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EP3007990B1
EP3007990B1 EP14766812.3A EP14766812A EP3007990B1 EP 3007990 B1 EP3007990 B1 EP 3007990B1 EP 14766812 A EP14766812 A EP 14766812A EP 3007990 B1 EP3007990 B1 EP 3007990B1
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package
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receptacle
chocolate
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Adam Lloyd
Filipa GUERRA
Jo-Ann Clark
Richard Andrews
Ron Exner
Vincent DISAVINO
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Kraft Foods R&D Inc Deutschland
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  • the present invention relates to a packaged food item and a method for producing a packaged food item.
  • a food item such as a chocolate bar, biscuit, cake or similar item
  • a mould may be formed in a mould.
  • the item is then removed from the mould as a solid product for subsequent wrapping of the item.
  • Such products have a solid outer surface at ambient temperature.
  • the interior of the product may not necessarily be solid, such products are self supporting as a result of their solid exterior.
  • Wrapping applied to the food item may be made to at least partially conform to a shape of the item, for example for functional or aesthetic packaging reasons. In order to conform the wrapper closely to the shape of the food item, heat and/or pressure may be applied to the wrapping material in such methods.
  • a disadvantage of such processes for conforming a wrapping to a solid food item is that the application of heat and/or pressure to the wrapper, when present on the product, may have a negative effect on the underlying food item to which the wrapper is to be conformed.
  • the heat and/or pressure may change a shape, or consistency, or quality, or the like of the food item.
  • heat and/or pressure may change the shape of the item in an undesired manner.
  • the heat may cause at least partial surface melting and/or recrystallisation and/or phase change of at least a portion of the food item, which can affect the appearance, consistency, or overall aesthetic quality of the item.
  • DE 1904070 A1 discloses packaging for chocolate in which the chocolate is separated into aliquots with each aliquot having its own individual package portion, with several individual portions packaged in the same package size as a normal single chocolate tablet. Recesses of the packaging are shaped as moulds for the molten chocolate, and a cover layer of heat-sealable material is provided.
  • compositions consisting essentially of a set of components will comprise less than 5% by weight, typically less than 3% by weight, more typically less than 1% by weight of non-specified components.
  • the invention provides a package for containing a food item, the package having an enclosure adapted to hold said food item, wherein the package comprises:
  • the first package part may be a preformed package part.
  • the receptacle may include an outer face following the shape of the inner face.
  • the first preformed package part may be a moulded sheet of film, optionally of thickness less than 100 ⁇ m.
  • the first preformed package part may be a moulded sheet of, or comprising, a polymer film.
  • the first preformed package part may be self-supporting, or alternatively, the first preformed package part may be non-self-supporting.
  • the second package part is a sheet of film.
  • the second package part is sealed to the first package part.
  • the edge comprises a flange extending at least partially around the opening, and the second package part is attached to the flange.
  • the second package part is peelably sealed to the first package part, for instance at the flange.
  • the second package part is re-attachably sealed to the first preformed package part, for instance at the flange.
  • exemplary embodiments of the invention provide the technical benefit that the food item is securely retainable in proximity with, optionally in contact with and optionally mated with the inner face of the receptacle within the package, with the outer face of the receptacle potentially providing, to a viewer of the package, a clear display of the shape of the food item retained therein by means of the visible shape of the outer face of the receptacle.
  • This may be used to permit any display, graphics or text, which may be present in relief form on the surface of the product, to be visible on the outer face of the receptacle of the package, also in relief form, irrespective of any additional information or display printed on the outer face of the receptacle of the package.
  • the outer face of the receptacle may be a printed outer face, printed prior to formation.
  • the printed outer face may be a graphic or decorative face.
  • the decoration or graphic may be applied to the first package part as a flat film, with the printing taking into account the expected subsequent distortion of the film when the first film is deformed to form the receptacle.
  • the desired image may be printed as a distorted image on the film, becoming the desired image after the first film has been conformed to a receptacle conformed to the shape of the portion of the product.
  • the item is a chocolate bar, or the like, having a segmented structure with the bar dividable into portions by fracture along thinned regions of the bar, such segments may be evident for the bar retained within the package, and the bar may be easily broken into segments prior to opening the package with reduced risk of inadvertent damage to the package when compared to prior art packages such as metal foil packages or unshaped sachets. This is achieved without the need to apply pressure or heat to conform the package to the shaped portion of the packaged food item.
  • the term food item may refer to a snack food item, for instance to a confectionery item.
  • the present invention is appropriate to chocolate food items.
  • Food items include: chocolate products, including chocolate in bar form, and chocolates.
  • Food items include sugar-food or sugar-replacement or candy products, for example caramel products, toffee products, fudge products, marshmallow products, nougat products, sweets and gums.
  • Food items include flour-based food products, for example cakes, biscuits, cookies and sweet or savoury pastries.
  • the food item may be prepared by baking of a dough or batter.
  • the food item may be a frozen food item such as an ice, ice-cream, frozen sorbet, frozen yoghurt or the like.
  • the food item may be a chocolate product or a caramel, toffee or fudge product.
  • the food item may be a chocolate or chocolate-based item such as a chocolate bar, for instance a solid chocolate bar or a filled chocolate bar or item.
