Allowing employees to quickly eat so they can get back to work quickly. This is the crazy bet that Dejbox, the specialist in meal delivery to companies, has succeeded in. By combining practicality and quality, the company is now making many employees and companies happy.
Dejbox: its history in brief
Dejbox is a Lille startup born in 2015. Its creation follows frustration: having a healthy lunch at noon in a business district or suburban area is an obstacle course. It is this difficulty encountered by Vincent Dupied that led him to co-found with Adrien Verhack Dejbox a digital canteen: Dejbox.
The idea is to offer those who encounter the same difficulty varied, balanced and tasty meals and to have them delivered by delivery people. Very quickly, the concept seduced to the point where Dejbox was forced to extend its activities to other cities (18 in France). From 70 to 80 meals delivered per month, the company moved on to a delivery of nearly 500,000 meals in 30 days!
In 2020, Dejbox joined forces with Carrefour and became Refectory with the ambition of making more people eat healthily and pleasantly.
The advantages of Dejbox
The culinary concept proposed by Dejbox is attracting more and more people precisely because of its unique assets .
Rich cuisine
Dejbox offers a variety of dishes for all preferences. You have the choice between 6 culinary universes:
- Blanket (terroir),
- Thai Mafia (Thai),
- MichMich (bakery),
- Daworld (world cuisine),
- Gigi Rosso (Italian),
- Dirty Healthy (well-being).
Whether it’s salad, sandwiches, sausage and mash, super hake power or Indian chicken tikka massala, Refectory has you covered with mouth-watering meals. All meals are prepared by chefs. Their secret? They use local produce (mostly fresh) and authentic spices to concoct dishes that are a delight to the taste buds.
Meals accessible to all budgets
This is one of the most incredible surprises that Refectory has in store for its customers. The company offers them prepared meals for €8.90. No, you won’t see it! Meals accessible to all budgets and not subject to delivery fees.
Ease of ordering
Ordering your meal from Refectory is absolutely child’s play as the process is very simple. Their delivery people deliver every day. The meals are delivered cold. You can then reheat them in the microwave.
Healthy values, the plus factor of Refectory
Refectory promotes healthy values through which every consumer finds themselves.
Eco-friendly packaging
At a time when citizens around the world are mobilizing to protect the environment, Refectory has a hard time going against the tide. That’s why it delivers its homemade meals in recycled and recyclable kraft paper bags and in 100% recyclable aluminum trays.
Permanent delivery drivers
Refectory works with delivery people to whom it offers secure contracts. Indeed, all its delivery people have permanent contracts and work with love and commitment.
Optimized delivery
At Dejbox, the routes are calculated to limit unnecessary kilometers. The only round trip it accepts is Paris-Brest. To go further in its actions in favor of the environment, the company plans to switch its fleet to 100% electric mode.
Zero food waste
The hunt for profits does not predominate at Refectory. That is why, when it records unsold items, it redistributes them to associations. Sometimes, it uses apps that take care of the redistribution of these dishes . Refectory’s goal is zero food waste!
Who can order on Dejbox?
Refectory is aimed at everyone, particularly employees who work in peri-urban areas and companies.
Employees
Employees can order directly from Refectory . After filling in their boxes, they place their orders and geolocate themselves. Finally, they check if a company delivery person is passing by. They can pay online using the payment methods accepted by the platform.
Companies
Companies can sign a partnership with Refectory. Thanks to the “Company Account” offered by the digital canteen, companies have the possibility to group their orders. They can also subsidize their employees’ lunch thanks to the “Employer Contribution”. In addition, the digital canteen offers them a “Vitamin Subscription” (seasonal fruit basket).
