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A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding a container. The carrier comprises a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top p

A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding a container. The carrier comprises a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel. A container-receiving portion can comprise a first retaining feature in the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature in the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel. A top portion of the container can be retained by the first and second retaining features.

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1. A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding at least a first container and a second container, each of the first container and the second container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the carrier comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the to

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A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding at least a first container and a second container, each of the first container and the second container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the carrier comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel;at least a first container receiver and a second container receiver, each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, the top portion of the first container being at least partially retained by the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature of the first container receiver, and the top portion of the second container being at least partially retained by the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature of the second container receiver; andeach of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container;wherein at least one of the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel comprises a concave curved portion adjacent at least one of the first container receiver and the second container receiver and extending at least partially between the first container receiver and the second container receiver. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein: the first outer side panel is foldably connected to the top panel along a first fold line, the first inner side panel is foldably connected to the first outer side panel along a second fold line, the second outer side panel is foldably connected to the top panel along a third fold line, and the second inner side panel is foldably connected to the second outer side panel along a fourth fold line;at least one of the first fold line and the third fold line comprises a first arcuate center portion, and at least one of the second fold line and the fourth fold line comprises a second arcuate center portion, the first arcuate center portion and the second arcuate center portion extending at least partially between the first container receiver and the second container receiver; andthe curved portion extends between at least the first arcuate center portion and the second arcuate center portion. 3. The package of claim 1, wherein the first retaining feature of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening. 4. The package of claim 3, wherein the first outer opening and the second outer opening are adjacent the top panel, and the first outer retention tab and the second outer retention tab engage an underside of the top portion of the respective first container and second container on opposing sides of the respective container. 5. The package of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprises: at least one outer opening in at least one of the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel and at least one retention tab adjacent the at least one outer opening; andat least one inner opening in at least one of the first inner side panel and the second inner side panel and at least one inner retention flap adjacent the at least one inner opening. 6. The package of claim 1, wherein the first bottom panel comprises at least one locking tab, the second bottom panel comprises at least one locking aperture, and the at least one locking tab is at least partially received in the at least one locking aperture. 7. The package of claim 6, wherein the at least one locking tab comprises at least one primary locking tab, the second bottom panel comprises at least one secondary locking tab adjacent the at least one locking aperture, and the at least one secondary locking tab engages a free edge of the first bottom panel opposite to the at least one primary locking tab. 8. The package of claim 6, wherein the at least one locking aperture comprises at least one tab-receiving edge, and a cut extends in the second bottom panel from each end of the at least one tab-receiving edge. 9. A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding at least one container, each container of the at least one container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the carrier comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel;at least one container receiver comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, the top portion of the at least one container being at least partially retained by at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature; andeach of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container;wherein the first retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening;wherein the first retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises at least one first outer retention flap foldably connected to the first outer side panel adjacent the first outer opening and separable from the first outer retention tab by a first cut, and the second retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises at least one second outer retention flap foldably connected to the second outer side panel adjacent the second outer opening and separable from the second outer retention tab by a second cut. 10. The package of claim 1, wherein the first retaining feature of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprises a first inner opening in the first inner side panel and at least one first inner retention flap adjacent the first inner opening, and the second retaining feature of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver comprises a second inner opening in the second inner side panel and at least one second inner retention flap adjacent the second inner opening. 11. The package of claim 10, wherein the at least one first inner retention flap is at least partially defined by a first arcuate fold line in at least the first inner side panel, and the at least one second inner retention flap is at least partially defined by a second arcuate fold line in at least second inner side panel. 12. The package of claim 10, wherein the at least one first inner retention flap comprises at least two first inner retention flaps foldably connected to the first inner side panel adjacent the first inner opening, and the at least one second inner retention flap comprises at least two second inner retention flaps foldably connected to the second inner side panel adjacent the second inner opening, each of the at least two first inner retention flaps and the at least two second inner retention flaps respectfully being at least partially defined by at least one cut. 13. The package of claim 10, wherein the first bottom panel comprises at least one locking tab adjacent the first inner opening of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver and the second bottom panel comprises at least one locking aperture, the at least one locking tab being at least partially received in the at least one locking aperture. 