Simplify Office Catering With DoorDash for Business
Discover the convenience of ordering a catered office lunch through DoorDash for Business.
Organizing and coordinating the many aspects of team meals can be challenging for diverse workforces with a broad range of dietary needs and food preferences. Yet catered lunches remain a popular perk, saving employees time and money at meal times, and showing them their employer appreciates them and will nourish them so they can do their best work.
DoorDash for Business offers two flexible catering solutions: individualized Group Orders and traditional Catering. These offerings simplify the catered meal process, making it adaptable for your team's specific needs.
The benefits of office catering delivery
Food brings people together, and team socialization and bonding over a catered lunch is a powerful way to strengthen the ties that bind your organization. Among the many important advantages that catering for offices can contribute, here are five that make a major impact.
1. Job satisfaction
A DoorDash for Business survey found that 91% of employees who receive meal benefits are satisfied with their job.
2. Peak performance
Providing convenient, healthy meals is a win-win: it keeps employees nourished and productive during their busy workday, and eliminates prep for possibly unhealthy meals — a habit that can make workers 66% more likely to slack off at work.
3. Talent retention
Catered office lunches are a valuable workplace perk that supports employee retention. According to our survey, 85% of employees receiving meal benefits report feeling more appreciated by their employer. Team members value workplaces that recognize their needs and contribute to their well-being, which can help reduce churn and turnover.
4. Employee well-being
Employees prioritize freedom, flexibility, health, and wellness in their work perks. And when employees lose an average of 17 minutes a day, 340 minutes a month, and 68+ hours a year preparing the food they eat at work — corporate catering can alleviate the burden of meal prep and promote a healthy work-life balance.
5. Company culture
Shared meals foster deeper relationships among employees, which enhances workplace satisfaction and a sense of belonging.
Modernize team meals with a DoorDash catered office lunch
Corporate catering may initially seem straightforward — you pick a selection of dishes from a restaurant or catering company, set a time for your delivery, and wait for the order to arrive. But it's not always so simple. Here are some things to consider when planning:
Caterer requirements: Some may require that you meet specific monetary thresholds, or order items that are not on the regular menu.
Uncertain headcount: You don't always know who's attending — especially for large team events when people often RSVP with a "maybe."
Logistical complexities: Setting up and hosting the meal is no easy task — including the administrative burden of payments and reimbursements.
So what should easy and efficient modern catering be like? It should present employees with choice, including the option to have their meals individually packaged instead of being presented on large trays. And it should provide administrators with a centralized, streamlined platform so that expense reporting can be completed with minimal hassle. It should also allow last-minute updates if plans change.
Simplify office catering with DoorDash for Business
This is exactly the type of modern catering solution that DoorDash for Business provides. Whether you’re rewarding your onsite employees with a complimentary meal or celebrating with a big office party, there are easy ways to treat your team.
Group Orders
Group Orders make it easy to coordinate meals for the office — you can place, manage, and expense orders with minimal effort. Here’s how it works:
Plan ahead: Use the Group Order (GO) Calendar in your work portal to schedule meals up to two weeks in advance.
Set a group budget: Determine a total budget for the group order.
Share the link: Send a shareable link to employees, allowing them to add their preferred items to a single, shared cart.
Consider timing: Participants can add their items within 24 hours of the order day. To ensure timely delivery, we recommend setting the checkout time at least 2 hours before delivery (like checking out by 10 AM for 12 PM lunch orders).
Enjoy: Once everyone has placed their orders, the combined order is delivered to your workplace at the specified time.
And bonus: Group Orders minimize the need for office dishes and utensils, which reduces post-meal cleanup.
Catering
Catering is a great option if you’re feeding more than 15 employees. Here are the steps for how DoorDash for Business streamlines the process to avoid potential confusion:
Administrators select the restaurant and the menu for the entire team up to 2 hours in advance.
Choose whether you want your order to arrive in classic shareable trays or easy-to-distribute boxed meals.
Enjoy the time and cost savings of efficiently feeding your entire team with a single, simple order.
DoorDash for Business provides itemized receipts and a seamless SAP Concur integration, saving admins time previously spent on chasing receipts.
By choosing DoorDash for Business for a modern approach to catering, employers can foster a strong company culture that could potentially contribute to enhanced job satisfaction, increased productivity, and talent retention. Interested in providing catered office lunches for your team? Learn more about how DoorDash for Business can transform your office meals.
