Individually Boxed Meals

It’s not always easy for your workers to find nourishing, healthy food during their lunch breaks. After all, they have to fight against the clock, traffic, and long lines just to grab something from the closest fast food place. This often means quickly downing a greasy, fatty, carb-packed value meal that will leave them sluggish as the afternoon wears on. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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First In Catering has multiple solutions for businesses with a large work force. We offer hot individually boxed meals or weekly meal prep options that your employees would just need to heat and eat. By offering a regular meal box plan, you can ensure that your employees get the most out of their lunch break in a way that is as satisfying and stress-free as possible.  Let's look at the 5 biggest benefits for offering boxed lunches to employees whether on a regular basis or for training days or special occasions.

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1. It’s a surprisingly persuasive perk

It’s almost impossible to overstate just how big of headache lunchtime logistics can be for your employees. Simply knowing that they have the option of ordering a boxed lunch can take a huge amount of stress out of their workday. If the company subsidizes these meals — partially or fully — it can have a dramatic positive impact on overall job satisfaction. These hassle-free food programs can also make it much easier to attract the best talent.

2. There’s a real boost to afternoon productivity

By providing a boxed lunch program for your workers, you’re doing more than taking the stress out of their lunch breaks. You’re giving them access to higher-quality food, which translates into more energy for accomplishing tasks, hitting deadlines, and getting through those drowsiness-inducing afternoon meetings.

3. It’s hard to beat an endless variety of authentic, flavorful meals

Chances are that your employees are already in a lunchtime rut. There are only so many restaurants within a short drive of the office, and it doesn’t take long to completely exhaust the available menu options. Boxed lunches that are ordered from First In Catering can provide a variety of flavors to choose from throughout the training or work week. Tired of the same old sandwiches? Why not try stir fry or grilled shrimp pasta? You can even take a poll to let the employees decide what to order next.

4. Boxed meals bring people together

There’s something almost magical about the power of a shared meal. Instead of rushing to their cars during lunch, your employees have a reason to stick around. This encourages them to get to know each other a little better, meet people from other teams and departments, and take a breather from shared workplace pressures. It creates a real sense of being in a team, rather than just working for the same company.

5. It’s a genuinely cost-effective solution

On-site cafeterias are painfully expensive ways to feed workers, and those costs are only going up. The beauty of a boxed lunch program is that it can work anywhere, and for any budget. A company that struggles to afford a legacy cafeteria might actually save money with a boxed lunch program, even if they picked up the tab for every single meal. Even companies with tight budgets can often see huge benefits from offering partially subsidized boxed lunch programs, resulting in tangible ROI in terms of productivity alone.

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In terms of flexibility, variety, price, and employee satisfaction, boxed lunch programs may just be the smartest solution for feeding your workers. They get less-stressful lunch breaks, and you get happier, more motivated workers. That’s a great combination. Whether you choose an ongoing lunch box program or a one-time lunch catering solution, First in Catering would love the opportunity to work with you on making your workplace luncheons a success.