Abstract: A package is disclosed herein that includes a plurality of individual product slices positioned in face abutting engagement with one another, with the lateral edges of adjacent slices being offset relative to one another, and with the lateral edges of alternating slices being positioned in alignment with one another. All of the edges are parallel with one another, and the stack of staggered slices is enclosed within a wrapping material.The package is produced by interleaving a first group of product ribbons within a second group of product ribbons, with the lateral edges of all of the ribbons parallel, and with the lateral edges of the first group of ribbons being offset with respect to the lateral edges of the second group of ribbons. The stack of offset ribbons is severed in longitudinally spaced locations to segregate the stack of ribbons into individual stacks of staggered product slices, which are subsequently wrapped to provide individual packages.