- - It's Just Lunch

The company was born in 1991 in Chicago and now has over 65 locations coast-to-coast. After Founder Andrea McGinty's engagement was called off, she began the search to meet "normal", well-educated professionals. Her friends sent her out on blind dates, she tried personal ads, contemplated the internet and dating services, but she wasn't comfortable with any of these options. The ideal date, she decided, was a lunch date or a drink after work. A fun, laid back, stress-free way to meet!

It's Just Lunch! ("IJL") is a specialized dating service for busy professionals. We have coordinated hundreds of thousands of dates for our clients since our opening in 1992.

We minimize the stress and maximize the efficiency of dating by coordinating our client's dates for lunch or for a drink after work. IJL is a "first date introduction service." People use a recruiter to find a job, a personal trainer to find a new body and IJL to find new friends and potential partners.

Our Mission:
As first date specialists,
we strive to provide quality
lunch dates for busy
professionals in a discreet,
no-pressure atmosphere.

Our goal is to promote fun,
excitement and a proactive
approach to one's personal life.

Our Vision:
When busy single professionals think of dating, they think of It's Just Lunch.

6 billion
Total population in the world.

100 million
Adult singles in the U.S.*

29%
Projected growth of
adult singles in the
United States: 1990-2010.*

100,000
Estimated dates set up by
It's Just Lunch in 2001.

47.7
Marriages per 1000 in the
U.S. (2000), down from 87
per 1000 in 1960.*

12
For 12 years, It's Just Lunch
has been synonymous with
quality first dates for busy
professionals. And, that's why It's Just Lunch has been featured in Forbes, People, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune and on CNN.

*National Statistics Source.
U.S. Census Bureau

The IJL system is unique.

The potential is enormous.

Who are we looking for in a franchisee?

SOMEONE...

...with a burning desire to work for themselves.
...with the desire and ability to learn.
...who is passionate about helping other people meet new people and understands the difficulties in meeting someone in our culture.
...who has drive and initiative.
...who is not afraid to try.
...who wants to be an entrepreneur - looking to generate their own independent income and wealth, and to create and control their own future.
...who has the time and energy that success demands.
...who is looking to bring both talent and commitment "to the table" - within a proven system.
...who has the financial means to start their own business.
...who can fully grasp and appreciate the benefits, challenges, possibilities and rewards of an exciting, high-profile industry and our unique position within it.

...LIKE YOU?

This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only.