In 2018 I'd been a stay-at-home-mum for 7 years. My youngest had just started Prep and I was busting to get an old part of me back. The part that had goals, drive, ambition but with the flexibility of making most school drop-offs, pick-ups, sports carnivals etc. The unicorn kind of job, right?! 🫠 After months of google searches, trawling through position vacant ads, franchise enquiries, I stumbled across the business Lunchbox Mini for sale. With my passion for cooking, my love for creating in the kitchen and plenty of years of lunchboxing ahead of me, it felt like it was meant to be. The entire product range fit in the boot of my car, and off I went! (sooo naieve as to what I'd just signed up for 🫣)!
Fast forward 6 years and Lunchbox Mini has exceeded every expectation I had. After gradually taking over our home with boxes, stock and packing stations, in 2021 we moved to our very own warehouse space. And haven't looked back!
Now having our own in-house team, being able to open our warehouse doors for customers to shop in-person, as well as seeing & hearing what a difference our products are making in your lives, is an absolute dream come true. A definite *pinch-me* moment still to this day.
Dani is our marketing and design guru! With a Bachelor of Design under her belt and a passion for social media, Dani was our very first full-time employee, joining us in 2022. Dani looks after all things graphic design and marketing in-house and is a huge asset to the team!
Dani loves a scary movie, a good book (that keeps her up til all hours!) and her schmoodle, Millie.
Her favourite Lunchbox Mini product is her MontiiCo Fusion 1L Drink Bottle. It's replaced the many disposable drink bottles she'd keep everywhere, and loves the fact it keeps her water cold for days and days!
Chantel is our Warehouse & Inventory Manager, joining the team in 2022. She heads up all things packing, product inventory, customer support and our busy open days.
Chantel has two daughters, aged 8 and 13, and was a long-time Lunchbox Mini customer before officially joining the team!
When she's not at the warehouse, Chantel's often found driving her girls between dance practices, working in her home hairdressing salon, or relaxing with the fam.
Chantel is drink bottle OBSESSED (her collection almost out-numbers our warehouse display 🙈), and always has her 1L Frank Green bottle within arm's reach!
Carrie is our Customer Service Manager. From emails to social media to warehouse open days, Carrie joined the team in 2023 and is ready to lend a hand wherever needed.
A mum to three, as well as two pet ducks, Cheese & Puddles, Carrie has a photography business on the side, specialising in maternity and motherhood.
Carrie's favourite product Lunchbox Mini product is the b.box lunchboxes - a long-time user for many years!
Joining the team as lead picker and packer during our peak back to school season in 2022, Peta hit the ground running. She hasn't looked back since, and will often be found packing orders, unpacking stock or arranging our warehouse product displays.
Always on the go, Peta loves her MontiiCo Cooler Bag which keeps her snacks, lunches, cans of drink cool.
