Dashed is a restaurant delivery service that was started in 2009. Phil Dumontet began this company with one goal in mind, to create the fastest delivery possible. Dumontet saw the need for delivery services in many of the Boston restaurants and he believed partnering with these restaurants, to deliver their food, would be profitable. Seven years ago he began delivering from one restaurant and today he has partnered with more than 800 restaurants to provide insanely fast delivery. Dashed achieved its fast delivery by creating a fleet of 12 electric cars, and some bikes, which would by used by athletes to deliver the food. Dashed increased the speed of its delivery by creating a competitive environment for its employees. Dumontet promised bonuses to the fastest deliverers. Not only has this company done well for itself but it brings an average of $2,000 in new sales to the companies they help deliver. Today Dashed has expanded to include Baltimore, New Haven, Philadelphia, Providence and Washington, DC. Dumontet and his team hope to continue to expand into new cities as new restaurants choose to partner with their services. Dashed averages a sub 40 minute delivery time and this includes deliveries even in the big cities that often have the most traffic. As long as you want your food between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Dashed will deliver to you.
A man with a dream and a bike started delivering food seven years ago, and has now created a company with 122 employees. Today Dumontet’s company is worth over 7.5 million dollars and is only going to be worth more as it expands into new cities.
Wow, this is a super cool idea. I can imagine delivery service for restaurants, or traveling across the city to a retaurant, is a very hard thing in a packed city. Traveling on bikes or whatever to deliver the food for restaurant is a neat solution to the transportation problem in cities. It’s hard to believe that a company that rides some bikes delivering food in several cities is worth $7.5 Million!