Modular carton

A method of forming a carton having a first modular section and a second modular section, the method comprising:

• obtaining a carton blank and a divider blank, the carton blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising at least a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel;
• positioning the plurality of panels to at least partially form an interior of the carton;
• positioning the divider blank to form a divider extending between an upper portion of the first side panel and an upper portion of the second side panel, and adhesively attaching the divider to at least one of the upper portion of the first side panel and the upper portion of the second side panel with adhesive,
• the first modular section comprising the upper portion of the first side panel, the upper portion of the second side panel, the top panel that extends between the first upper portion of the first side panel and the upper portion of the second side panel, and the divider,
• the second modular section comprising a lower portion of the first side panel, a lower portion of the second side panel, and the bottom panel that extends between the lower portion of the first side panel and the lower portion of the second side panel, the upper portion of the first side panel is at least partially separable from the lower portion of the first side panel along a first separating feature at least partially disposed in the first side panel, and the upper portion of the second side panel is at least partially separable from the lower portion of the second side panel along a second separating feature at least partially disposed in the second side panel such that the second modular section is separable from the first modular section;
• positioning a first plurality of articles in the interior space such that the first plurality of articles are supported on the divider and enclosed in the first modular section;
• positioning a second plurality of article in the interior space such that the second plurality of articles are supported on the bottom panel, the second modular section has an open top that allows access to the second plurality of articles upon separation of the first modular section and the second modular section.