For purposes of understanding the context and usage of the food container assembly, each of the following U.S. patent applications and their corresponding U.S. patent application publications are incorporated herein by reference: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,824; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,825; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,826; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,827; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,828; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/028,829.