Cover shell for reducing damage to food product

A container assembly for packaging a bakery good, the container assembly comprising:

• a pan or tray comprising a base and a sidewall defining an interior volume of the pan or tray for receiving a food product, the side wall comprising a lower side wall integrally connected to the base and an upper side wall integrally connected to a rim element, the rim element comprising an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge;
• and
• a cover shell comprising:
• a top element comprising a top surface;
• a side wall comprising an upper side wall integrally connected to the top element and a lower side wall integrally connected to an outward projecting peripheral rim element, the side wall comprising a plurality of upward extending reinforcing ribs and a plurality of inward projecting standoffs, the plurality of upward extending reinforcing ribs extending outwardly beyond an exterior peripheral edge of the side wall and the plurality of inward projecting standoffs extending inwardly from the exterior peripheral edge of the side wall, the plurality of inward projecting standoffs being spaced between the plurality of upward extending reinforcing ribs, each inward projecting standoff comprising a base region integral to the outward projecting peripheral rim element, the base region having a crust supporting surface wherein the crust supporting surface extends inwardly beyond the inner peripheral edge of the pan or tray when the cover shell is secured to the pan or tray;
• the outward projecting peripheral rim element comprising a flange member extending downward from a terminating end of the outward projecting peripheral rim element, wherein the outward projecting peripheral rim element is configured to receive the rim element of the pan or tray and the flange member is configured to releasably engage the outer peripheral edge of the rim element of the pan or tray to secure the cover shell to the pan or tray.