diff --git a/src/bci_build/containercrate.py b/src/bci_build/containercrate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0fc87ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bci_build/containercrate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Crate to handle multibuild containers in the generator."""
+
+
+class ContainerCrate:
+    """ContainerCrate is combining multiple container build flavors.
+
+    This provides package-central functions like generating _service and
+    _multibuild files.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, containers: list):
+        """Assign the crate for every container."""
+        self._all_build_flavors: dict[tuple, set] = {}
+        for container in containers:
+            if container.build_flavor:
+                self._all_build_flavors.setdefault(
+                    (container.os_version, container.package_name), set()
+                ).add(container.build_flavor)
+
+        for container in containers:
+            if container.crate is not None:
+                raise ValueError("Container is already part of a ContainerCrate")
+            container.crate = self
+            container.all_build_flavors = self.all_build_flavors(container)
+
+    def all_build_flavors(self, container):
+        """Return all build flavors for this container in the crate"""
+        return sorted(
+            self._all_build_flavors.get(
+                (container.os_version, container.package_name), [""]
+            )
+        )
+
+    def multibuild(self, container):
+        """Return the _multibuild file string to write for this ContainerCrate."""
+        flavors: str = "\n".join(
+            " " * 4 + f"<package>{pkg}</package>"
+            for pkg in sorted(self.all_build_flavors(container))
+        )
+        return f"<multibuild>\n{flavors}\n</multibuild>"
diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
index a05d6c55d..009eae5d3 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import jinja2
 from packaging import version
 
+from bci_build.containercrate import ContainerCrate
 from bci_build.templates import DOCKERFILE_TEMPLATE
 from bci_build.templates import INFOHEADER_TEMPLATE
 from bci_build.templates import KIWI_TEMPLATE
@@ -458,6 +459,12 @@ class BaseContainerImage(abc.ABC):
         default_factory=dict
     )
 
+    #: build flavors to produce for this container variant
+    build_flavor: str | None = None
+
+    #: create that this container is part of
+    crate: ContainerCrate = None
+
     #: Add any replacements via `obs-service-replace_using_package_version
     #: <https://github.com/openSUSE/obs-service-replace_using_package_version>`_
     #: that are used in this image into this list.
@@ -1137,9 +1144,13 @@ def title(self) -> str:
         """
         return f"{self.os_version.distribution_base_name} BCI {self.pretty_name}"
 
+    @property
+    def readme_name(self) -> str:
+        return f"README.{self.build_flavor}.md" if self.build_flavor else "README.md"
+
     @property
     def readme_path(self) -> str:
-        return f"{self.package_name}/README.md"
+        return f"{self.package_name}/{self.readme_name}"
 
     @property
     def readme_url(self) -> str:
@@ -1150,7 +1161,7 @@ def readme_url(self) -> str:
         if self.os_version.is_tumbleweed:
             return f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SUSE/BCI-dockerfile-generator/{self.os_version.deployment_branch_name}/{self.readme_path}"
 
-        return "%SOURCEURL%/README.md"
+        return f"%SOURCEURL%/{self.readme_name}"
 
     @property
     def readme(self) -> str:
@@ -1278,14 +1289,17 @@ async def write_file_to_dest(fname: str, contents: str | bytes) -> None:
             await write_to_file(os.path.join(dest, fname), contents)
 
         if self.build_recipe_type == BuildType.DOCKER:
-            fname = "Dockerfile"
             infoheader = textwrap.indent(INFOHEADER_TEMPLATE, "# ")
+            fname = (
+                f"Dockerfile.{self.build_flavor}" if self.build_flavor else "Dockerfile"
+            )
 
             dockerfile = DOCKERFILE_TEMPLATE.render(
                 image=self,
                 INFOHEADER=infoheader,
                 DOCKERFILE_RUN=DOCKERFILE_RUN,
                 LOG_CLEAN=LOG_CLEAN,
+                BUILD_FLAVOR=self.build_flavor,
             )
             if dockerfile[-1] != "\n":
                 dockerfile += "\n"
@@ -1320,9 +1334,21 @@ async def write_file_to_dest(fname: str, contents: str | bytes) -> None:
                 False
             ), f"got an unexpected build_recipe_type: '{self.build_recipe_type}'"
 
