Abstract: A topping barrier and pizza box lid support device comprising an elongated flexible rectangular sheet of resilient material having a sheet length, a sheet width, a sheet thickness, a first end, a second end, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface and a back surface; means for releasably engaging the first end and the second end so as to form a thin-walled cylindrical barrier and support element; and wherein the cylindrical support element is configured for insertion inside a pizza box so as to completely surround the periphery of a pizza and prevent the top lid of the pizza box from coming into contact with the pizza and toppings on the pizza from being displaced from the cheese surface of the pizza to the pizza box floor.