We're Ten Years Old!
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Dinner Elf was founded in 2014 by a wife and husband team (Nicole and Jesse) in Austin, TX.
The company started when Nicole sent me an email.
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We decided to use professional chefs without kids. 😀
We asked for business feedback on Facebook.
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We asked for recipe feedback from co-workers.
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We tested the chef experience ourselves. We nixed with the hats. 😀
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We hired our first chef team in Austin.
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Customers (and kids!) loved the service.
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In 2017, we were accepted into the Capital Factory Accelerator Program.
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Fast forward a few years, we expanded to new markets and grew.
In 2020, a little virus caused problems for our in-home cooking service. 😬
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We persevered. Today, we cook for thousands of families in Austin, Dallas, Denver, and San Antonio. 🎉
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We thank all of our chefs and customers for making Dinner Elf a magical experience for ten years. Here's to ten more! 🙏🏻
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