Paper food container having a bottom section formed with a flange

A food container formed form a unitary paper board blank and comprising:

• a) a bottom having a substantially planar, polygonal configuration with a plurality of sides;
• b) a flange section foldably attached to each of the plurality of sides;
• c) a wall section having an upper edge and a lower edge foldably attached to each flange section such that the wall sections and bottom define an interior of the food container, whereby the flange sections extend from the bottom in a direction away from the interior of the food container;
• d) an inner folding edge section foldably attached to the upper edge of each wall section and extending outwardly from the interior of the food container;
• e) an outer folding edge section foldably attached to each inner folding edge section and extending in contact with and parallel to the inner folding edge section;
• and
• f) a polyethylene coating applied to the bottom, the flange sections, the wall sections, the inner folding edge sections and the outer folding edge sections such that they are held in position by heat sealing.