Patent ID: 8424701

Claim:
A produce packaging system configured to enhance cooling, the arrangement comprising: a plurality of produce packaging containers, each container having a lid and a body, the lid and body configured so that when the lid is closed it defines at least a first and a second horizontal ventilation slot respectively on opposing ends of the basket, each slot disposed between the lid and body, and a lower surface of the body defining a ventilation channel configured to enable a ventilating flow to pass underneath the container; and a plurality of trays for receiving said plurality of said baskets, the tray including at least two rows of tray ventilation features comprising at least a first row of ventilation features arranged above a second row of ventilation features; the plurality of produce packaging containers arranged in each tray in two layers, the horizontal ventilation slots of the second row containers being arranged in registry with the second row of ventilation features of the tray, thereby facilitating the flow of air through the containers of the second row of containers, and the horizontal ventilation slots of the first row containers being arranged in registry with the first row of ventilation features of the tray, thereby facilitating the flow of air through the containers of the second row of containers.