Office breakfast or working lunch
Two formats, two very different outcomes. Which one you pick should follow the agenda, not the budget.
Office breakfast
- Use it for: early starts, all-hands meetings, workshops that run through lunch, and days where you want people in the building before 9am.
- Serve: pastries and fruit alone will not hold a room to midday. Add a protein – eggs, shakshuka, or a hot filled roll – and proper coffee.
- Timing: set up 30 minutes before the start; people eat in the first 20 minutes and then stop.
- Cost: continental breakfast from GBP 14 per head; hot/full breakfast from GBP 18 per head (ex VAT). Compare the breakfast catering tiers.
Working lunch
- Use it for: client meetings, training days and any session that runs past 1pm.
- Serve: food that can be eaten one-handed over a laptop. Sandwiches, wraps, substantial salads and one hot item. Avoid anything that needs cutting.
- Timing: deliver and set 15 minutes before the break so nobody loses meeting time.
- Cost: working lunches from GBP 18 per head; the sandwich-and-salad event format from GBP 22 per head (ex VAT). See office lunch catering.
Getting either one right
- Confirm dietary requirements at booking, not on the day – see our allergen and dietary policy.
- Label every dish. It saves the organiser answering questions all morning.
- Order for the number in the room, not the number invited. Our quantities guide has the per-head numbers.
- Book at least 48 hours ahead where you can – that is our standard lead time.
What to have ready when you ask for a quote
- Date, start time and the time food must be set up.
- Confirmed headcount, plus dietary and allergen requirements.
- Venue address, floor, lift or loading access and any building security rules.
- Whether you need delivery and set-up only, or staff on site.
Minimum spend is GBP 450 for delivered and set-up catering and GBP 1,200 for staffed events. Prices exclude VAT; your written quote confirms the menu and inclusions.
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