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Item # 2345-35-250W is a 32.5 fl oz three-compartment aluminum foil dinner tray, the larger-portion counterpart to the classic 24 oz divided tray. The wider 10 × 9 9/32 inch format holds full adult servings across one entree and two side cells, built for hospital dining, employee cafeterias, correctional and military feeding, and hearty retail frozen meals.
| Item # | Description | Compartments | Capacity | Top Out | Top In | Bottom | Depth | Case Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2345-35-250W | Oblong 3-Compartment Tray w/ Board Lid, Large | 3 | 32.5 fl oz | 10 1/16" × 9 9/32" (256 × 236mm) | 9 25/32" × 9" (248 × 229mm) | — | 1 19/32" (40mm) | 250 |
Standard divided trays are portioned for average appetites; many feeding operations are not serving average appetites. Hospital staff rooms, employee cafeterias, correctional facilities, military messes, and value-line frozen meals all need a heartier pack. Item # 2345-35-250W scales the classic three-cell layout up to 32.5 fl oz on a wider 10 × 9 9/32 inch footprint, so the same one-entree-two-sides structure carries a genuinely full meal.
Feeding programs choose tray capacity the way they choose menus: by the population they serve. A 24 oz tray fits school lunches and senior meals; a 32.5 oz tray fits working adults, patients on full diets, and retail frozen dinners positioned as hearty value. Running both sizes of the same three-cell layout lets one kitchen serve both populations without changing its filling line, lid stock, or reheating instructions.
Capacity only helps if the whole tray reheats evenly. The 40mm shallow profile keeps all three cells within the even-heat band of a convection cycle, and aluminum's fast heat transfer brings a chilled or frozen 32.5 oz meal to serving temperature without the center lagging. The wider floor also spreads entree portions thinner, which shortens reheat time compared with a deeper pack of the same weight.
The FC rolled rim runs the full perimeter and gives crimp-on board lids a continuous, flat seat, so the wider tray closes as securely as the smaller standard. Lidded trays stack for cart transport across large facilities, and the printed board side carries menus, dietary codes, and reheating instructions where programs need them.
Each case holds 250 tray-and-lid sets at 34 lbs net, sized for high-volume institutional packing lines. The nested tray profile keeps pallet density high on inbound freight, and the compartment family offers two- to six-cell formats alongside both three-cell portion sizes, so a single supplier can cover every menu and every population a contract feeder serves.
