Pizza box

A box comprising upper and lower members which close or open relative to each other to form a covered box, a bottom of said box being formed by said lower member and comprising three laminated layers, a first and outside one of said three laminated layers forming a supporting layer having a first and substantially flat surface on its interior side, a second and intermediate one of said three laminated layers extending over at least a substantial portion of said first flat interior surface, said second layer comprising barrier layer means resistant to at least moisture and being spread across the said first flat interior surface, a third and inside one of said three layers having a second and substantially flat surface on its lower side with a plurality of spaced parallel flutes upstanding on its upper side, said first and second flat surfaces being bonded together in a face to face relationship with said barrier layer means interposed therebetween, said flutes comprising a plurality of upwardly directed ridges defining therebetween upwardly directed open channels, said ridges forming means for supporting an article above the bottoms of said channels, and venting means formed in said box and located in a side wall of said box at the ends of said channels, the dimensions of said box being such that heat from an article resting on said flutes escapes through said ventilation means via said channels.