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The quality of corporate catering Orange County can make or break a meeting. There is a lot of pressure on you as a canteen manager to ensure snacks, meals and refreshments are delivered and presented on time and without a hitch. When you feed your people, they will be happy and more productive.
Your management sustains and supports the entire organization. Quality catering plays a crucial role in ensuring your office is a productive space. Your food is like the lifeblood that keeps productivity high, ideas flowing and strategy going forward for every company meeting.
Staff turnover, HR and proper training are some of the challenges that come with catering. The most effective catering is one that works its magic to ensure everything is going on as planned. Unfortunately, something that is out of sight could be out of mind. This means that while catering plays an important role in the success of your meeting, it is not given the consideration it deserves by the people running the meeting. There is also a common communication breakdown between catering managers and meeting managers resulting in four common challenges. Read on to learn some of the biggest challenges for in-house catering.
Cancelled meetings
Imagine doing meticulous menu planning and ordering all the needed ingredients, completing all the preparation and cooking and when you bring the trays into the meeting, you find an empty room. This is a common corporate catering challenge that catering companies have to face. The meeting was postponed, cancelled or moved to a different location but you were not informed. This means that you will go at a loss for wasting resources. Maybe you were paid a down payment but still, it will not cover the loss.
Attendance changes
The meeting parameters change from time to time. What may have been planned as a meeting for four people could end up changing and having over 10 people. If the catering order doesn’t reflect this change, there will not be enough food for everyone. Unfortunately, the guests will always think it is your mistake and not the mistake of the organizers. This is a very disheartening sight for the guests and will result in a break in productivity. You will be blamed and no one from the meeting will hire you or recommend you.
Unknown dietary restrictions
Menu planning for corporate catering is never complex. Considerations should be made for vegans, vegetarians, and a growing list of people with food allergies. It is hard to plan an effective menu that works for all the guests. But a lack of knowledge of various dietary restrictions could cause a disaster. It is an embarrassment for the host and increases the wasted food. It is therefore important to know what people can eat and what they want to eat.
Running the business
Running a corporate catering Orange County business is not easy. Commonly, you have a lot of balls in the air to control at once. This includes invoicing, balancing the budget, handling payroll, marketing and scheduling bookings.
