Dating Service News
"With many single professionals working late into the night, match-making sompany adds romance to noontime meals…For busy single professionals who can't eke out extra time to find love, It's Just Lunch! a…dating service…can help weed out the riffraff and arrange lunch dates wirh would-be suitors...'We have a personal touch,' said Tammi Korol, director of It's Just Lunch!'s 4-month-old Century City office."
- Los Angeles Times
"For Lynne Adams, the rising number of single professionals in the Naples area in bot hyst a social phenomenon; it's a business opportunity. She recently purchased the local franchise for It’s Just Lunch, a San Diego-based service [which also has locations in Los Angeles and Orange County]. For a $1,395, she will set a client up on 14 lunch dates. She calls Naples a gold mine. 'There are at leasr 30 people moving everyday into Collier County," said Adams. 'Ninety percent have college degress; 75% have advanced degrees. We have doctors, lawyers, highly educated people, lots of entrepreneurs who come to Naples to open their own restaurant, their own design firm."
- Los Angeles Times
"It's bad enough being all dressed up with nowhere to go, but it's even worse when you have no one to go with. That age-old dilemna is being addressed for many people, through [the dating service] It's Just Lunch! Meeting the right person takes time and timing, especially in a city the size of Los Angeles...Wouldn't it be great if you could make specifications about what type of person you want to meet: likes, dislikes, appearance, career, age, activities. And then poof! After you get a complete description of a possible match, they're sent to you at a convenient and public location-- no strings attached. It's Just Lunch strives to do just that."
- Today Magazine
"...A dating service is trying to revolutionize the blind date. It's Just Lunch! offers clients a chance to get acquainted over lunch. The firm does all the work, making reservations, clearing the matches with customers. All couples have to do is show up."
- The Wall Street Journal
"There had to be a civilized and convenient way to meet potential partners. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a dating service that arranged prescreened lunch dates for busy professionals? Her clients are highly educated: About 95% graduated from college, and 80% have post-graduate degrees."
- Forbes Magazine
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