+        if self.build_flavor:
+            mname = "_multibuild"
+            tasks.append(
+                asyncio.ensure_future(
+                    write_file_to_dest(mname, self.crate.multibuild(self))
+                )
+            )
+            files.append(mname)
+
         tasks.append(
             asyncio.ensure_future(
-                write_file_to_dest("_service", SERVICE_TEMPLATE.render(image=self))
+                write_file_to_dest(
+                    "_service",
+                    SERVICE_TEMPLATE.render(image=self),
+                )
             )
         )
 
@@ -1361,8 +1387,8 @@ async def write_file_to_dest(fname: str, contents: str | bytes) -> None:
             tasks.append(write_file_to_dest(fname, contents))
 
         if "README.md" not in self.extra_files:
-            files.append("README.md")
-            tasks.append(write_file_to_dest("README.md", self.readme))
+            files.append(self.readme_name)
+            tasks.append(write_file_to_dest(self.readme_name, self.readme))
 
         await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
diff --git a/src/bci_build/package/apache_tomcat.py b/src/bci_build/package/apache_tomcat.py
index 62dfd81be..31d849e8a 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/package/apache_tomcat.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/package/apache_tomcat.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import datetime
 
+from bci_build.containercrate import ContainerCrate
 from bci_build.package import CAN_BE_LATEST_OS_VERSION
 from bci_build.package import DOCKERFILE_RUN
 from bci_build.package import OsContainer
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ def _get_sac_supported_until(
 TOMCAT_CONTAINERS = [
     ApplicationCollectionContainer(
         name="apache-tomcat",
-        package_name=f"apache-tomcat-{tomcat_ver.partition('.')[0]}-java-{jre_version}-image"
+        package_name=f"apache-tomcat-{tomcat_ver.partition('.')[0]}-image"
         if os_version.is_tumbleweed
-        else f"sac-apache-tomcat-{tomcat_ver.partition('.')[0]}-java{jre_version}-image",
+        else f"sac-apache-tomcat-{tomcat_ver.partition('.')[0]}-image",
         pretty_name="Apache Tomcat",
         custom_description=(
             "Apache Tomcat is a free and open-source implementation of the Jakarta Servlet, "
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ def _get_sac_supported_until(
         supported_until=_get_sac_supported_until(
             os_version=os_version, tomcat_ver=tomcat_ver, jre_major=jre_version
         ),
+        build_flavor=f"openjdk{jre_version}",
         additional_versions=[f"%%tomcat_version%%-openjdk{jre_version}"],
         from_target_image=f"{_build_tag_prefix(os_version)}/bci-micro:{OsContainer.version_to_container_os_version(os_version)}",
         package_list=[
@@ -124,6 +126,9 @@ def _get_sac_supported_until(
         ("10.1", OsVersion.TUMBLEWEED, 17),
         ("9", OsVersion.TUMBLEWEED, 17),
         ("10.1", OsVersion.SP6, 21),
+        ("10.1", OsVersion.SP6, 17),
         # (10.1, OsVersion.SP7, 21),
     )
 ]
+
+TOMCAT_CRATE = ContainerCrate(TOMCAT_CONTAINERS)
diff --git a/src/bci_build/templates.py b/src/bci_build/templates.py
index 42ce416c0..85e6a8588 100644
--- a/src/bci_build/templates.py
+++ b/src/bci_build/templates.py
@@ -194,13 +194,24 @@
     """<services>
   <service mode="buildtime" name="{{ image.build_recipe_type }}_label_helper"/>
   <service mode="buildtime" name="kiwi_metainfo_helper"/>
+{%- set all_build_flavors = [""] %}
+{%-     if image.crate and image.build_flavor %}
+{%-         set all_build_flavors = image.crate.all_build_flavors(image) %}
+{%-     endif %}
+{%- for flavor in all_build_flavors %}
 {%- for replacement in image.replacements_via_service %}
   <service name="replace_using_package_version" mode="buildtime">
-    <param name="file">{% if replacement.file_name != None %}{{replacement.file_name}}{% elif (image.build_recipe_type|string) == "docker" %}Dockerfile{% else %}{{ image.package_name }}.kiwi{% endif %}</param>
+    <param name="file">
+{%- if replacement.file_name != None %}{{replacement.file_name}}
+{%- elif (image.build_recipe_type|string) == "docker" %}{% if flavor %}Dockerfile.{{ flavor }}{% else %}Dockerfile{% endif %}
+{%- else %}{{ image.package_name }}.kiwi
+{%- endif %}</param>
     <param name="regex">{{ replacement.regex_in_build_description }}</param>
     <param name="package">{{ replacement.package_name }}</param>{% if replacement.parse_version %}
     <param name="parse-version">{{ replacement.parse_version }}</param>{% endif %}
-  </service>{% endfor %}
+  </service>
+{%- endfor -%}
+{% endfor %}
 </services>
 """
 )
diff --git a/src/staging/bot.py b/src/staging/bot.py
index c7ddded7a..3a82ecd75 100644
--- a/src/staging/bot.py
+++ b/src/staging/bot.py
@@ -759,23 +759,18 @@ async def write_pkg_configs(
                 will be added
 
