Temperature-controlled meal transport

A temperature-controlled meal transport container comprising:

• a front panel, the front panel providing access to an interior of the meal transport container;
• a pair of side panels, a rear panel, an upper panel, and a lower panel that, together with the front panel define an outer box;
• a food tray accommodation area defined in the interior of the meal transport container, the food tray accommodation area having interior sidewalls defining a plurality of ledges designed to act together in pairs to receive and support an outer flange of a food tray, the plurality of ledges positioned to accommodate a plurality of different sized food trays in the food tray accommodation area;
• an insulator provided between the outer box and the food tray accommodation area to insulate the interior of the meal transport container;
• a pair of integral upper carrying handles provided at a front periphery and a rear periphery extending above the upper panel, the integral upper carrying handles having a width recessed from the outer periphery of the meal transportation container, the meal transportation container being sized such that by utilizing the integral upper carrying handles a single user can carry the meal transportation container;
• a pair of integral lower handles provided at a front periphery and rear periphery extending in front of the front panel and rear panel, the integral lower handles having a width greater than outer periphery of the meal transportation container, the integral upper carrying handles designed to nest with the integral lower handles when a plurality of meal transport containers are stacked, the integral lower handles having sufficient width greater than the meal transportation container outer periphery such that the integral lower handles are still accessible when nested above or below another meal transportation unit;
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• a control panel contained on an exterior of the meal transport container, the control panel adapted to be accessible when a plurality of meal transport containers are stacked.