When you think of your company and the impact it has on the daily lives of your employees is meals and nutrition something that comes to mind? Providing employee meals may seem like a step beyond, but it’s actually becoming more common because the positive impacts are numerous. Providing meals is a benefit that can make you more competitive in employee acquisition. All things being equal, a candidate is more likely to choose the company that offers meals.
The Employees Feel Appreciated and are Happier
It’s more common now for companies to consider the overall wellness of their staff. Nutrition is the foundation for health and therefore your company has influence over health outcomes within your employee pool. Healthy, happy employees are stable, productive employees. The overall impact means a savings of the typical spending and lost time on employee turnover due to illness and poor health.
Additionally, knowing food is available at work also relieves a mental load and allows employees to focus more attention on their work and gives a greater sense of being appreciated, which helps with overall morale. The American Psychological Association points to just how vital the role of employee morale is on employees and their overall wellness.
The Sustainable Restaurant Association wrote this compelling article Why Feeding People Well is Extra Important in Workplace Catering, about the many benefits and impacts of workplace catering.
In an article in Forbes magazine they specifically note that providing meals can have a positive impact on employee retention, boost work performance and even employee wellbeing which will reduce employee burnout, benefitting the organization.
The simple act of providing employee work meals affects the entire lifecycle from employee acquisition and retention to beyond the workplace. Paying a little attention to nutrition can have lasting and lifelong positive outcomes for your employees and your business.
Some companies, especially small businesses, may not know how to get started with employee meals and that is where catering comes in to make it easy. Whether you want a weekly buffet, lunch for meetings, or daily meals for your employees, To Your Taste Catering can help implement the right corporate catering plan for your business. If you’re ready to explore this option for your organization reach out to sales@toyourtastecatering.com to talk about it.
