5 Easy Desk Lunches That Beat The Sad Brown Bag

In the age of the foodie, the humble desk lunch has gotten something of a bad rap. While there’s nothing wrong with a brown bag lunch packed from home, it’s not exactly as thrilling to the modern worker as dropping in for a quick bite at the local gastropub, all while posting mouth-watering pictures for their jealous Instagram followers. But just because deadlines and crunchtimes mean your employees can’t get away from the office every day doesn’t mean that their taste buds have to suffer.

Let’s take a look at a few delicious ideas for easy desk lunches that should satisfy even the most discriminating culinary palates.

1. Onsite Popups: If your team members can’t make it out of the office for lunch, why not bring the restaurant to them instead? Local eateries can easily set up a popup station anywhere in your building, from an empty meeting room to a corner of the lobby. Workers get great food at the same price as the restaurant’s brick-and-mortar locations, and there’s no additional overhead for the company.

2. Order In: With the right app, great food is never farther away than a few taps of a smartphone screen. Unfortunately, delivery fees and tips can add up quickly, defeating the whole point of an easy desk lunch. But what if there was a better option? Fooda’s individual order delivery option allows workers to pick meals from up to eight restaurants each day, only paying 95 cents per order. Better yet, there’s never a gratuity.

3. Invite A Food Truck: If your office is in a city with a thriving food truck scene, why not take advantage of it? A trip down to the company parking lot and back to order a meal is faster than fighting traffic to grab fast food, making the lunch break far less stressful for workers.

4. Drop Catering: Why not let the entire office reap the benefits of ordering easy desk lunches together? Order from the best restaurants and caterers in your area, and let employees serve themselves in a buffet-style setup. Drop catering turns the lunch break into a group activity, and it’s an excellent low-cost perk for keeping office morale high.

5. Upgrade The Cafeteria: If your workers are eating pre-packed lunches from home instead of dropping by the company cafeteria, you might have a bigger problem than you realize. Instead of trying to save a little cash by packing a lunch, your workers might be experiencing “menu fatigue” from the limited options on site. If so, Fooda has a few ideas for you.

While there’s nothing wrong with a pre-packed meal from home, no employee should be stuck with the sad brown bag option. Easy desk lunches don’t have to be boring, and with a little help from a partner like Fooda, they can actually be incredible.