a food container for shipping and displaying food items is provided . the food container is made up of a base container having an upper perimeter portion that is configured to be closed using a label seal . the label seal replaces a lid or cover and enables a significant reduction in the amount of plastics used in food containers of this type . the label seal is adhesively applied to the upper perimeter portion of the based contained and is cut to size to the same perimeter edge of the container . a tamper evident feature can be integrated into the label seal technology disclosed herein .