14. The package of claim 13, wherein the second bottom panel further comprises at least one extension adjacent the inner opening of each of the first container receiver and the second container receiver, the at least one extension being at least partially in face-to-face contact with the top panel. 15. A package comprising a carrier at least partially holding at least one container, each container of the at least one container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the carrier comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldable connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldable connected to the second inner side panel;at least one container receiver comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, the top portion of the at least one container being at least partially retained by at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature; andeach of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container;wherein the first retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises a first inner opening in the first inner side panel and at least one first inner retention flap adjacent the first inner opening, and the second retaining feature of the at least one container receiver comprises a second inner opening in the second inner side panel and at least one second inner retention flap adjacent the second inner opening;wherein the first retaining feature of the at least one container receiver further comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature of the at least one container receiver further comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening, the first outer opening and the second outer opening being generally aligned with the first inner opening and the second inner opening. 16. The package of claim 15, wherein the top portion of the at least one container is at least partially received in each of the first inner opening and the second inner opening, the at least one first inner retention flap and the second inner retention flap engaging opposite sides of the body portion of the at least one container. 17. The package of claim 16, wherein the top portion of the at least one container is further at least partially received in each of the first outer opening and the second outer opening, the first outer retention tab and the second outer retention tab engaging an underside of opposite sides of the top portion of the at least one container. 18. A blank for forming a carrier for at least partially holding at least a first container and a second container, each of the first container and the second container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the blank comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel along a first fold line, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel along a second fold line, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel along a third fold line, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel along a fourth fold line, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel; andcontainer receiver features for forming at least a first container receiver and a second container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank, the container receiver features comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel for forming the first container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank and a third retaining feature and a fourth retaining feature for forming the second container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank, the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature being for at least partially retaining the top portion of the first container in the carrier formed from the blank;wherein at least a portion of each of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is for being at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container when the carrier is formed from the blank;wherein at least one of the first fold line and the third fold line comprises a first arcuate center portion, and at least one of the second fold line and the fourth fold line comprises a second arcuate center portion, the first arcuate center portion and the second arcuate center portion being for forming a curved portion of at least one of the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel adjacent at least one of the first container receiver and the second container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank;wherein the first arcuate center portion and the second arcuate center portion extend at least partially between at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature and a respective one of the third retaining feature and the fourth retaining feature. 19. The blank of claim 18, wherein the first retaining feature comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening. 20. The blank of claim 19, wherein the first outer opening and the second outer opening are adjacent the top panel, and the first outer retention tab and the second outer retention tab are for engaging an underside of the top portion of the first container on opposing sides of the container when the carrier is formed from the blank. 21. The blank of claim 18, wherein the first retaining feature comprises a first inner opening in the first inner side panel and at least one first inner retention flap adjacent the first inner opening, and the second retaining feature comprises a second inner opening in the second inner side panel and at least one second inner retention flap adjacent the second inner opening. 22. The blank of claim 21, wherein the at least one first inner retention flap is at least partially defined by a first arcuate fold line in at least the first inner side panel, and the at least one second inner retention flap is at least partially defined by a second arcuate fold line in at least second inner side panel. 23. The blank of claim 21, wherein the at least one first inner retention flap comprises at least two first inner retention flaps foldably connected to the first inner side panel adjacent the first inner opening, and the at least one second inner retention flap comprises at least two second inner retention flaps foldably connected to the second inner side panel adjacent the second inner opening, each of the at least two first inner retention flaps and the at least two second inner retention flaps respectfully being at least partially defined by at least one cut. 24. The blank of claim 21, wherein the first bottom panel comprises at least one locking tab adjacent the first inner opening of the first retaining feature and the second bottom panel comprises at least one locking aperture, the at least one locking tab for being at least partially received in the at least one locking aperture when the carrier is formed from the blank. 25. The blank of claim 24, wherein the second bottom panel further comprises at least one extension adjacent at least one of the first inner opening of the first retaining feature and the second inner opening of the second retaining feature, the at least one extension for being disposed at least partially in face-to-face contact with the top panel when the carrier is formed from the blank. 26. The blank of claim 18, wherein at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature comprises: at least one outer opening in at least one of the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel and at least one retention tab adjacent the at least one outer opening; andat least one inner opening in at least one of the first inner side panel and the second inner side panel and at least one inner retention flap adjacent the at least one inner opening. 