberts, Iain Chicago, US 24 698
Tedeschi, Giancarlo Parma, IT 5 33

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