  • a food item such as a chocolate bar or similar, is formed in a mould. The item is then removed from the mould as a solid product for subsequent wrapping of the item.
  • the food item may have a solid outer surface at ambient temperature. Although an interior of the product may not necessarily be solid, such food items may be self supporting as a result of their solid exterior.
  • the package comprises a first preformed package part comprising a receptacle having an opening with an edge, optionally including a flange, extending at least partially around the opening, and a second package part.
  • the opening of the receptacle may be sized to permit the food item to be easily placed within the receptacle during preparation of the packaged food item.
  • the receptacle may be self-supporting, meaning that it may be capable of retaining its shape under its own weight under gravity irrespective of the orientation of the package.
  • the receptacle may be non-self-supporting.
  • the first preformed package part may be a moulded sheet of film, such as a moulded sheet of polymer or laminated film comprising a plurality of layers.
  • the film may include at least one polymer layer.
  • the film may include at least one metal foil layer, such as an aluminium layer, as part of a laminated film.
  • the moulded sheet of film may be a laminate sheet comprising one or more polymer layers and optionally comprising a metal layer, optionally an aluminium layer.
  • the first preformed package part may be formed from a film such as a polymer or laminate film using a suitable moulding or shaping process, for instance thermoplastic moulding or thermosetting moulding, vacuum moulding or the like.
  • the first preformed package part may otherwise be made by injection or blow moulding of a polymer, or by any suitable process.
  • laminate film as used herein is meant a film comprising at least two separate layers, one of which may be a polymer film.
  • the first preformed package part may, for instance, be formed from a starting film or template typically having a substantially uniform thickness less than 0.2 mm by thermal and/or vacuum moulding, so that the thickness of the self-supporting receptacle will typically be 0.2 mm or less in thickness, with the flange remaining as the un-moulded peripheral portion of the first preformed package part.
  • a film thickness allows the receptacle to be self-supporting whilst being sufficiently thin to ensure that the outer face follows the shape of the inner face of the receptacle and so is topologically similar to that inner face and follows the contours of the portion of shaped surface of the food item that is within the package.
  • the package may form part of a multipack arrangement, with a plurality of first preformed package parts joined together as parts of a multipack arrangement.
  • Lines of weakness such as perforations or thinned portions may be provided between adjacent first preformed package parts, for instance in the flange regions, where flanges link the adjacent first preformed package parts in the multipack arrangement.
  • Corresponding lines of weakness may be provided in the second package parts in order to permit separation of individual packaged food items from the multipack assembly, within their respective package, without requiring opening of the package.
  • the first preformed package part may be resilient.
  • At least 20% of the surface area of the inner face of the receptacle may be arcuate (by which term “arcuate” is meant curved or non-planar).
  • the outer face of the package may substantially, or exactly, conform to the shape of the food item.
  • the outer face of the package may be of identical shape to the shape of the food item save for it being a little larger in total dimensions as a result of the thickness of the receptacle. Any flanges on the package are not to be taken into account when considering the shape of the outer face of the package.
  • the volume of the enclosure may be less than 110% of the volume of the packaged food item.
  • the enclosure may be arranged to closely fit to the packaged food item, whereby movement of the food item relative to the enclosure is restricted.
  • any width of the enclosure measured along an axis passing through a centroid thereof may be no more than 5% greater than a width of the food item retained within the enclosure as measured along the same axis.
  • At least 60% of the surface area of the food item may be in contact with the inner face of the enclosu re.
  • the food item and the inner face of the receptacle may be mutually mated whereby the food item is retainable within the second package part upon inversion thereof with the first package part removed.
  • the food item may be closely matched to the shape of the inner face of the receptacle whereby it adheres or cleaves thereto.
  • the receptacle may include portions having both negative and positive curvatures relative to the inside of the receptacle - in other words, the receptacle may include portions having different curvatures in different directions, such as concave and convex portions.
  • the receptacle may comprises planar portions suitable for display of graphics.
  • the packaged food item may be configured to permit a consumer to eat the food item without having to touch the outer surface of the food item directly.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part may be mutually hinged, with the package formed by folding about the hinge as a fold axis.
  • the hinge may be provided, for instance, by perforation or scoring along a line forming a boundary between the first and second package parts of the unitary item.
  • the flange may extend around the periphery of the opening of the receptacle of the first package part other than in the portion of the periphery where the hinge is formed at the boundary between the first and second package parts.
  • the second package part is attached to the first package part at the flange, and is a sheet of film, for instance a sheet of film of substantially uniform thickness such as a polymer or laminate film.
  • the second package part may have a shape with dimensions substantially corresponding to the dimensions of the outer edge of the first package part, for instance the outer edge of any flange, so that the second package part may be attached to the first package part with the edges of the second package part and the first package part, including the flange of the first package part, substantially aligned.
  • the second package is a flat, or substantially flat, piece of film.
  • the first and second package parts may be attached together by any suitable means such as thermal welding, heat sealing or adhesive.
  • the second package part is peelably attached to the first package part at the flange.
  • the second package part is re-attachably attached to the first preformed package part at the flange.