         """
-        tasks = [
-            self._write_pkg_meta(
-                bci,
-                git_branch_name=git_branch_name,
-                target_obs_project=target_obs_project,
-            )
-            for bci in packages
-        ]
-
+        tasks = []
+        pkg_metas_to_generate = set()
         for bci in packages:
-            tasks.append(
-                self._write_pkg_meta(
-                    bci,
-                    git_branch_name=git_branch_name,
-                    target_obs_project=target_obs_project,
+            if bci.package_name not in pkg_metas_to_generate:
+                pkg_metas_to_generate.add(bci.package_name)
+                tasks.append(
+                    self._write_pkg_meta(
+                        bci,
+                        git_branch_name=git_branch_name,
+                        target_obs_project=target_obs_project,
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
         await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_service.py b/tests/test_service.py
index b6e5795f7..da9ac19fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from bci_build.containercrate import ContainerCrate
 from bci_build.package import BuildType
 from bci_build.package import DevelopmentContainer
 from bci_build.package import OsVersion
@@ -108,3 +109,38 @@ def test_service_with_replacement_docker():
   </service>
 </services>"""
     )
+
+
+def test_service_with_multi_flavor_docker():
+    containers = [
+        DevelopmentContainer(
+            **_BASE_KWARGS,
+            build_recipe_type=BuildType.DOCKER,
+            build_flavor=flavor,
+            replacements_via_service=[
+                Replacement(regex_in_build_description="%%my_ver%%", package_name="sh"),
+            ],
+        )
+        for flavor in ("flavor1", "flavor2")
+    ]
+    containercrate = ContainerCrate(containers)
+
+    assert (
+        SERVICE_TEMPLATE.render(
+            image=containers[0],
+        )
+        == """<services>
+  <service mode="buildtime" name="docker_label_helper"/>
+  <service mode="buildtime" name="kiwi_metainfo_helper"/>
+  <service name="replace_using_package_version" mode="buildtime">
+    <param name="file">Dockerfile.flavor1</param>
+    <param name="regex">%%my_ver%%</param>
+    <param name="package">sh</param>
+  </service>
+  <service name="replace_using_package_version" mode="buildtime">
+    <param name="file">Dockerfile.flavor2</param>
+    <param name="regex">%%my_ver%%</param>
+    <param name="package">sh</param>
+  </service>
+</services>"""
+    )