How to Choose the Perfect Caterer for Your Corporate Event
Choosing the right caterer can make or break your corporate event for a number of reasons. During a corporate event, whether it’s for networking, educational or a celebration, you want everyone to have as much of a memorable as an enjoyable experience, and having a full belly full of nice food can highly influence your mood and motivation.
Having good food at your event can allow people to enjoy the moments a lot more because they have nothing to complain about and can get the thought of food out of their minds. You find when you are hungry you tend to be more cranky, unfocused and just not interested in anything else other than what and when your meal is going to be.
Catering professional events is a must no matter how large or small; it’s a great way to display an inviting and encouraging space for there to be real success; therefore, it’s more important than ever to select a catering company that can handle the job, deliver no mistakes and create exceptional food options.
We have put together a couple of tips to help you cater your corporate event.
Define Your Needs
When enquiring with a catering company, you need to be completely transparent with your wants and needs. By being concise, you are ensuring that if there are any mistakes, it’s not from your end but makes the whole process go smoothly.
When you enquire and are very clear about your wants and needs, meaning you have listed the dietary requirements, volumes and any allergens that need to be removed from all you will gauge if it’s within the catering company's depth and if it can be delivered on your specific timescale.
It’s important to note that you need to have a realistic budget, especially if you are asking for short notice or for large volumes of people.
Research and Shortlist
When you go to a restaurant, it’s more than normal to do some digging to ensure that it meets your expectations. Have a look through their reviews, case studies and website to gauge if they have a history of catering to corporate events, but also you will get to see first hand if previous customers have had a positive experience, which can help sway your decision.
Arrange a Call
If you are looking for a regular partnership with a catering company like Samba Foods, it might be worth talking and seeing which company clicks. You want a good report with a company you wish to work closely with, as this will encourage that more care is placed into your orders and it’s a more seamless experience. Arranging calls will allow you to get a better understanding of what they are able to deliver but also could encourage some discounts.
Consider Logistics
While you might already be aware of a company that creates delicious pre packed sandwiches, what good is that if they are on the other side of the UK? When it comes to picking a company to deliver fresh food to your events, you want to pick one that is also relatively local to ensure timing, freshness and costs are all good.