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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:58 AM Mar 2016

Company reinvents the lunch box [View all]













Packing attention to detail, intelligent design and delicious food into lunchtime is San Francisco-based team Prepd, founded by Chris Place and Will Matters. Their creation, ‘Prepd Pack’, is a modern take on the classic lunchbox, launched in January 2016 via a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1 million.

The traditional brown bag crumples in comparison to the durability and maturity of ‘Prepd Pack’. Magnetic cutlery rests securely within the centre of the ‘Prepd Case’, while an in-built silicone placemat allows diners a proper mealtime setup. Pack lunches in advance within the leak-proof, clear containers and stack them up in the freezer for the week ahead or pop them in the microwave to reheat and enjoy. The containers can also be worked into different configurations to suit your individual needs. Transporting lunch to the workplace – sans spills, rips or blips – has never been simpler.

Upgrading your lunchbox to the ‘Prepd Pack’ also means incorporating the speed and ease of technology into how meals are chosen and regulated. Using the ‘Prepd App’, you can browse ‘make at home’ recipes and meal plans developed by professional nutritionists and chefs. The app integrates effortlessly into your daily routine, devising customised shopping lists that help you keep track of your grocery spending, while advising on what and how much to buy. ‘Prepd Pack’ makes meeting health goals and diet types easier and once you join the Prepd community, you have the option to create your own profile page where you can save and develop recipes, as well as share tips and food tricks with other users.

Further, the 'Prepd App' automatically collects data to quantify how many calories have been consumed. This info is visualised in the app to give meaningful feedback about the diner’s diet.

Encouraging people to pack their own lunches, Prep also hopes to decrease the amount of food and packaging waste in the world. The lunchbox materials are all created from high quality recycled and sustainable materials, meaning ‘Prepd Pack’ both looks great, and is good for the environment too.
http://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/san-francisco-startup-prepd-pack-reinvents-the-lunchbox?utm_source=CNN&utm_medium=Paid&utm_campaign=CNN_Desktop-Tablet#149733
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Company reinvents the lunch box [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 OP
It's certainly inventive. kentauros Mar 2016 #1
That's where I got my kids' lunch boxes too gollygee Mar 2016 #7
It's a great site! kentauros Mar 2016 #23
Big selection! Low prices! Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #59
You're probably just reading a coupon code. kentauros Mar 2016 #61
I dunno. I'm sorta old school about lunch boxes. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #2
+1! eleny Mar 2016 #17
Yes, for years and years, that was my lunch "box." phylny Mar 2016 #45
Oh, the bag isn't practical for all purposes and people need the betters ones. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #49
Not big enough for a real meal. longship Mar 2016 #3
ROFL! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #28
What!? No Martini mixings! longship Mar 2016 #34
Hey look....... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #36
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful! longship Mar 2016 #38
Ever wonder how anything got done in the 80's with the 3 martini lunch? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #40
Drive carefully, my friend. Or fly safely, whichever you choose. nt longship Mar 2016 #42
Lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #60
huh, this is what I use.... Javaman Mar 2016 #4
What! It's missing a hole Paulie Mar 2016 #5
I salvaged my grandpa's metal lunchbox from being tossed nadine_mn Mar 2016 #56
Has Wallpaper just taken a company press release and rebranded it as an article? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #6
That is what usually happens with these types of pieces. HuckleB Mar 2016 #32
If it doesn't have an embossed Six Million Dollar Man on it, it's not a lunch box. Bucky Mar 2016 #8
Or like this one I had! Archae Mar 2016 #15
I had the Race Car one with a McLaren on the front and the little magnetic spinner game on the back. Iggo Mar 2016 #30
Do you know how much those things sell for nowdays? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #50
I probably trashed it myself soon as I could brown-bag it like the cool kids! Iggo Mar 2016 #53
Nice ad. Brickbat Mar 2016 #9
Seems kinda hokey without a Roy Rogers pic on it. Scuba Mar 2016 #10
This is basically an advertisement right? oberliner Mar 2016 #11
I've taken to using PackIts. WillowTree Mar 2016 #12
What, no thermos bottle? B Calm Mar 2016 #13
Meh. India's still got it perfected Recursion Mar 2016 #14
How about this one? Archae Mar 2016 #16
And that one is only $19.99 at ThinkGeek! Cool! csziggy Mar 2016 #19
Looks perfect for me Aerows Mar 2016 #48
You buy a little shotglass of tea from the guy pushing a tea cart down the office hallway Recursion Mar 2016 #57
Nice! Aerows Mar 2016 #58
For years my husband used a six pack cooler to take his lunch to work csziggy Mar 2016 #18
Or you could just buy one of these for under $20.00 sufrommich Mar 2016 #20
Hipster bullshit taught_me_patience Mar 2016 #21
exactly... Phentex Mar 2016 #46
Mine has a thermos. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #22
Ah, but of course you'll need a vessyl jberryhill Mar 2016 #27
Finally! A lunch box for the pretentious ass!!! So we can spot them in the cafeteria! ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #24
Would a ham sandwich and a bag of potato chips fit in there? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #25
Not if I make the ham sandwich it won't. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #29
Nothing beats a Coal Miners lunch pail! yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 #26
What I always wanted: Kingofalldems Mar 2016 #31
Do we need a "Marketing Group" at DU to share advertising OPs? HuckleB Mar 2016 #33
DUzy! longship Mar 2016 #35
Grazie! HuckleB Mar 2016 #43
eventually technology will take all the fun out of dining Skittles Mar 2016 #37
American bento box. mainer Mar 2016 #39
My only reaction is: Oh, brother. WinkyDink Mar 2016 #41
Can I put some chicken wings and a bag of cheetos in it or do I have to cut up vegetables? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #44
Non GMO veggies only jberryhill Mar 2016 #55
i would get beat up if i brought that to work Enrique Mar 2016 #47
Lol, for the win. giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #54
That is ingenious liberal N proud Mar 2016 #51
Cute and practical lunchbox. No space for drink though. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #52
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