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A multicompartment ventilated box is shaped by folding and attaching one or more blanks of a material. One or more attachment portions enable forming at least one compartment. The box may comprise an upper and a lower compartment and perforations that permit air flow between the compartments and to

A multicompartment ventilated box is shaped by folding and attaching one or more blanks of a material. One or more attachment portions enable forming at least one compartment. The box may comprise an upper and a lower compartment and perforations that permit air flow between the compartments and to the exterior of the box. The compartments may be separated by a tray portion which transitions between an elevated and a collapsed position.

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1. A ventilated box for storing and transporting pizza, the box comprising a top panel;a bottom panel;a front wall and a rear wall foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel, the rear wall comprising a tray attachment receiving portion and foldably connected to the top panel;a pair of

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A ventilated box for storing and transporting pizza, the box comprising a top panel;a bottom panel;a front wall and a rear wall foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel, the rear wall comprising a tray attachment receiving portion and foldably connected to the top panel;a pair of side walls foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel; anda tray foldably connected to the front wall on one end of said tray and comprising a tray attachment portion at the opposite end;wherein the tray attachment receiving portion, tray attachment portion or both comprise an adhesive,wherein the box comprises an upper compartment defined at least by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall and the side walls,wherein the tray attachment portion is adapted to attach to the tray attachment receiving portion of the rear wall thereby forming a lower compartment defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall, the bottom panel and the side walls,wherein urging the rear wall toward the front wall elevates the tray away from the bottom panel, when the tray attachment portion is adhesively secured to the tray attachment receiving portion, andwherein the tray, and at least one sidewall, rear wall or front wall comprise perforations which ventilate the upper compartment to the exterior of the box. 2. The box of claim 1, wherein the box is configured to urge the rear wall toward the front wall when the top panel is folded over the tray. 3. The box of claim 1, wherein the sidewall perforations are located adjacent to the lower compartment such that the steam emanating from a food item located in the upper compartment exits into the lower compartment and out of the box through said sidewall perforations located adjacent to lower compartment. 4. The box of claim 1, wherein the box is formed from an integral blank of material. 5. The box of claim 1, wherein the front wall comprises an inner wall foldably connected to an outer wall, the inner wall being connected to the tray and the outer wall being connected to the bottom panel. 6. The box of claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a foldable rear flap located opposite a foldable front flap, and wherein the tray front flap is foldably connected to the rear wall and tray rear flap is foldably connected to the front wall. 7. The box of claim 6, wherein the inner and outer front walls are adjoined by a spacer. 8. The box of claim 6, wherein the tray is adapted to move to a collapsed position where the tray, tray front flap, tray rear flap are positioned substantially in the same plane when the tray is connected to the rear wall. 9. The box of claim 8, wherein the tray is adapted to move to an elevated position where the rear flap is folded toward the bottom panel and the front flap is folded away from the bottom panel. 10. A ventilated box for storing and transporting pizza comprising, an outer box portion comprising, a top panel,a front wall and a rear wall foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel, the rear wall comprising a rear tray attachment receiving portion and foldably connected to the top panel,a bottom panel comprising a front tray attachment receiving portion located, adjacent to the front wall, anda pair of sidewalls foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel; anda tray comprising a front attachment portion and a rear attachment portion located on opposites sides of the tray; wherein the front tray attachment receiving portion, front tray attachment portion or both comprise an adhesive,wherein the rear tray attachment receiving portion, rear tray attachment portion or both comprise an adhesive,wherein the front tray attachment portion is adapted to adhesively secure to the front tray attachment receiving portion of the bottom panel and the rear tray attachment portion adapted to is adhesively secure to the rear tray attachment receiving portion of the rear wall, thereby forming a lower compartment defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall, the bottom panel and the side walls,wherein the box comprises an upper compartment defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall, and the sidewalls,wherein urging the rear wall toward the front wall elevates the tray away from the bottom panel, when the front tray attachment portion is adhesively secured to the front tray attachment receiving portion and the rear tray attachment portion is adhesively secured to the rear tray attachment receiving portion, andwherein the tray, and at least one sidewall, rear wall or front wall comprise perforations which ventilate the upper compartment to the exterior of the box. 11. The box of claim 10, wherein the outer box portion is an integral blank of material and the tray is an integral blank of material. 12. The box of claim 11, wherein the pizza has a weight and the weight of a pizza on the tray is supported partially by the tray rear flap pressing against the bottom panel and partially by attachment of the tray front flap to the rear wall. 13. The box of claim 10, wherein the tray comprises a foldable front flap and a foldable rear flap located on opposite sides of the tray. 14. The box of claim 10, further wherein the front flap further comprises a first front flap foldably connected to a second front flap, and the second front flap comprises front tray attachment portion. 15. The box of claim 10, wherein folding the top panel over the tray urges the rear wall towards the front wall. 16. The box of claim 10, wherein the front wall comprises an inner wall foldably connected to an outer wall, the inner wall being connected to the tray and the outer wall being connected to the bottom panel. 17. The box of claim 10, wherein the tray comprises a foldable rear flap located opposite a foldable front flap, and the tray front flap is foldably connected to the bottom panel and tray rear flap is foldably connected to the rear wall. 18. The box of claim 10, wherein the tray is adapted to move to a collapsed position where the tray, tray front flap, tray rear flap are positioned substantially in the same plane when the tray is connected to the bottom panel and the rear wall. 19. The box of claim 18, wherein the tray is adapted to move to an elevated position where the tray rear flap and tray front flap are folded toward the bottom. 20. The box of claim 10, wherein the weight of a pizza on the tray is supported partially by the attachment of the tray rear flap pressing into the bottom panel and partially by the tray front flap pressing into the bottom panel. 21. A ventilated box for storing and transporting pizza, the box comprising: a top panel;a bottom panel;a front wall and a rear wall foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel, the rear wall comprising a tray attachment receiving portion and foldably connected to the top panel;a pair of side walls foldably connected to opposing sides of the bottom panel; anda tray foldably connected to the front wall on one end of said tray and comprising a tray attachment portion at the opposite end,wherein the tray attachment receiving portion, tray attachment portion or both comprise an adhesive; and in a fully folded out configuration of the box: the top panel, bottom panel and tray are in the same plane; in a partially folded out configuration of the box: the tray attachment portion is adhesively secured to the tray attachment portion, to form a lower compartment defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall, the bottom panel and the side walls,wherein the lower compartment space has a first volume in said partially folded out configuration; and in a closed configuration of the box: the top panel is folded over the tray to close the box, where an upper compartment is defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall and the side walls;the tray attachment portion is adhesively secured to the tray attachment receiving portion;the rear wall is folded toward the front wall thereby elevating the tray away from the bottom panel to form a lower compartment defined by a space between the tray, the front wall, the rear wall, the bottom panel and the side walls;wherein the lower compartment in the closed configuration has a second volume which is larger than the first volume of the lower compartment in the partially folded out configuration, andwherein the tray, and at least one sidewall, rear wall or front wall comprise perforations which ventilate the upper compartment to the exterior of the box.