Sixteen years ago when It's Just Lunch opened its first location in Chicago, meeting professionals who had common interests, and who lived in the same city seemed liked quite the task. It's Just Lunch provided a discreet way to meet other like minded singles in Chicago . Fast forward sixteen years, It's Just Lunch has over 100 locations worldwide, with locations all over the United States . In the summer of 2004, It's Just Lunch opened it's first international location in Singapore . Now the company has international locations in Australia , Canada , the Caribbean and Europe as well.
The company's dating solution is based entirely on personalized screening. After a client calls for information, a one-hour meeting is set up to discuss the type of people they'd like to meet. Within 48 hours, the company calls to tell the client all about their first date. They arrange for the couple to meet for lunch or a drink after work at a restaurant convenient to both of them--they even make the reservations. Then, clients call the company and give feedback on the date before the next one is chosen. There is no photo or online profile for the world to see.
Over the past sixteen years, It's Just Lunch seems to have smoothed out the issues of modern dating. The company has set up over 2,000,000 first dates in over 100 locations worldwide and is responsible for thousands of happy couples all over the world.
Sixteen years later, It's Just Lunch is now the leading expert on first dates.
The company has been featured on various TV shows including Oprah, CNBC and CNN as well as articles in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and many others:
"...A dating service is trying to revolutionize the blind date. It's Just Lunch! does all the work--making reservations, clearing the matches with customers. All couples have to do is show up."
* The Wall Street Journal
"Every month [IJL] sets up over 50 thousands lunch dates."
* The Oprah Winfrey Show
"Even busy professionals want to find romance but they don't have much time to look for it often. An upscale dating service now helps business people improve their personal lives."
* CNN
"According to It's Just Lunch, 10 years ago, only 8% of the U.S. population admitted to using any kind of dating service. Now, the number has grown to 49%."
* CBS The Early Show
"How to tell if a guys a keeper...First impressions are a big deal! In a survey of 3,000 people [conducted by the dating service It's Just Lunch], 79 percent of men said they take just 15 minutes on the initial date to figure out if they'll see you again."
* Cosmopolitan Magazine
"Many singles who run their own firms...work so much they don't have time to find a mate -- and often without someone waiting on the other side of the dinner table (or bed), there's no incentive to shut down the computer and go home. One increasingly attractive option is outsourcing the task to matchmaking services. It's Just Lunch- It plans everything, down to when and where you meet. What happens: Once staff members find a good match, they'll tell you about your date, coordinate your schedules, and select a nice spot for lunch or drinks. You take it from there -- continue dating that person or ask the staff for someone more outgoing, taller, etc."
* INC. Magazine
"CEOs aren't the only ones who have discovered the Waiter Rule. A November survey of 2,500 by It's Just Lunch, a dating service for professionals, found that being rude to waiters ranks No. 1 as the worst in dining etiquette, at 52%, way ahead of blowing your nose at the table, at 35%."
* USA Today
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