A carrier for holding at least one container includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a front panel, a back panel, at least one side panel, and at least one handle panel extending between the front panel and the back panel. The carrier further includes container retaining features for stabilizing the at least one container in the interior of the carrier, the container retaining features includes at least one container retention cut formed in an upper portion of at least one of the front panel and the back panel.