Thermoformed container

A thermoformed container for holding a food product comprising:

• a tray having walls that join a bottom surface and form an opening opposite the bottom surface,
• wherein the walls form a curved surface where they join the bottom surface;
• a tray flange surrounding the opening and extending outwardly from the walls;
• a lid having a recessed panel surrounded by a peripheral sidewall,
• wherein the lid and the tray are configured to lock together;
• a lid flange surrounding the peripheral sidewall and extending outwardly therefrom;
• and
• marks on the bottom surface that are configured to indicate increments of the bottom surface,
• wherein images corresponding to the marks are transposed on the food product after settling into the tray, thereby enabling easy division of the food product into increments corresponding to the marks when the food product is removed from the thermoformed container.

In combination, a food product in a thermoformed container, the combination comprising:

• a volume of food extruded out of a metering device and settled into a tray of the thermoformed container;
• and
• at least one image on a bottom surface of the food product, the at least one image corresponding to at least one mark on a bottom surface of the tray,
• wherein the at least one image enables easy division of the food product into increments when the food product is removed from the thermoformed container.