  • the first and second package parts may be attached together by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the first and second package parts may be sealed together, for instance to provide a hermetic seal which is impermeable to gas, water vapour or liquid water.
  • the first preformed package part may comprise a first tab, adapted for gripping whereby the first preformed package part may be held and pulled for separation of first and second package parts to open the package.
  • the second package part may comprise a second tab adapted for gripping whereby the first preformed package part may be held and pulled for separation of first and second package parts to open the package. Where each of the first and second package parts is provided with a respective tab, these may be situated in adjacent and/or partially overlapping locations at a periphery of the package.
  • the flange may be arranged or shaped to provide an opening in the flange, a hook arrangement or some other hanging arrangement whereby the packaged food item may be suspendable from a display hook or the like.
  • an enclosure is formed via an association between the first and second package parts, with the enclosure arranged to retain the food item.
  • the receptacle has an inner face adapted to conform to a shaped portion of a surface of the food item.
  • the food item is retained within the enclosure with the shaped portion of the surface of the food item and the inner face of the receptacle mutually in contact, for instance mated together.
  • the inner face of the receptacle has a shape which closely or exactly corresponds to the shape of the shaped portion of the surface of the food item, and the corresponding shapes are located together when the packaged item is retained within the enclosure of the pack.
  • the shaped portion of the surface of the food item may represent at least 30% of the total surface area of the item, for instance at least 40%, such as at least 50% or at least 60%.
  • the food item may be a chocolate-based moulded item or a baked, moulded item such as a moulded biscuit or a moulded cake.
  • the term "chocolate-based” as used herein means that the product comprises chocolate.
  • the outer surface of the food item may comprise a solid layer of chocolate enrobing or partially covering an interior item which may be a non-chocolate item or filling, or, for instance, which may be a biscuit or a cake.
  • chocolate in the context of the present invention is not restricted by the various definitions of chocolate provided by government and regulatory bodies. Nor are the terms biscuit or cake so restricted.
  • the chocolate may comprise a cocoa-derived product, a fat and at least one sweetener.
  • Suitable cocoa-derived products include low-fat cocoa solids (also called non-fat cocoa solids of NFCS), cocoa liquor and cocoa butter.
  • cocoa butter is both a cocoa-derived product and a fat.
  • the cocoa butter may be the only fat.
  • the chocolate may comprise cocoa butter and at least one sweetener.
  • the chocolate comprising cocoa butter may comprise an additional fat.
  • the chocolate comprises low-fat cocoa solids, a fat and at least one sweetener.
  • the fat may be a single fat or a combination of more than one fat.
  • Suitable fats include cocoa butter and cocoa butter alternatives.
  • Suitable cocoa butter alternatives include, butterfat, a cocoa butter equivalent (CBE), a cocoa butter replacer (CBR), a cocoa butter substitute (CBS), (sometimes used interchangeably with CBR), a vegetable fat that is liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure (SATP, 25°C and 100kPa) or any combination of the above.
  • CBEs are defined in European Directive 2000/36/EC as complying with the following criteria:
  • Suitable CBSs include CBS laurics and CBS non-laurics.
  • CBS laurics are short-chain fatty acid glycerides. Their physical properties vary but they all have triglyceride configurations that make them compatible with cocoa butter.
  • Suitable CBSs include those based on palm kernel oil and coconut oil.
  • CBS non-laurics consist of fractions obtained from hydrogenated oils. The oils are selectively hydrogenated with the formation of trans acids, which increases the solid phase of the fat.
  • Suitable sources for CBS non-laurics include soya, cottonseed, peanut, rapeseed and corn (maize) oil.
  • Suitable vegetable fats are liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure (SATP, 25°C and 100kPa).
  • a liquid vegetable fat may be employed when a liquid chocolate composition is desired.
  • Suitable vegetable fats include corn oil, cotton seed oil, rapeseed oil, palm oil, safflower oil, and sunflower oil. Some or all of the fat may be a partly or wholly non-metabolisable fat, for example Caprenin or Olestra.
  • “Chocolate” in the context of the present invention may include dark, milk, white, compound chocolate and any other food mass which is solid at ambient temperature and contains fat (e.g. cocoa butter or cocoa butter alternative) and one or more components derived from cocoa beans (e.g. cocoa powder).
  • a sweetener e.g. sucrose
  • Other optional components include milk components (e.g. milk fat and milk powder).
  • wt% is used as an abbreviation for "parts by weight expressed as a percentage of the total weight”.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least 1 wt% low-fat cocoa solids, such as at least 5 wt%, for example at least 8 wt% low-fat cocoa solids.
  • the chocolate may comprise up to 30 wt% low-fat cocoa solids, such as up to 20 wt%, for example up to 15 wt% low-fat cocoa solids.
  • he chocolate may comprise at least 10 wt% of a fat, such as at least 20 wt%, for example at least 30 wt% of a fat.
  • the chocolate may comprise up to 70 wt% of a fat, such as up to 60 wt%, for example up to 50 wt% of a fat.
  • the low-fat cocoa solids and fat together may provide at least 20 wt% of the chocolate, such as at least 30 wt%, for example at least 40 wt%.
