Methods of making and transporting frozen food compositions and re-using components utilized therein

A method of transporting one or more frozen food compositions, the method comprising:

• providing a first container;
• dispensing at least one comestible ingredient into the first container, the dispensing of the at least one comestible ingredient into the first container is performed at a first location;
• positioning a first lid on the first container containing the at least one comestible ingredient;
• freezing the first container with the first lid thereon and the at least one comestible ingredient therein to form a first frozen food composition in the first container;
• transporting the first container with the first lid thereon and the first frozen food composition therein from the first location to an intermediate location;
• attaching a first jacket to at least one of (a) the first container with the first frozen food composition therein or (b) the first lid on the first container with the first frozen food composition therein, wherein the attaching of the first jacket is performed at the intermediate location;
• positioning the first jacket holding the first container in an insulated tote at the intermediate location;
• transporting the first frozen food composition to a second location different than the first location by transporting the insulated tote containing the first container in the first jacket from the intermediate location to the second location;
• cleaning the first container, the first lid, and the jacket after the first frozen food composition has been removed from the first container, the cleaning is performed at the intermediate location;
• transporting the cleaned first container and the cleaned first lid to the first location while the cleaned jacket remains at the intermediate location;
• dispensing a further comestible ingredient into the cleaned first container, the dispensing of the further comestible ingredient into the cleaned first container is performed at the first location;
• positioning one of the cleaned first lid or a second lid on the cleaned first container containing the at least one comestible ingredient;
• freezing the cleaned first container with the one of the cleaned first lid or the second lid thereon and the at least one comestible ingredient therein to form a second frozen food composition in the cleaned first container;
• transporting the cleaned first container with the second frozen food composition therein and the one of the cleaned first lid or the second lid thereon to the intermediate location;
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• then attaching, to the cleaned first container with the second frozen food composition therein at the intermediate location, one of a second jacket, or the first jacket after the first jacket has been removed and cleaned.