Food package and a method of wrapping a food product

Claim 1

A food package, comprising: a food product having top, bottom, front and back sides; and a wrapping material forming an interior in which the food product is located, the wrapping material substantially enclosing the food product, and comprised of a single, integral sheet including top and bottom sections connected together forward and rearward of the food product; the top section including i) a main portion generally positioned against the top side of the food product and extending both forward and rearward thereof, and ii) a sealing strip located outside the interior of the wrapping material and connected to the main portion along a first longitudinal fold line, wherein said sealing strip extends the entire length of said top sections in a direction forward and rearward of said food product; the bottom section of the sheet including i) a main portion generally positioned against the bottom side of the food product and extending both forward and rearward thereof, and ii) a flap located outside the interior of the wrapping material and connected to the main portion of the bottom section along a second longitudinal fold line, wherein said flap extends entire length of said bottom section; wherein the first and second fold lines are generally parallel to and opposite each other, the sealing strip is connected to the main portion of the top section, along the first fold line, for folding movement away from the interior of the wrapping material, and the flap is connected to the main portion of the bottom section, along the second fold line, for movement away from the interior of the wrapping material; and wherein the sealing strip and the flap comprise pulling means to pull the top and bottom sections of the wrapping material apart forward of the food product.