  • the low-fat cocoa solids and fat together may provide up to 90 wt% of the chocolate, such as up to 80 wt%, for example up to 70 wt%.
  • the fat present in the chocolate is cocoa butter.
  • the chocolate may comprise cocoa liquor. Cocoa liquor comprises low-fat cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
  • the chocolate may comprise cocoa liquor and an additional fat. Suitable additional fats are as described above in relation to the fat.
  • the chocolate may comprise cocoa liquor and additional cocoa butter.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least one sweetener.
  • the at least one sweetener may be a bulk sweetener or an intense sweetener.
  • Suitable bulk sweeteners include sucrose, invert sugar syrup, caramel, glucose, fructose, polydextrose, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, honey, maple syrup, agave syrup, jam, marmalade, stevia and sugar alcohols, for example glycerol, maltitol, isomalt, sorbitol, xylitol, lactitol, erythritol, galactitol, polyglycitol and mannitol.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least 1 wt% of a bulk sweetener, such as at least 10 wt%, for example 20 wt% of a bulk sweetener.
  • the chocolate may comprise up to 70 wt% of a bulk sweetener, such as up to 60 wt%, for example up to 55 wt% of a bulk sweetener.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least one intense sweetener, for example to alter the flavour or reduce the calorie value of the edible material.
  • Suitable intense sweeteners are selected from, for example, aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, acesulfame-K, stevia and neohesperidine.
  • An intense sweetener may be present in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 wt%.
  • the chocolate may comprise additional ingredients. Suitable additional ingredients include milk products, emulsifiers and flavourings.
  • Suitable milk products include milk solids and milk fat.
  • Suitable milk solids include skimmed milk powder.
  • Suitable flavourings for the chocolate include nuts pastes, for example hazelnut paste, fruit flavourings, for example orange essence, mint essence, lemon grass, coriander, cinnamon, chilli, ginger, coffee, and vanillin.
  • the chocolate product may consist essentially of chocolate or it may comprise further ingredients.
  • the further ingredients may be dispersed within the chocolate.
  • chocolate pieces may be dispersed within the other ingredients.
  • the chocolate may provide a coating around other ingredients.
  • the chocolate may provide a topping or filling.
  • the chocolate may be intimately mixed with other ingredients.
  • chocolate items that are available. These include, for example, tablets and other shaped items consisting essentially of chocolate; tablets and other shaped items having pieces of fruit, nut, biscuit, toffee, cereals and the like dispersed therein; food or baked items having chocolate pieces dispersed therein; food or baked items partially or fully covered by a chocolate layer or including an internal chocolate layer or filling; and a chocolate tablet or other shaped item mixed with a flavouring agent.
  • the chocolate may be or comprise a dark chocolate.
  • the dark chocolate may comprise at least 30 wt% cocoa-derived products, such as at least 35 wt%, for example at least 40 wt% cocoa-derived products.
  • the dark chocolate may comprise up to 99 wt% cocoa solids, such as up to 90 wt%, for example up to 80 wt% cocoa solids.
  • dark chocolate typically comprises cocoa-derived products and a sweetener as major components, in varying amounts which can readily be determined by the skilled person in accord with the type of chocolate being produced, but substantially no dairy-derived components, for example milk solids.
  • the dark chocolate may comprise cocoa liquor and cocoa butter. Additional low-fat cocoa solids may be present.
  • the chocolate may be or comprise a milk chocolate.
  • the milk chocolate may comprise cocoa-derived products, for example cocoa liquor and cocoa butter, a sweetener, and a dairy component, for example milk solids, as major components, these being in varying amounts which can readily be determined by the skilled person in accord with the type of chocolate being produced.
  • the dairy component is a major component in distinguishing milk chocolate from dark chocolate and another is, typically, the lesser amount of cocoa-derived products, compared with many dark chocolates.
  • the milk chocolate may comprise at least 10 wt% cocoa-derived products, such as at least 15 wt%, for example at least 20 wt% cocoa-derived products.
  • the milk chocolate may comprise up to 40 wt% cocoa-derived products, such as up to 35 wt%, for example up to 30 wt% cocoa-derived products.
  • the milk chocolate may comprise at least 10 wt% milk solids, such as at least 15 wt%, for example at least 20 wt% milk solids.
  • the milk chocolate may comprise up to 40 wt% milk solids, such as up to 35 wt%, for example up to 30 wt% milk solids.
  • the chocolate may be a white chocolate.
  • the white chocolate may comprise cocoa butter, a sweetener, and a dairy component, for example milk solids, and substantially no cocoa solids.
  • the white chocolate may comprise at least 10 wt% cocoa butter, such as at least 15 wt%, for example at least 20 wt% cocoa butter.
  • the white chocolate may comprise up to 40 wt% cocoa butter, such as up to 35 wt%, for example up to 30 wt% cocoa butter.
  • the white chocolate may comprise at least 10 wt% milk solids, such as at least 15 wt%, for example at least 20 wt% milk solids.
  • the white chocolate may comprise up to 40 wt% milk solids, such as up to 35 wt%, for example up to 30 wt% milk solids.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least one sweetener.
  • the at least one sweetener may be a bulk sweetener or an intense sweetener. A mixture thereof may be provided.
