Food containers with gas diversion

A food container, comprising:

• a receptacle including a bottom wall defining a first storage volume and a second storage volume;
• a cover including a top wall configured to be secured to the receptacle;
• and
• a gas diversion system located between the first storage volume and the second storage volume when the cover is secured to the receptacle, the gas diversion system including
• a first wall extending upwardly from the receptacle bottom wall and defining a top end and a length that extends from the bottom wall to the top end, the top end being adjacent to, and spaced apart from, the cover top wall such that there is a first gap between the first wall top end and the cover top wall,
• a second wall, spaced apart from the first wall in a direction perpendicular to the first wall length, extending downwardly from the cover top wall and defining a bottom end and a length that extends from the cover top wall to the bottom end, the bottom end being adjacent to, and spaced apart from, the receptacle bottom wall such that there is a second gap between the second wall bottom end and the receptacle bottom wall, the second wall being coextensive with the first wall along the lengths of the first and second walls between the first gap and the second gap, and
• a gas storage volume located between the first and second walls and the first and second gaps, from the first wall top end to the second wall bottom end, that is connected to the first storage volume by the first gap and is connected to the second storage volume by the second gap.