Cutting board apparatus with collapsible tray

An apparatus for treating food substances, which comprises:

• a cutting plate defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one a first cutting surface and a second opposed cutting surface, the cutting plate being repositionable between a first orientation where the first cutting surface is presented for supporting food substances and a second orientation where the second cutting surface is presented for supporting food substances the cutting plate including an outer peripheral edge having a grooved segment;
• and a collecting tray mounted with respect to the cutting plate and arranged about a vertical axis corresponding generally to a depth of the collecting tray, the collecting tray being dimensioned and configured to transition between a first stored collapsed condition defining a first depth of the collection tray to facilitate storage or transport thereof and a second operative expanded condition defining a second depth of the collection tray greater than the first depth to provide an internal chamber for collecting food substances cut on the cutting surface, the collecting tray including a mounting tab, the mounting tab received within the grooved segment of the cutting plate in secured relation therewith to releasably secure the collecting tray to the cutting plate in each of the first and second orientations of the cutting plate.