A package (10) of the wrap-around type including a wrapper (12) formed from paperboard or similar foldable sheet material and accommodating containers arranged in two parallel rows, which package comprises a keel construction (32) providing support for each container and separating one row of containers from the other row, said keel construction being released by cuts from a base panel (14) of the wrapper and including a separator platform (34) held substantially parallel to said base panel by a plurality of support legs (36-42; 60-64) each of which is hinged to the base panel and to one side of the separator platform.