Container for transport and storage of food products

A food container comprising:

• a base having at least one edge, the base comprising a raised rim disposed about a perimeter of an upwardly facing food receiving portion which receives a food product, the food receiving portion comprising a substantially planar surface and a plurality of channels each being recessed downwardly into the planar surface and extending across at least a portion of the planar surface, with at least one channel and a corresponding portion of the at least one edge delineating a respective detachable portion of the food receiving portion, each of the detachable portions selectively separable from other detachable portions;
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• a cover selectively engageable with at least a portion of the raised rim of the base, the cover comprising a substantially downward facing interior surface and a substantially upward facing exterior surface, the interior surface having a perimeter channel sized and dimensioned to engage the at least a portion of the raised rim of the base when the cover is engaged with the base, and the cover sized and shaped to provide an interior chamber which protects the food product, the interior chamber defined at least in part by the interior surface of the cover and a corresponding part of the food receiving portion.