Dabbawalla Argentina

Companies like McDonald's are turning to Dabbawalla when they need a safe and reliable last mile solution.

This week’s Argentina franchise opportunity is a Rosario-based company focused on a the corporate delivery niche. While Dabbawalla originally launched in Rosario, the company recently commenced operations in Buenos Aires and across the border in Santiago, Chile.

Manager Eduardo Capelle said the move to BA was not without challenges considering the larger distances and heavier traffic patterns. “We know we have to adapt to each market so that the services we offer reach the high expectation levels of our local clients, the clients of our clients and our employees who complete the service cycle. Only when we feel we are capable of meeting all those demands will we move into a new market, which was the case in Buenos Aires,” said Capelle.

The greater traffic, logistic and security challenges BA presents mean greater opportunities for Team Dabbawalla whose motorcycle-riding cadets are already assisting corporate clients like McDonald’s, La Posta and California Burrito Company. Capelle says the company is on the verge of opening two strategic franchises in keeping with the business plan, while more franchises are definitely on the horizon.

Toward that end, the company offers additional, downloadable information for potential franchisees on the Dabbawalla website. In summary, the company offers a unique last-mile solution for foreign companies who don’t know the local terrain and need a trusted delivery solution in a competitive market like BA.

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Lean & Mean: A UPS motorcycle parked in front of the Delta Airlines office in Buenos Aires.

Lean & Mean: A UPS motorcycle parked in front of the Delta Airlines office in Buenos Aires.

As the worlds’ largest package delivery company, Atlanta-based UPS has been around for over 100 years and has constantly adapted to the changing demands of corporate clients.

UPS is so synonymous today with global commerce that Thomas Friedman held Big Brown’s insourcing model up as one of the 10 flattening factors in his 2005 best seller, The World Is Flat. This is even more amazing when you consider the company has only been operating in international markets since 1985.

UPS is now celebrating twenty years of operations in Argentina and, according to La Nacion, the company that used to provide just courier services today offers Argentine customers a wide array of logistics and transportation services and the necessary tools to connect them to the global marketplace. Global players like UPS have injected much-needed transparency, efficiency and competition in the BA marketplace.

If Friedman were to write a sequel focused on this phenomenon, he might consider calling it, The World Is Less Fat. In an interview with Wired magazine, he offered this explanation: “They’re incredible flatteners. For UPS to work, they’ve got to create systems with customs offices around the world. They’ve got to design supply chain algorithms so when you take that box to the UPS Store, it gets from that store to its hub and then out. Everything they are doing is taking fat out of the system at every joint.” And in image-conscious Argentina, “more flat, less fat” will always be a winning formula.

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