Beverage container packaging

A beverage container packaging assembly comprising:

• a bottom tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of cup-shaped elements, the cup-shaped elements including a first deformable element and a second deformable element, the first and second deformable elements including different widths, wherein at least one of the first deformable element and the second deformable element includes at least two overlapping elements;
• a top tray of molded paper pulp including a plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces each bounded by at least one deformable element, the bottle neck accommodating spaces configured to accommodate a neck portion of the beverage container;
• and
• a center support of molded paper pulp disposed between the bottom tray and the top tray, the center support including a plurality of center support posts, at least one recessed element located between at least two of the center support posts, and a plurality of beverage container support cavities bounded by one or more of the center support posts,
• wherein one or more walls of the beverage container support cavities are configured to surround at least a portion of the beverage container, and
• wherein a cross-sectional area of the center support decreases between a top end of the center support and a bottom end of the center support.