Abstract: A two-piece food scoop and serving container includes an upwardly tapered frusto-conicle portion of stiff resilient paper board and a base for closing a bottom of said frusto-conicle portion and wherein the grain direction of said cellulosic material in said frusto-conicle portion is circumferential.

Abstract: A serving container for a food product such as a hamburger. The bottom of the container is in the form of a flat plate having an upstanding rim near its periphery and is formed of paperboard. The top or crown of the container is an inverted cup formed of paperboard. The lower edge of the crown carries integral tabs which resiliently and releasably fasten into slots in an upstanding V rim of the plate. The plate serves as a base upon which the food product may be built. The crown functions to retain heat and emit moisture and may serve the additional function of a receptacle for another food product, such as french fries or salad, when the serving container is used in a so-called fast food restaurant. In food outlets serving hamburgers of different thicknesses, different height crowns alone need be stocked thus reducing container inventory.

Abstract: A container of generally truncated prismatic form and adapted to hold potable liquids and other foodstuffs. The container is fashioned from a single piece of paperboard coated with a layer of polyethylene on at least one surface and preferably both surfaces. The container is tapered and is closed at its bottom. Prior to filling and subsequent use of the container, the containers may be nested, whereby a single container may be iteratively removed from the nested stack for use. The container is provided with a top sealing, denesting flap which is tacked at spaced portions therealong to define a skirt having bulged segments.