  • Suitable bulk sweeteners include sucrose, invert sugar syrup, caramel, glucose, fructose, polydextrose, high fructose corn syrup, honey, maple syrup, agave syrup, jam, marmalade and sugar alcohols, for example glycerol, maltitol, isomalt, sorbitol, xylitol, lactitol, erythritol, galactitol, polyglycitol and mannitol.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least 1 wt% of a bulk sweetener, such as at least 10 wt%, for example at least 20 wt% of a bulk sweetener.
  • the chocolate may comprise up to 60 wt% of a bulk sweetener, such as up to 50 wt%, for example up to 40 wt% of a bulk sweetener.
  • these definitions of proportion refer to the total amount of the bulk sweeteners (this principle applies to other components defined in this specification).
  • the chocolate may comprise at least one intense sweetener, for example to alter the flavour or reduce the calorie value of the edible material.
  • Suitable intense sweeteners are selected from, for example, aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, acesulfame-K, stevia and neohesperidine.
  • An intense sweetener may be present in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 wt%.
  • the chocolate may comprise a whey protein product.
  • the whey protein product may be derived from cheese whey, casein whey or soy whey.
  • the whey protein may be derived from cheese whey.
  • Cheese whey is the by-product of the acid or rennet coagulation of protein (casein) from milk.
  • Suitable forms of whey protein products include dried whey, delactosed whey, calcium treated delactosed whey, delactosed whey and demineralized whey. Demineralization of whey may be carried out using any known method. Suitable methods of demineralizing whey include electrodialysis, ion exchange, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis.
  • the chocolate may comprises demineralized whey.
  • the chocolate may comprise a milk product and a whey protein product.
  • the chocolate may comprise a whey protein product and no milk products.
  • the whey protein product may partially or fully replace a milk product in a chocolate.
  • the chocolate may comprise at least 1 wt% of a whey protein product, such as at least 2 wt%, for example at least 4 wt% of a whey protein product.
  • the chocolate may comprise up to 10 wt% of a whey protein product, such as up to 6 wt% of a whey protein product.
  • the moulded food item may have a shaped portion formed solidified in contact with an inner face of a mould and a freely set portion formed solidified at an opening of said mould.
  • the freely set portion of the moulded item may be a substantially flat surface formed at a mouth or opening of the mould used for forming or moulding the moulded item.
  • the inner face of the receptacle of the first preformed package part may be partially or entirely conformed to the same shape as the inner face of the mould used for forming the moulded item.
  • the second package part may cover the freely-set portion of the moulded item.
  • the solidification may arise from cooling of a melt (for instance in the case of a chocolate-based moulded item) or may arise from solidification caused by baking (for instance for a moulded biscuit or cake formed by baking of a dough or batter).
  • the moulded item may be a chocolate bar.
  • the moulded item may be a biscuit or a cake.
  • the first and/or second package parts may formed of a plastically deformable material whereby the package may be manually compacted for disposal following removal from the food item.
  • the package when the package is scrunched up or crumpled together by a user after removal of the food item, the package may remain in a crumpled or compacted form rather than returning back to its original shape. This permits a reduction in volume occupied by the package for disposal, making it easy to fit in a pocket or handbag of a consumer and causing less volume of a waste container to be occupied by the package once it has been disposed of.
  • the packaged food may be configured to permit a consumer to eat the food item without having to touch the outer surface of the food item directly.
  • the food item may have a thickness greater than or equal to a width and a length greater than or equal to the width, wherein the ratio thickness/length is less than 0.3.
  • the ratio width/length may be less than 0.3.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a packaged food item, the method comprising:
  • the first package part may be a preformed package part.
  • the receptacle may include an outer face following the shape of the inner face.
  • the second package part is a sheet of film.
  • the edge comprises a flange extending at least partially around the opening and the second package part is attached or sealed to the flange.
  • the second package part is peelably and/or re-attachably attached or sealed to the first preformed package part at the flange.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together around the food item to form the enclosure.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part may be mutually hinged: the folding may be about the hinge as fold axis.
  • the food item may be a chocolate-based moulded item or baked moulded item, such as a chocolate bar, a biscuit or a cake.
  • the moulded item may have a shaped portion formed solidified in contact with an inner face of a mould and a freely set portion formed solidified at an opening of said mould, wherein the inner face of the receptacle is conformed to the same shape as a portion of or the entire said inner face of said mould.
  • the second package part may cover the freely-set portion of the moulded item.
  • the outer face of the receptacle may be printed prior to formation from a flat sheet, with the printing onto the flat sheet taking into account a subsequent distortion of the flat sheet when deformed to form the receptacle.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a packaged food item, the method comprising:
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part may be mutually hinged: the folding may be about the hinge as fold axis.
  • a further exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a packaged food item comprising a package having an enclosure adapted to hold the food item, wherein the package comprises:
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package, with the first preformed package part and the second package part mutually hinged.
  • a packaged moulded food item wherein the moulded item has a shaped portion formed solidified in contact with an inner face of a mould and a freely set portion formed solidified at an opening of said mould, the packaged food item comprising:
  • the moulded item may be a cake or a biscuit, for instance formed by baking a dough or a batter in a mould.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package, with the first preformed package part and the second package part mutually hinged.
