Condiment package with advertising for others

Abstract

A condiment package includes a front panel and a rear panel in facing relation to the front panel. Side seals are used to seal the front and rear panels to each other along sides thereof and top and bottom seals are used to seal the front and rear panels to each other a top of the package and at a bottom of the package. Indicia printed on the front or rear panel indicates, at a minimum, the contents of the package and advertising indicia on other of the front or rear panel represents a person or entity other than that represented by the contents indicia. An advertising medium is also disclosed.

1 . A condiment package comprising: 
 a front panel;    a rear panel in facing relation to the front panel;    side seals to seal the front and rear panels to each other along sides thereof;    top and bottom seals to seal the front and rear panels to each other a top of the package and at a bottom of the package, the sealed panels defining a condiment storage region;    indicia printed on the front or rear panel indicating, at a minimum, the contents of the package; and    advertising indicia on other of the front or rear panel, the advertising indicia being for a person or entity other than that represented by the contents indicia.    
   
   
       2 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 1  wherein at least one of the front and rear panels is formed from a polymeric material.  
   
   
       3 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 2  wherein both the front and rear panels are formed from a polymeric material.  
   
   
       4 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the front and rear panels are formed from a flexible material.  
   
   
       5 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 2  wherein the polymeric material is a transparent material.  
   
   
       6 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the polymeric material is a transparent material.  
   
   
       7 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the indicia on the front or rear panel includes indicia representing an entity that packaged the contents of the package.  
   
   
       8 . The condiment package in accordance with  claim 7  wherein the advertising indicia is on the rear panel and wherein the advertising indicia represents an entity other than the entity that packaged the contents of the package.  
   
   
       9 . An advertising medium comprising: 
 a condiment package having a front panel and a rear panel in facing relation to one another, the front and rear panels being sealed to one another along sides thereof and at a top and at a bottom thereof, the sealed front and rear panels defining a condiment storage region, indicia on the front panel indicating, at a minimum, the contents of the package and advertising indicia on rear panel, the advertising indicia being for a person or entity other than that represented by the contents indicia.    
   
   
       10 . The advertising medium in accordance with  claim 9  wherein the indicia on the front panel includes indicia representing an entity that packaged the contents of the package.  
   
   
       11 . The advertising medium in accordance with  claim 10  wherein the advertising indicia represents an entity other than the entity that packaged the contents of the package.