27. The blank of claim 18, wherein the first bottom panel comprises at least one primary locking tab and the second bottom panel comprises at least one locking aperture and at least one secondary locking tab adjacent the at least one locking aperture, the at least one primary locking tab is at least partially received in the at least one locking aperture and the at least one secondary locking tab engages a free edge of the first bottom panel opposite to the at least one primary locking tab when the carrier is formed from the blank. 28. The blank of claim 27, wherein the at least one locking aperture comprises at least one tab-receiving edge, and a cut extends in the second bottom panel from each end of the at least one tab-receiving edge. 29. A blank for forming a carrier for at least partially holding at least one container, each container of the at least one container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the blank comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel; andcontainer receiver features for forming at least one container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank, the container receiver features comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature being for at least partially retaining the top portion of the at least one container in the carrier formed from the blank;wherein at least a portion of each of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is for being at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container when the carrier is formed from the blank;wherein the first retaining feature comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening;wherein the first retaining feature comprises at least one first outer retention flap foldably connected to the first outer side panel adjacent the first outer opening and separable from the first outer retention tab by a first cut, and the second retaining feature comprises at least one second outer retention flap foldably connected to the second outer side panel adjacent the second outer opening and separable from the second outer retention tab by a second cut. 30. A blank for forming a carrier for at least partially holding at least one container, each container of the at least one container comprising a top portion and a body portion, the blank comprising: a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, and a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel; andcontainer receiver features for forming at least one container receiver in the carrier formed from the blank, the container receiver features comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, at least one of the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature being for at least partially retaining the top portion of the at least one container in the carrier formed from the blank;wherein at least a portion of each of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel is for being at least partially disposed between the top panel and the top portion of the at least one container when the carrier is formed from the blank;wherein the first retaining feature comprises a first inner opening in the first inner side panel and at least one first inner retention flap adjacent the first inner opening, and the second retaining feature comprises a second inner opening in the second inner side panel and at least one second inner retention flap adjacent the second inner opening;wherein the first retaining feature further comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature further comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening, the first outer opening and the second outer opening being generally aligned with the first inner opening and the second inner opening. 31. A method of forming a package, comprising: obtaining a blank comprising a top panel, a first outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel along a first fold line, a first inner side panel foldably connected to the first outer side panel along a second fold line, a second outer side panel foldably connected to the top panel along a third fold line, a second inner side panel foldably connected to the second outer side panel along a fourth fold line, a first bottom panel foldably connected to the first inner side panel, a second bottom panel foldably connected to the second inner side panel, and container receiver features comprising a first retaining feature extending in at least one of the first inner side panel and the first outer side panel and an opposing second retaining feature extending in at least one of the second inner side panel and the second outer side panel, wherein at least one of the first fold line and the third fold line comprises a first arcuate center portion, and at least one of the second fold line and the fourth fold line comprises a second arcuate center portion; andforming a carrier having an interior and at least one container receiver by folding the blank so that the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel are at least partially overlapped opposite to the top panel and folding the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel to extend generally downwardly with respect to the top panel, the at least one container receiver comprising the first retaining feature and the second retaining feature, wherein the folding the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel comprises forming a curved portion in at least one of the first outer side panel and the second outer side panel adjacent the at least one container receiver, the curved portion extending between the first arcuate center portion and the second arcuate center portion;positioning at least one container to be respectfully received in the at least one container receiver with at least a portion of the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel being disposed between the top panel and a top portion of the at least one container, the positioning the at least one container comprises folding the first inner side panel and the second inner side panel so that the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel are at least partially in face-to-face contact with the top panel and the first inner side panel and the second inner side panel extend generally upwardly from the respective first outer sidepanel and second outer side panel to the respective first bottom panel and second bottom panel. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the first retaining feature comprises a first inner opening in the first inner side panel and at least one first inner retention flap adjacent the first inner opening, and the second retaining feature comprises a second inner opening in the second inner side panel and at least one second inner retention flap adjacent the second inner opening. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein: the first retaining feature further comprises a first outer opening in the first outer side panel and a first outer retention tab adjacent the first outer opening, and the second retaining feature further comprises a second outer opening in the second outer side panel and a second outer retention tab adjacent the second outer opening, the first outer opening and the second outer opening being generally aligned with the first inner opening and the second inner opening; andthe positioning the at least one container comprising inserting a first portion of a top portion of the at least one container through the first inner opening and the first outer opening and a second portion of the top portion of the at least one container through the second inner opening and the second outer opening, at least a portion of the first outer retention tab engaging the top portion of the at least one container and at least a portion of the second outer retention tab engaging the top portion of the at least one container.