Food pan configured for nested stacking

A nestable food pan system comprising:

• a plurality of same size food pans including:
• a first pan including:
• a first bottom;
• a first plurality of walls extending from the first bottom and joined to one another at a plurality of first corners to form a first interior and a first exterior of the first pan;
• a first rim joined to the first plurality of walls along a first bend so as to extend outwardly from the first plurality of walls;
• at least one first internal shoulder formed in the first plurality of walls and extending along the first interior at least partially in each first corner between the first bottom and the first bend;
• and
• at least one first external shoulder formed in the first plurality of walls and extending along the first exterior at least partially in each first corner between the first bottom and the first internal shoulder;
• and
• a second pan including:
• a second bottom;
• a second plurality of walls extending from the second bottom and joined to one another at a plurality of second corners to form a second interior and a second exterior of the second pan;
• a second rim joined to the second plurality of walls along a second bend so as to extend outwardly from the second plurality of walls;
• at least one second internal shoulder formed in the second plurality of the walls and extending along the second interior at least partially in each second corner between the second bottom and the second bend;
• and
• at least one second external shoulder formed in the second plurality of walls and extending along the second exterior at least partially in each second corner between the second bottom and the second internal shoulder, wherein the first external shoulder rests upon the second internal shoulder when the first food pan is nested within the second food pan.

A food pan comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of walls extending from the bottom and joined to one another at a plurality of corners to form an interior and an exterior of the pan;
• a rim joined to the plurality of walls along a bend so as to extend outwardly from the plurality of walls;
• a continuous internal shoulder extending along the interior between the bend and the bottom;
• and
• an outwardly extending deformation formed in the plurality of walls at each of the plurality of corners between and vertically spaced from the continuous shoulder and the bottom, wherein the outwardly extending deformation formed in each of the plurality of corners rests upon the Continuous internal shoulder of an identical underlying food pan when the food pan is nested within the identical underlying food pan.

A food pan comprising:

• a bottom;
• a plurality of walls extending from the bottom and joined to one another at a plurality of corners to form an interior and an exterior of the pan;
• a rim joined to the plurality of walls along a bend so as to extend outwardly from the plurality of walls;
• a ramp portion having an exterior inclined surface between the bottom and the bend;
• and
• at least one internal shoulder formed in the plurality of walls and extending along the interior at least partially in each corner between the bottom and the inclined surface.