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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Phillip Delpierre, Iii, Plymouth, WI (US);
Karl L. Linck, Kohler, WI (US);
John Kieran Brody, Plymouth, WI (US);
Nancy M. Krahn, Glenbeulah, WI (US);
Brian L. Kaufman, Cascade, WI (US);
Phillip Delpierre, III, Plymouth, WI (US);
Karl L. Linck, Kohler, WI (US);
John Kieran Brody, Plymouth, WI (US);
Nancy M. Krahn, Glenbeulah, WI (US);
Brian L. Kaufman, Cascade, WI (US);
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, WI (US);
Abstract
A cheese product, suitable for use as a cheese snack and/or food topping includes packaging in which moist cheese components of the snack or topping are separately sealed within a secondary package, prior to both the moist cheese and dry components of the snack or topping being sealed within a common primary container. At the time of use, a consumer opens both the primary container and the secondary package, and mixes the moist and dry components within the primary container. Following mixing, the resultant mixture of moist and dry components may be consumed directly from the primary container, or be poured out of or otherwise removed from the primary container for use as a food topping on foods such as salads, pizza, or baked potatoes. The secondary package is formed from a material and sealed in a manner that effectively precludes moisture migration between the moist and dry products during storage of the unmixed snack or topping, to thereby provide a longer shelf life.