Manufacturers like King Seeley Thermos Company faced stiff competition from vinyl lunch box makers and a glut of competitors, so they tried themes such as “Campus Queen” to help boost their profit. It’s not leaked despite being rolled around in my car boot on the way to work and shaken really hard just to see if I could get it to leak. Its Snap Hinge Detachable Flip Lid is leakproof, allowing you to carry your food without worrying about spills. I was also initially worried about the funky blue discolouring from the chilli but it cleaned up really easily with no signs of staining.

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Aladdin opened their Nashville factory on Murfreesboro Road, producing its first thermal products in July 2002. That find launched a lifelong collecting habit—one the 83-year-old shares with hundreds of visitors each year. Aladdin Industries incorporated Aladdin Synergetics as a new division for healthcare foodservice products.The box features secure Sistema KLIP IT easy locking clips and includes a seal-tight yogurt/fruit pot. During the 1980s and 1990s Aladdin continued to grow and by the mid 1990s its Nashville operation grew to employ 1100 employees. With Aladdin Lunch Boxes, you can enjoy your favourite meals on the go, without worrying about anything getting spoiled or wasted. In 1950, Aladdin Industries, a lamp company turned insulated-vacuum-bottle vendor, struck gold when it produced the first real lunch box with a licensed character. As a result, note Smithsonian experts, Thermos was given a cease-and-desist letter and had to stop producing the boxes.

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The Aladdin brand is now owned by the privately held Pacific Market International (PMI), and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. At the self-proclaimed largest lunch box museum in the world, in Columbus, Georgia, owner Allen Woodall has accumulated more than 1,300 metal boxes. In many cases they don’t remember it until they actually see it in the museum, and then they light up.

For young students heading back to school each fall, few accessories proclaim their pop-culture tastes as conspicuously as a lunch box. As I mentioned in my original post, the Aladdin Bento Box has taken it’s insporation from the Japanese style lunch boxes so it’s designed to keep food hot or cold for up to 5 hours. Aladdin Lunch Boxes are an ideal solution for anyone who wants to bring their lunch to work or school while keeping it fresh and secure.