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DASHED provides rapid delivery for over 800 restaurants that don't have their own services in [[Baltimore]], [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], [[New Haven]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] and [[Washington, DC]].<ref name="Forbes 30 Under 30" /><ref name="The 2015 Inc. 5000 List" /><ref name="BostInno: Get A Christmas Tree Delivered to Your Door This Year & Picked Up Once the Holiday's Over">Landry, Lauren. BostInno (2014).</ref><ref name="OPEN Forum">Spors, Kelly. OPEN Forum (2014). 'What Starbucks’ New Delivery Service Means for Local Businesses'. 'https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/starbucks-new-delivery-service-means-local-businesses/'</ref>
DASHED provides rapid delivery for over 800 restaurants that don't have their own services in [[Baltimore]], [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], [[New Haven]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] and [[Washington, DC]].<ref name="Forbes 30 Under 30" /><ref name="The 2015 Inc. 5000 List" /><ref name="BostInno: Get A Christmas Tree Delivered to Your Door This Year & Picked Up Once the Holiday's Over">Landry, Lauren. BostInno (2014).</ref><ref name="OPEN Forum">Spors, Kelly. OPEN Forum (2014). 'What Starbucks’ New Delivery Service Means for Local Businesses'. 'https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/starbucks-new-delivery-service-means-local-businesses/'</ref>


The company was founded under the mission of providing the industry's fastest delivery.<ref>[http://snip.ly/gFbj#http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/entrepreneur/latest/~3/HPlc_8DXMN4/251672 “How This Speed-Focused Delivery Service Is Quickly Making a Name for Itself”] "Entrepreneur Magazine'', December, 2015.</ref> [[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur Magazine's]] noted it has "largely achieved that goal", citing technology, management incentives, and the use of mixed vehicles. The magazine named it as one of the Best Entrepreneur Companies in 2015 in its augural Entrepreneur 360 list.<ref>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/251281 “Growing Against the Grain: Meet the Entrepreneur360 'Contrarians'”] "Entrepreneur Magazine'', October 7, 2015.</ref>


In 2013, DASHED rolled out a fleet of electric [[Smart (automobile)|Smart car]]s for its delivery drivers.<ref name="Boston Globe">Borchers, Callum. Boston Globe (2013)."Takeout delivery company Dashed rolls out a rental car fleet for drivers". http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/09/takeout-delivery-company-dashed-rolls-out-rental-car-fleet-for-drivers/UOqeyrbvUkisi7DtBWMnFI/story.html'</ref> According to the [[Boston Globe]], as of November, DASHED has a total of 12 company SmartCars, which are available for rent to an approved pool of drivers for $15 per 8-hour shift.<ref name="Boston Globe"/> The [[microcar]] rental fleet is only available in [[Boston]].
In 2013, DASHED rolled out a fleet of electric [[Smart (automobile)|Smart car]]s for its delivery drivers.<ref name="Boston Globe">Borchers, Callum. Boston Globe (2013)."Takeout delivery company Dashed rolls out a rental car fleet for drivers". http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/09/takeout-delivery-company-dashed-rolls-out-rental-car-fleet-for-drivers/UOqeyrbvUkisi7DtBWMnFI/story.html'</ref> According to the [[Boston Globe]], as of November, DASHED has a total of 12 company SmartCars, which are available for rent to an approved pool of drivers for $15 per 8-hour shift.<ref name="Boston Globe"/> The [[microcar]] rental fleet is only available in [[Boston]].

Revision as of 16:46, 7 January 2016

DASHED
Company typePrivate
IndustryOnline food ordering
FoundedBoston, United States (2009)
FounderPhil Dumontet
ServicesRestaurant delivery
Revenue$7.5m [1]
Number of employees
122 [2]
Websitedashed.com

DASHED is a US restaurant delivery service founded in Boston, Massachusetts by Phil Dumontet in 2009.[2]

DASHED provides rapid delivery for over 800 restaurants that don't have their own services in Baltimore, Boston, Hoboken, New Haven, Philadelphia, Providence and Washington, DC.[1][2][3][4]


The company was founded under the mission of providing the industry's fastest delivery.[5] Entrepreneur Magazine's noted it has "largely achieved that goal", citing technology, management incentives, and the use of mixed vehicles. The magazine named it as one of the Best Entrepreneur Companies in 2015 in its augural Entrepreneur 360 list.[6]

In 2013, DASHED rolled out a fleet of electric Smart cars for its delivery drivers.[7] According to the Boston Globe, as of November, DASHED has a total of 12 company SmartCars, which are available for rent to an approved pool of drivers for $15 per 8-hour shift.[7] The microcar rental fleet is only available in Boston.

The company partners exclusively with Foodler for online ordering.[8] It expanded to Baltimore in April 2013, adding 50 restaurants that don’t have their own delivery staff, including P.F. Chang's. Restaurants pay DASHED a 30 percent commission to make their deliveries.[7]

Operating in nine cities, DASHED uses a mix of bikes, scooters and automobiles to deliver food from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. seven days a week.[3] About 25% of their orders are delivered by bike & scooter.[9] According to BostInno, DASHED brings its participating restaurants an average of $2,000 in new delivery sales per week, and some restaurants have dropped their own delivery service to hire DASHED.[3]The company introduced a 45-minute Christmas tree delivery service in Boston, which included trees, tree stands, garland, wreaths, and poinsettias.[3][10] The program was popular with corporate clients, with daily deliveries to the Prudential Center.[3]

In 2014, DASHED was named the leading restaurant delivery service in the Northeast by Inc. Magazine.[11] It was also ranked one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. for the second year in a row by the same publication,[2] one of Entrepreneur Magazine's[12] Top 30 Companies to Watch, and the Best in Biz Silver award winner for Fastest Growing Company in the country.[13]

In January 2016, Founder & CEO Phil Dumontet was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Forbes 30 Under 30. Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/retail-ecommerce/
  2. ^ a b c d The 2015 Inc. 5000 List. Inc Magazine. http://www.inc.com/profile/dashed
  3. ^ a b c d e Landry, Lauren. BostInno (2014).
  4. ^ Spors, Kelly. OPEN Forum (2014). 'What Starbucks’ New Delivery Service Means for Local Businesses'. 'https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/starbucks-new-delivery-service-means-local-businesses/'
  5. ^ “How This Speed-Focused Delivery Service Is Quickly Making a Name for Itself” "Entrepreneur Magazine, December, 2015.
  6. ^ “Growing Against the Grain: Meet the Entrepreneur360 'Contrarians'” "Entrepreneur Magazine, October 7, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Borchers, Callum. Boston Globe (2013)."Takeout delivery company Dashed rolls out a rental car fleet for drivers". http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/09/takeout-delivery-company-dashed-rolls-out-rental-car-fleet-for-drivers/UOqeyrbvUkisi7DtBWMnFI/story.html'
  8. ^ Mehan, Sarah. "Online food delivery service Foodler expands in Baltimore". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  9. ^ Burt, Helm. "How I Turned My Bicycle into a $4.6 Million Business". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  10. ^ Landry, Lauren. "13 Local Student- & Alumni-Run Startups Taking the Stress Out of Holiday Shopping". Bostinno. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  11. ^ Inc. Magazine'Best Advice I Ever Got: Train to Win. Inc. Magazine. 'http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/best-advice-i-ever-got-train-to-win.html'
  12. ^ Top 30 Startups to Watch. Entrepreneur Magazine. http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/237370
  13. ^ Best in Biz 2014 Award Winners. Best In Biz. http://www.bestinbizawards.com/2014-winners-company/
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