Ways To Improve Your Company’s Culture Throughout the Year With Coffee, Smoothies, and Good Cheer…

Employee engagement matters. Smart organizations know it. That’s why they’re prioritizing the employee experience and investing in their culture. Improving your company culture can happen in a lot of different ways. It might be notoriously difficult to describe, analyze or even alter, but company culture is critical to the success of any business. Your company culture reflects your organization’s vision, values, and goals.  It’s also a great aid in recruiting and retaining top talent. But if you haven’t thought about using food as a tool, it’s time to start. Here are a few new ideas to build and improve company culture with food.

A Catered Lunch

On the simplest level, a company lunch gives your team a reason to get excited for meetings. A themed company-wide dinner party fosters collaboration. If you’re well-fed, you’re ready to generate new ideas for big projects or business leads. All great food goes well with a coffee and smoothie catered by Valet Coffee!

How About a Social Hour to Beat the Afternoon Slump?

How does the firm celebrate? What does it celebrate? How frequently does it celebrate?  Does the firm get together when new sales records or big customer orders are achieved? When these kinds of events occur, celebrate with an end of the day Team Event. Treat everyone to something special.  A little afternoon social hour with Coffee and Smoothies.  It doesn’t have to be big or expensive.  The employee will be happy to know they were part of the company’s success and are appreciated.

Cater a Picnic Meeting Lunch

Hosting a picnic lunch at a local park could be a fun and effective way to jazz up a boardroom lunch. Forbes is a global media company focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. They point out that getting out of the office and going outside has proven to increase productivity. Leave your desk and enjoy a little sunshine and fresh air. This will also inspire a few new ideas and connections between coworkers. Don’t forget catering in some coffee and smoothies! 😉

Plan Something Really Special

Make your festivities with your co-workers  become the most talked about party around the water cooler.  Forget about just the sheet cake social and be creative.  Create a themed dinner. In the summer, do a carnival night. Or go to OTR and head to the food trucks for dinner and drinks. Or splurge and do a surf and turf sit down dinner. Or maybe a murder mystery office party as a cooperative case-cracking experience – everyone in attendance will be tasked with solving a crime, leading to a lot of laughs and a bunch of teamwork. They are not only fun but also promote teamwork. You never know what kinds of ideas might come out of a night where everyone’s a bit more relaxed. And these outings don’t have to break the bank. All that matters is you’re bringing people together in a different setting.

Sometimes Even the Traditional Potluck Dinner is Fun

Any excuse to get everyone out of their cubicles to create something together.  Just have each employee fix his or her  favorite dish and everyone will then vote on the one they liked best.  It will give your team an excuse to show off some of their culinary skills or just try some different foods. Building a meal together will spark creativity, camaraderie, and work toward improving company culture. Food on them, coffee and smoothies on the company!

Do Something Charitable as a Company

Spend a day volunteering at a local soup kitchen,  choose a local nonprofit to donate food and clothing to, or maybe adopt a family for the holidays — any of these can be a great way to contribute, give back, and build team spirit.  What matters is that you are volunteering together.

Culture is defined as the values, practices, and beliefs shared by the members of a group. Company Culture, therefore, is the shared values, practices, and beliefs of the company’s employees.