The Role of Food and Beverage in the Workplace: A Great Reason to Gather

Think about something that is a constant in your everyday life — something your day revolves around. Could one of those things be food? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. And for many people, caffeinated beverages. With companies looking for creative employee benefits to bring people back to the office, one of those perks is the ready availability of healthy, affordable (and sometimes free!) food and beverages. From coffee bars and breakrooms to full-service cafés with chefs, many companies are choosing to provide food and beverage services in their workplaces to make life a little easier and more pleasant for their employees.  What are the options and what should you consider when including this type of amenity in your workplace? Our team has been designing innovative workplace environments for 30-plus years, and one of the key features increasingly requested are places for employees to eat and to gather. Over the course of …