A pegboard tray for retaining food items during transportation includes a base support surface on which a food container of a predetermined height can be disposed and retained in a manner to prevent lateral movement, the base support surface having a plurality of peg receiving surfaces and a plurality of pegs, wherein each peg is removably disposed one the peg receiving surface about the food container and wherein pegs cooperate with each other in a manner to prevent the food container from moving laterally on the base support surface.