About Us

Warmables started in 2009, when my son was still young and needed warm lunches from home at school.

Back then, there really was nothing like it. A thermos was pretty much the only option, and that was mostly for soup. I wanted him to have real meals for lunch, not just whatever could fit into a thermos.

So I started experimenting.

It took me about a year of making samples, testing fabrics, changing layers, and starting over before I created sleeves that could keep meals warm for 4 to 6 hours. I did not realize it at the time, but I had created something before the market was ready for it.

The start was rough. People loved the product when they saw it, but getting the word out was hard. I could not get the magazine write-ups I hoped for because food safety rules were cautious about keeping meals warm for long periods of time.

So I went straight to real lunch packers. I sent out dozens of samples to mommy bloggers, listened to feedback, and kept going.

By 2014, Warmables had finally found its people. Parents, teachers, office workers, and anyone packing lunch away from home understood why it mattered to have a warm meal without needing a microwave.

Then Covid happened, and Warmables completely collapsed. Schools and offices closed, and suddenly no one needed warm lunches on the go.

But the world changed again. Once people went back to work and school, bento boxes became more popular while people were more cautious about shared microwaves.

So Warmables evolved as well.

We switched to neoprene and created the Bento Box Packer. They still keep meals warm or cold for hours, but they also solve another everyday problem: the extra lunch bag.

Most people are so used to carrying one that they do not even question it. But if your lunch already fits in your purse, tote, or backpack, why carry one more bag?

Just pack your bento box, slip it into the Packer, and place it right into the bag you are already carrying.

If you are ready to rethink the lunch bag, take a look at our Bento Box Packers and see which size fits the way you pack lunch.

Warmables is still built around the same idea I had in 2009: making it easier to bring a real meal from home, without making lunch feel like one more thing to drag around.

These days my son Isaiah lives in Florida. I visit often, and we still work on Warmables together. After all, brainstorming new ideas is a lot more fun in the shade of a palm tree.