  • Yet a further exemplary embodiment of the invention provides packaged chocolate-based moulded food item wherein the moulded item has a shaped portion formed of chocolate solidified in contact with an inner face of a mould and a freely set portion formed of chocolate solidified at an opening of said mould, the packaged food item comprising:
  • the moulded item may be a chocolate bar.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package, with the first preformed package part and the second package part mutually hinged.
  • Another exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a packaged food item, the method comprising:
  • Another exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a packaged chocolate-based moulded food item, the method comprising:
  • the chocolate-based moulded food item may be a chocolate bar.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package, with the first preformed package part and the second package part mutually hinged.
  • Yet another exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a packaged baked moulded food item, the method comprising:
  • the baked moulded food item may be a baked biscuit or a baked cake.
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part are formed from the same sheet of film as a unitary item and folded together to form the package, with the first preformed package part and the second package part mutually hinged.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a packaged food item comprising a package having an enclosure adapted to hold the food item, wherein the package comprises:
  • the first preformed package part and the second package part may be mutually hinged as set out hereinbefore.
  • Another exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a package for containing a food item, the package having an enclosure adapted to hold said food item, wherein the package comprises:
  • FIGS. 1A to 1C schematically depict a first exemplary embodiment according to the invention which is a packaged food item 1 wherein the food item is a chocolate bar 2.
  • a first preformed package part 3 includes a receptacle 5 surrounded entirely by a flange 6.
  • a first tab 7 is provided on the flange 6.
  • a second package part 4 is in the form of a flat sheet, and is provided with a second tab 8.
  • the second package part 4 is attached to the flange 6 of the first package part 3 by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive in this embodiment, but it will be appreciated that other sealing means may be employed.
  • the tabs are left unattached so that they may be separated for opening as detailed below.
  • the inner face 9 of the receptacle 5 is adapted to conform to the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 (upper as shown in the Figures).
  • the first preformed package part 3 has the receptacle 5 in the form of a thin film so that the outer face of receptacle 5 also follows the shape of the inner face 9 such that the pattern on the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 is also shown on the outer face of the receptacle 5 of the packaged food item 1.
  • the chocolate bar 2 has been formed by moulding as set out hereinbefore, with the shaped upper portion as shown formed of chocolate solidified in contact with an inner face of a mould and the lower face of the chocolate bar 2 is a freely set portion formed of chocolate solidified at an opening of the mould.
  • the second package part 4 covers the freely set portion of the chocolate bar 2 and the inner face 9 of the receptacle 5 is conformed to the same shape as the inner face of the mould used to form the shaped surface of the chocolate bar 2.
  • the chocolate bar of this embodiment will be formed in a mould with the freely set portion upwards and the shaped portion, formed in contact with the mould, downwards.
  • the chocolate bar is shown upside-down relative to its configuration when originally moulded.
  • the packaged food item 1 is opened by a user gripping the first tab 7 and second 8 and pulling these apart in order to peel the first package part 3 away from the second package part 4 in order to separate the first and second package parts to allow the chocolate bar 2 to be removed from the package.
  • FIGS 2A and 2B schematically depict a second exemplary embodiment according to the invention which is a packaged food item 1 wherein the food item is a chocolate bar 2.
  • a first preformed package part 3 includes a receptacle 5 surrounded entirely by a flange 6.
  • a first tab 7 is provided on the flange 6.
  • a second package part 4 is in the form of a flat sheet, and is provided with a second tab 8. The tabs are offset relative to each other to facilitate gripping by a user or consumer.
  • the second package part 4 is attached to the flange 6 of the first package part 3 by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive in this embodiment, but it will be appreciated that other sealing means may be employed.
  • the tabs (7, 8) are not attached to each other.
  • the inner face 9 of the receptacle 5 is adapted to conform to the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 (upper as shown in the Figures).
  • the first preformed package part 3 has the receptacle 5 in the form of a thin film so that the outer face of receptacle 5 also follows the shape of the inner face 9 such that the pattern on the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 is also shown on the outer face of the receptacle 5 of the packaged food item 1.
  • the chocolate bar 2 has again been formed by moulding as set out hereinbefore.
  • the packaged food item 1 is opened by a user gripping the first tab 7 and second tab 8 and pulling these apart in order (as shown by arrow X) to peel the first package part 3 away from the second package part 4 in order to separate the first and second package parts to allow the chocolate bar 2 to be removed from the package.
  • FIGS 3A to 3C schematically depict a third exemplary embodiment according to the invention which is a packaged food item 1 wherein the food item is a chocolate bar 2.
  • a first preformed package part 3 includes a receptacle 5 surrounded entirely by a flange 6.
  • a first tab 7 is provided on the flange 6.
  • a second package part 4 is in the form of a flat sheet, and is provided with a second tab 8.
  • the second package part 4 is attached to the flange 6 of the first package part 3 by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive in this embodiment, but it will be appreciated that other sealing means may be employed.
  • the inner face 9 of the receptacle 5 is adapted to conform to the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 (upper as shown in the Figures).
