Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a closed bottom;
• an open top;
• a body forming an enclosed perimeter between said bottom and top;
• wherein said bottom, top, and body together define an interior volume;
• wherein said body comprises at least one region of deflection disposed thereon, and wherein said region of deflection allows flexion and thereby has less resistance to flexing than the body of said container proximate to said region of deflection;
• wherein said body includes a protuberance continuously disposed around the perimeter of said body proximate to said top;
• and,
• wherein said bottom and body are constructed from a polyolefin;
• a flexible closure having a one-way valve disposed thereon, the closure removably attached to said protuberance wherein said closure forms a seal with said protuberance;
• roast and ground coffee contained within said interior volume;
• and,
• wherein said article of manufacture has an overall coffee aroma value of at least about 5.5.

A packaging system comprising:

• a container for holding coffee having a longitudinal axis and comprising a closed bottom, an open top, a handle, and a body having an enclosed perimeter between said bottom and said top;
• wherein said bottom, top, and body together define an interior volume;
• wherein said body comprises at least one region of deflection disposed thereon, and wherein said region of deflection allows flexion and thereby has less resistance to flexing than the body of said container proximate to said region of deflection;
• a protuberance continuously disposed around the perimeter of said body proximate to said top wherein said protuberance forms a ridge external to said body;
• a flexible closure removably attached and sealed to said protuberance;
• and, wherein said bottom and said body are constructed from a material having a tensile modulus number ranging from at least about 35,000 pounds per square inch (2,381 atm) to at least about 650,000 pounds per square inch (44,230 atm);
• and wherein said container has a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 kg).

A packaging system comprising:

• a container for holding coffee having a longitudinal axis and comprising a closed bottom, an open top, a handle, a one-way valve and a body having an enclosed perimeter between said bottom and said top;
• wherein said bottom, top, and body together define an interior volume;
• wherein said body comprises at least one region of deflection disposed thereon, and wherein said region of deflection allows flexion and thereby has less resistance to flexing than the body of said container proximate to said region of deflection;
• a protuberance continuously disposed around the perimeter of said body proximate to said top wherein said protuberance forms a ridge external to said body;
• a flexible closure removably attached and sealed to said protuberance;
• and,
• wherein said bottom and said body are constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, co-polymers thereof and combinations thereof.

A packaging system comprising:

• a container for holding coffee having a longitudinal axis and comprising a closed bottom, an open top, a handle, and a body having an enclosed perimeter between said bottom and said top;
• wherein said bottom, top, and body together define an interior volume;
• wherein said body comprises at least one region of deflection disposed thereon, and wherein said region of deflection allows flexion and thereby has less resistance to flexing than the body of said container proximate to said region of deflection;
• a protuberance continuously disposed around the perimeter of said body proximate to said top wherein said protuberance forms a ridge external to said body;
• a flexible closure removably attached and sealed to said protuberance;
• and, wherein said bottom and said body are constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, co-polymers thereof and combinations thereof.