foil polypropylene or other suitable material and is torn away from the mouth of the container by a pull tab or like mechanism well known in the food packaging industry the removable cap 20 acts as the means for sealing the mouth of the container once the tamper proof seal is removed the end cap 22 is permanently affixed to the tube 10 and is typically constructed of aluminum or some other rigid material thereby providing strength and crush resistance to the container the embodiment shown is approximately nine inches in length measured from the end cap 22 to the removable cap 20 the container is divided by two score lines 30 32 which divide the tube 10 into three separate sections 12 14 16 of approximately equal length the length of the individual sections 12 14 16 can vary depending on the geometry of the body 10 and the product stored therein for example a tube 10 having an internal diameter of three inches is suitable for the packaging of a stacking potato chip product consumer studies have shown that a tube shaped container with such diameter is only wide enough to allow the consumer to place his hand far enough into the container to reach the product located within about three inches of mouth of the container once the product has been consumed such that the level of.