  • the first preformed package part 3 has the receptacle 5 in the form of a thin film so that the outer face of receptacle 5 also follows the shape of the inner face 9 such that the pattern on the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 is also shown on the outer face of the receptacle 5 of the packaged food item 1.
  • the chocolate bar 2 has again been formed by moulding as set out hereinbefore.
  • the packaged food item 1 is opened by a user gripping the first tab 7 and second tab 8 and pulling these apart in order (as shown by arrow X) to peel the first package part 3 away from the second package part 4 in order to separate the first and second package parts to allow the chocolate bar 2 to be removed from the package.
  • FIGS 4A to 4C schematically depict a fourth exemplary embodiment according to the invention, which is a packaged food item 1 wherein the food item is again a chocolate bar 2.
  • a first preformed package part 3 includes a receptacle 5 surrounded partially by a flange 6.
  • a first tab 7 is provided on the flange 6.
  • a second package part 4 is in the form of a flat sheet, and is formed as a unitary item with the first package part 3, with the first 3 and second 4 package parts joined at a hinge.
  • the second package part 4 is also provided with a second tab 8.
  • the second package part 4 is attached to the flange 6 of the first package part 3 by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive in this embodiment, but it will be appreciated that other sealing means may be employed.
  • the tabs 7, 8 are offset relative to each other in the package 1 in order to facilitate gripping when it is desired to open the pack.
  • the inner face 9 of the receptacle 5 is adapted to conform to the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 (upper as shown in the Figures).
  • the first preformed package part 3 has the receptacle 5 in the form of a thin film so that the outer face of receptacle 5 also follows the shape of the inner face 9 such that the pattern on the shaped upper face of the chocolate bar 2 is also shown on the outer face of the receptacle 5 of the packaged food item 1.
  • the shaped surface of the chocolate bar 2 includes text in relief which is reproduced in relief on the outer face of receptacle 5 and so is visible to a viewer of the packaged food item 1.
  • the chocolate bar 2 has again been formed by moulding as set out hereinbefore.
  • the packaged food item 1 of this fourth embodiment is opened by a user gripping the first tab 7 and second tab 8 and pulling these apart in order (as shown by arrow X) to peel the first package part 3 away from the second package part 4 in order to separate the first and second package parts to allow the chocolate bar 2 to be removed from the package.
  • FIGS 5A to 5C schematically depict a fifth exemplary embodiment according to the invention, which is a packaged food item 1 wherein the food item is a moulded biscuit.
  • a first preformed package part 3 includes a receptacle 5 surrounded partially by a flange 6.
  • a second package part 4 is in the form of a flat sheet.
  • the second package part 4 is also provided with a second tab 8 which also includes a hole 11 adapted to accept a finger to assist with gripping and pulling the second tab 8.
  • the second package part 4 is attached to the flange 6 of the first package part 3 by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive in this embodiment, but it will be appreciated that other sealing means may be employed.
  • the inner face (not shown) of the receptacle 5 is adapted to conform to the shaped face of the biscuit 2 (lower face as shown in the Figures 5A , 5C ).
  • the first preformed package part 3 has the receptacle 5 in the form of a thin film so that the outer face of receptacle 5 also follows the shape of the inner face 9 such that the pattern on the shaped face of the moulded biscuit 2 is also shown on the outer face of the receptacle 5 of the packaged food item 1. This is shown in Figure 5B .
  • the shaped surface of the biscuit is in the form of an animal.
  • the biscuit been formed by baking in a mould as set out hereinbefore. It will be understood that the biscuit 2 may be replaced in this fifth embodiment by an alternative food item such as a baked, moulded cake.
  • the packaged food item 1 of this fifth embodiment is opened by a user gripping the second tab 8, for instance by putting a finger through hole 11, and pulling the second package part away from the first package part as shown in Figure 5C (as shown by arrow X) to peel the second package part 4 away from the first package part 3 in order to separate the first and second package parts to allow the biscuit 2 to be removed from the package.
  • a packaged food item which has a package holding the food item, with a preformed part having a receptacle with a peripheral edge, and second part sealed to the edge, forming an enclosure holding the food item.
  • the receptacle is a sheet having an inner face conforming to a shaped portion of a surface of the food item, and may have an outer face following the shape of the inner face. The food item is retained within the enclosure with the shaped portion of the surface of the food item and the inner face of the receptacle mutually in proximity.
  • the food item is securely retained with the outer face of the receptacle providing, to a viewer of the package, a clear display of the shape of the food item, permitting any display, graphics or text, on the surface of the item to be visible on the outer face of the package, without the need to apply pressure or heat to conform the package to the shaped portion of the packaged food item.

