Times have certainly changed from cramming into conference rooms and sharing plates of food at the traditional office lunch! With COVID-19 restrictions in place, holding business events has become a lot more complicated. But the good news is with a little pre-planning, it is still possible to comply with social distancing restrictions, and hold a fantastic office lunch for employees or clients. Here's how.
Take it outside
It’s a whole lot easier to stick to social distancing when you’ve got a lot of space. Take your party outdoors to a local park or even the office car park if it’s safe and suitable. As a bonus, it’s likely your staff will love the opportunity to take a break from being inside, and a new venue will add an element of fun surprise.
Arrange set times with small groups
Do you work in a large office or need to cater to a big group of clients? To simplify the event, break your guests or employees up into small, manageable groups and set times for each to attend. Arrange corporate catering in Sydney to cover the entire event, so the professionals can ensure no one misses out on any food! If separate groups mean that you have to repeat speeches or company updates, consider pre-recording the information and simply pressing play instead.
Serve food from one station
The fewer areas you use for food service the better for social distancing. The easiest way to feed everyone is to serve everything from one outlet. For example, hot dog stand hire in Sydney makes it easy for one person to approach at a time, collect their delicious treat and move on to a designated eating area. If you’re using chairs and tables, remember to space them 1.5 metres away from each other.
Ditch the cutlery
Remember when we all used to dive in with our hands to grab knives and forks from a container? While it’s easy, it’s a no go zone now! Consider finger foods, like hot dogs, to do without cutlery altogether.
Keep those hands clean
The best way to ensure that everyone’s hands are clean is to put hand sanitiser in several strategic places that can’t be overlooked. Set up sanitiser stations at the entrance, near the catering service and at the eating area. You can find an incredible range of nice-smelling, eye-catching bottles these days to make it enticing!
Offer friendly reminders for social distancing
It’s pretty hard to remember to social distance when you’re laughing and having a chat. Allocate a staff member to keep an eye out and remind people when required. Place colourful, funny signs around the venue that people can’t help but look at.
Here at Yummy Dogs, we’ve introduced measures in order to continue catering during COVID-19, and we have the NSW Government's safe business certification. Contact us to find out more about our safety measures, and how we can help ensure you thoroughly enjoy your lunch, despite the restrictions!