Food and beverage transport and container systems and methods for serving food stuffs or liquids and which includes an insulating cover and a temperature manipulating element associated with the cover. In one aspect, at least a portion of the cover is constructed to allow visual inspection of goods disposed therebehind. The temperature manipulating element associated with the cover is preferably thermally rechargeable such that the cover is reusable whether deployed for heating or cooling operations. In a preferred aspect, the cover and/or temperature manipulating element is configured to monitor and communicate one or more of location, temperature, dwell and/or delivery times associated with use thereof and for assessing overall food service operation sequences and/or efficiency.

A lid is disclosed having a spring mechanism that pushes up an activator lever while also lifting up a flow stopper that keeps fluid from the mug and out through the lid. A button in the side of the lid activates the lever. This button can be locked in either the open or closed position. The open architecture allows for easy disassembly and deep cleaning of all of the parts of the lid. Due to the design of the lid, a mug can be filled without having to remove the lid. Similarly, the user does not have to touch any part of the lid from which water flows. This makes the use of this lid more sanitary.

A lid is disclosed having a spring mechanism that pushes up an activator lever while also lifting up a flow stopper that keeps fluid from the mug and out through the lid. Due to the design of the lid, a mug can be filled without having to remove the lid. Similarly, the user does not have to touch any part of the lid from which water flows. This makes the use of this lid more sanitary.

A multi-compartment container system includes a plurality of compartments. Each compartment includes a cup portion comprising a volume adapted to hold a food or liquid, and a frame portion joined to the cup portion. The frame portion surrounds a top portion or edge of the cup portion, and includes a connector element disposed on a side of the frame and one or more first mating elements. The compartment also includes a lid having one or more second mating elements adapted to engage with the one or more first mating elements of the frame to form a seal, and a chamber adapted to hold a utensil. The connector element of the frame is joined to an adjacent connector element of an adjacent frame of an adjacent compartment. The cup portion includes a first section and a second section, and the cup portion is adapted to move between an expanded state in which no part of the second section is inside the first section and a collapsed state in which at least a portion of the second section is inside the first section.

A vacuum-sealed container wherein a large negative pressure is applied inside the container without using a pump, making it possible to store food for a long time; the container can be sealed without using a packing. The vacuum-sealed container includes: a container body having a lid coupling groove formed along the periphery of the upper end portion of an opening and arranged along a closed path; a lid body formed to be convex upward using an elastic material, the lid body having a sealing portion formed thereon such that the same is inserted into the lid coupling groove along the periphery thereof so as to seal the inside of the container body; and a valve installed on the lid body so as to provide a passage, through which air inside the container body is discharged to the outside, and so as to expose/cover the passage.

A lid made of paper and a method for its manufacture, comprising a lid disk and a lid ring having a longitudinal axis and a circumferential wall extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis and having an inner surface and an outer surface as well as a first end and a second end. The outer circumference of the lid ring has a U-shaped region with a first wall section and a second wall section, which are connected to one another via a third wall section. The lid ring has a U-shaped region with a first wall section and a second wall section connected to each other via a third wall section. The lid ring engages with its first end in the U-shaped region of the lid disk such that the first wall section rests against the inner surface and the second wall section rests against the outer surface.

A storage container includes a base having a plurality of sections and defining a center chamber and a spinning lid disposed on the base. The spinning lid defines an aperture. An intermediate lid is disposed between the base and the spinning lid. The intermediate lid defines an opening. The center chamber, aperture, and opening are coaxially aligned to define a receptacle.

A food carrying system comprises a plurality of food service items including at least one container and optionally one or more plates, drink carriers, and/or trays. At least one of the food service items includes opposing strap openings formed in an edge, encircling flange, or opposed flange handles thereof. A support band encircles the stack, passing through the strap openings, and ends thereof are affixed together to stabilize the stack and in embodiments providing a hand-hold for carrying the stack. The band can further extend through a strap opening provided in a separate handle, so that the stack can be carried using the handle. Strap openings can be provided on lids and/or bases of the containers. Strap openings can be closed ovals, or can be C-shaped, having open outer edges. Band ends can be joined by adhesive, hook-and-loop, knot tying, stapling, snaps, buttons, etc.

A container latching system has an open container with a container lid with extended lip sections. Two slide lock latches are located over the lip sections on opposite sides of the lid. With the lid covering the container, the lip sections overlay the top edges of the container, the slide lock latches overlay a portion of the lip sections, and track slider members in each slide lock latch move along the lip sections to lock and seal the lid to the container.

A storage apparatus, adapted for storage of one or more cannabis materials during terpene infusion, is provided. The storage apparatus has a bottom portion, a wall integrally formed to surround the bottom portion, and to extend upward from the bottom portion, a top portion, and a removable mesh shelf. The top portion is removable from the storage apparatus. Furthermore, the top portion is in contact with the wall during closure of the storage apparatus. The removable mesh shelf is configured to bifurcate the storage apparatus into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber stores the one or more cannabis materials. Additionally, the second chamber stores a carrier medium for the terpene composition. The carrier medium emits an aroma from the terpene composition through the removable mesh to infuse the one or more cannabis materials with the aroma from the terpene composition.