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  1. Verpackung zum Aufnehmen eines Lebensmittelartikels (2), wobei die Verpackung eine Umschließung aufweist, die angepasst ist, um den Lebensmittelartikel aufzubewahren, wobei die Verpackung Folgendes umfasst:
    einen ersten Verpackungsteil (3), der einen Behälter (5) umfasst, der eine Öffnung mit einem Rand aufweist, der mindestens teilweise um die Öffnung verläuft, und
    einen zweiten Verpackungsteil (4), der an dem Rand befestigt ist,
    wobei die Umschließung mindestens teilweise über eine Verbindung zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Verpackungsteil gebildet ist,
    wobei der Behälter (5) eine Innenfläche (9) einschließt, die angepasst ist, um mit einem geformten Abschnitt einer Oberfläche des Lebensmittelartikels (2) übereinzustimmen, wobei die Umschließung konfiguriert ist, um den Lebensmittelartikel (2) mit dem geformten Abschnitt der Oberfläche des Lebensmittelartikels (2) nahe der Innenfläche (9) des Behälters (5) aufzubewahren,
    wobei der Rand einen Flansch (6) umfasst, der mindestens teilweise um die Öffnung verläuft, und der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) an dem Flansch (6) befestigt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) ein im Wesentlichen flaches Stück Folie ist, das abziehbar, wiederverschließbar an dem ersten Verpackungsteil (3) am Flansch (6) versiegelt ist, und
    dass der erste Verpackungsteil (3) und der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) von demselben Bogen Folie als ein unitärer Artikel geformt sind und zusammengefaltet sind, um die Verpackung zu bilden.
  2. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der erste Verpackungsteil (3) ein vorgeformter Verpackungsteil ist.
  3. Verpackung nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei der Behälter (5) eine Außenfläche einschließt, die der Form der Innenfläche (9) folgt.
  4. Verpackung nach Anspruch 2 oder Anspruch 3, in der der erste vorgeformte Verpackungsteil (3) ein geformter Bogen Folie ist, optional in einer Dicke von weniger als 100 µm.
  5. Verpackung nach Anspruch 4, in der der erste vorgeformte Verpackungsteil (3) ein geformter Bogen aus einer Polymerfolie ist oder diese umfasst, optional ein Laminatbogen, der eine oder mehr Polymerschichten umfasst und optional einen Metallschicht umfasst, optional eine Aluminiumschicht.
  6. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, in der der erste vorgeformte Verpackungsteil (3) selbststützend ist.
  7. Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5, in der der erste vorgeformte Verpackungsteil (3) nicht selbststützend ist.
  8. Verpackung nach einem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der erste Verpackungsteil (3) und der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) gegenseitig klappbar sind.
  9. Verpackung nach einem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Behälter (5) planare Abschnitte umfasst, die zum Anzeigen von Grafiken geeignet sind.
  10. Verpackung nach einem vorstehenden Anspruch:
    wobei der Lebensmittelartikel (2) ein geformter Artikel auf Schokoladenbasis oder ein gebackener geformter Artikel ist und
    wobei der geformte Artikel einen geformten Abschnitt aufweist, der in Kontakt mit einer Innenfläche einer Form verfestigt geformt wird, und einen frei erhärteten Abschnitt, der an einer Öffnung der Form verfestigt geformt wird.
  11. Verfahren zum Formen eines verpackten Lebensmittelartikels (1), wobei das Verfahren Folgendes umfasst:
    Bereitstellen eines Lebensmittelartikels (2),
    Bereitstellen eines ersten Verpackungsteils (3), der einen Behälter (5) umfasst, der eine Öffnung mit einem Rand aufweist, der mindestens teilweise um die Öffnung verläuft, wobei der Behälter (5) eine Innenfläche (9) einschließt, die angepasst ist, um mit einem geformten Abschnitt einer Oberfläche des Lebensmittelartikels (2) übereinzustimmen,
    Bereitstellen eines zweiten Verpackungsteils (4), der zum Versiegeln an dem Rand angepasst ist,
    Zusammenbringen des Lebensmittelartikels (2) und des Behälters (5) mit dem geformten Abschnitt der Oberfläche des Lebensmittelartikels (2), der der Innenfläche (9) des Behälters (5) nahe ist, und
    Befestigen des zweiten Verpackungsteils (4) am ersten Verpackungsteil (1) am Rand, um den verpackten Lebensmittelartikel (1) zu bilden, wobei der Lebensmittelartikel (2) mindestens teilweise in einer Umschließung aufbewahrt wird, die über eine Verbindung zwischen dem ersten (3) und dem zweiten (4) Verpackungsteil gebildet wird,
    wobei der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) ein im Wesentlichen flaches Folienstück ist,
    wobei der Rand einen Flansch (6) umfasst, der mindestens teilweise um die Öffnung verläuft, und der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) an dem Flansch (6) befestigt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass:
    der erste vorgeformte Verpackungsteil (3) und der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) von demselben Bogen Folie als ein unitärer Artikel geformt sind und um den Lebensmittelartikel (2) zusammengefaltet sind, um die Umschließung zu bilden, und
    dass der zweite Verpackungsteil (4) abziehbar, wiederverschließbar am ersten Verpackungsteil (3) am Flansch (6) versiegelt ist.
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Außenfläche des Behälters (5) vor Formen von einem flachen Bogen bedruckt wird, wobei der Druck auf den flachen Bogen eine nachfolgende Verzerrung des flachen Bogens berücksichtigt, wenn verformt, um den Behälter (5) zu bilden.
  13. Verpackter Lebensmittelartikel (1), gekennzeichnet durch Umfassen einer Verpackung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10.
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