As the end of the pandemic looms tantalizingly closer, employers have what some analysts are calling a "rare opportunity" to reimagine their F&B (food and beverage) strategy to meet changing workforce needs.
Not surprisingly, the pandemic has brought about a major shift in the way employees eat their lunch.
"In a pre-pandemic world, on-site Food and Beverage (F&B) services increasingly drew employees, catering to a 24/7 work ethos and creating moments of organic connection and inspiration. At tech companies, employee-sponsored fresh meals had become the norm rather than a perk," reads a new report from Newmark. "Fast forward one year, and every lunch break takes place at the kitchen table. The value of on-site catering has evaporated and with it the companies that provided meals."
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