Fishbowl Timeline

2000

• Founded by Scott Shaw, serial restaurant entrepreneur
  
  

2001

• Powered email for 100 restaurant locations
  
  

2002

• Partnered with AOL on member loyalty program pilot
  
  

2003

• Launched proprietary Local Store Marketing platform for franchise and general managers of multi-unit restaurant companies
  
  

2004

• Introduced list-building via self-contained kiosks
  
  

2005

• Launched Fishbowl Local for independent and small chain restaurants
  
  

2006

• Named exclusive email vendor for members of the National Restaurant Association
  
  

2007

• Funded by Edison Ventures

• Powered email marketing for 28,000 restaurant locations

• Distributed over 300,000,000+ restaurant marketing emails

• 25 state restaurant associations partner with Fishbowl to provide exclusive benefits to their members
  
  

2008

• Launched on-demand suite of restaurant marketing solutions

• Received $12M Investment from Valhalla Partners and Existing Investors
  
  

2009

• Fishbowl’s restaurant guest database surpasses 40 million opt-in members

• Launched integrated social media services

• Distributed over 1 billion restaurant marketing emails