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# Latent Lunch Bags
BUILT Makes Creative Lunch Totes

By Tisah Tucknott | Published 2009-08-20 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/built-totes
References: [designyearbook.blogspot](http://designyearbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/tote-lunch-bag.html) & [builtny](http://www.builtny.com/showPage.php?pageID=1612)

Bringing a lunch box to school or to work can be embarrassing, especially if you are too old to carry around a lunch box covered in cartoon designs. BUILT has made these snazzy looking totes for your food and drinks in [bold and pretty patterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poppy-collection).

Made of neoprene, these [totes can both protect and insulate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puffin-drinkware) your food. Carry around your lunch in these edgy totes, and be the cool kid at school (or at the office).

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.2/10
- Popularity: 37% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Bold Lunch Totes:** Opportunity for developing lunch totes with bold and eye-catching designs for adults.
- **Neoprene Food Carriers:** Innovation potential in creating neoprene-based carriers that provide both protection and insulation for food and drinks.
- **Creative Lunch Accessories:** Emerging market for creative and trendy lunch accessories that cater to a wide range of age groups.

### Where This Applies

- **Fashion Accessories:** Fashion accessory industry can explore the production of stylish lunch totes and related accessories.
- **Food and Beverage Packaging:** Opportunity for the food and beverage packaging industry to develop innovative neoprene carriers for on-the-go consumption.
- **Office Supplies:** Office supplies sector can create lunch accessories that add a touch of creativity to the workspace environment.

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