Substantially similar upper and lower container sections are shaped to cooperate and define an enclosure for receiving the food item, such as a pizza pie, to be delivered in the container. Each of these sections is formed of a substantially square panel, defining a base plane and having four lateral edges of substantially equal length and four corners, as well as depending sidewalls formed integrally with the panel and extending along its lateral edges at an angle with respect to the base plane. Each sidewall is of substantially constant width along the length of the edge. The food item is maintained in a fresh condition by providing a "chimney" at each of the four corners of the container for passage of vapors (e.g., steam) from the inside of the container to the outside. Each chimney has at least one vent, allowing vapors to enter the chimney "flue" from the container and dissipate to the atmosphere when the vapor pressure inside the container exceeds a certain threshold above the atmospheric pressure.