Abstract: A container suitable for storing a food for an animal therein, the container comprising: a) a container base defining a food cavity, wherein the container base includes: i) one or more flanges which include and/or form one or more keying features; b) a lid removably affixed to the container base, wherein the lid includes one of the following: i) a handling portion which includes a bottom surface of the lid which is exposed from the one or more; ii) the handling portion which extends beyond the container base such that a bottom of the lid is exposed and includes a reinforcement structure affixed thereto; or iii) the handling portion which extends away from the container base together with a reinforcing feature of the one or more flanges which is affixed thereto, and is configured for being engaged for peeling the lid from the container base.

Abstract: A feeding, container, system and methods configured to automatically present food to an animal for consumption. A feeding assembly (1) including: a) a container storage subassembly (12) configured to store one or more containers (16) of the food therein; b) a container handling subassembly (42) and/or a transport subassembly (40) configured to retrieve and/or receive from the container storage subassembly and transfer to a feeding area (32); c) a container opening subassembly (46) configured to open the container while being transferred to the feeding area from the container storage subassembly; d) optionally, a waste collection subassembly (14) configured to receive the one or more containers after being presented at the feeding area. The feeding assembly may provide a container opening subassembly (46) configured to peel a lid away (54) from a container (16) prior to presenting the container in a feeding area.

Abstract: A feeding, container, system and methods configured to automatically present food to an animal for consumption. A feeding assembly (1) including: a) a container storage subassembly (12) configured to store one or more containers (16) of the food therein; b) a container handling subassembly (42) and/or a transport subassembly (40) configured to retrieve and/or receive from the container storage subassembly and transfer to a feeding area (32); c) a container opening subassembly (46) configured to open the container while being transferred to the feeding area from the container storage subassembly; d) optionally, a waste collection subassembly (14) configured to receive the one or more containers after being presented at the feeding area. The feeding assembly may provide a container opening subassembly (46) configured to peel a lid away (54) from a container (16) prior to presenting the container in a feeding area.