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Office food delivery marketplace, Just Eat for Business, has reported a surge in demand for its flexible office catering, with businesses seeking to create a collaborative and productive workforce.
The business has observed an order growth of 56 per cent in the last year, which it says was driven by workers heading back into the office, and tucking into food from over 600 restaurants and caterers across the UK, including popular vendors Pizza Pilgrims, Pure and K10.
The ‘return to work’ topic remains high on business leaders’ agendas, even years after restrictions have been lifted. For many, finding the right environment to attract workers into the office is the top priority. In fact, 87 per cent of business leaders “believe that developing the right workplace model is important or very important to their organisations success” – and are striving to achieve this through one avenue of workplace catering.
With many corporates continuing to seek a flexible office catering model to motivate their workforce, Just Eat for Business has seen over a third of new customer growth and a considerable increase in the adoption of its flexible offerings, including Just Eat Pay, the service gifting workers an allowance to order food individually when and where they need it. This has seen a 64 per cent increase in its orders in the last year as many businesses move away from traditional catering models that fail to align with hybrid working practice and worker’s needs.
As part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, Just Eat continues to support its corporate arm to deliver quality food to businesses that allow for collaboration, social occasions and increased productivity.
Matt Ephgrave, Managing Director at Just Eat for Business: said “It’s clear that ‘the return to the office’ concept is still front and centre of business strategy with leaders looking at new ways to engage, retain and attract talent. Food is a key driver in bringing people together and the proof is in the pudding – with our orders and interest in our flexible offerings continuing to grow at a rapid rate.”
With the current economic crisis resulting in higher prices and more of a squeeze on resources, FMs need to ensure that they have robust building and maintenance services in place to control costs and reduce the need for emergency repairs. When it comes to drainage and plumbing there are also the challenges of dealing with extreme weather, from droughts to flooding, the need to meet stringent regulations and to avoid causing environmental damage.
UK drainage specialist, Metro Rod, has launched a survey which explores the main areas of interest for FMs in maintaining drainage and plumbing, including how they currently assess their supply chains to ensure they’re working with partners that meet the highest possible standards and provide value for money.
The results will be published online so that you can see how you compare to others within the sector.
The survey should take just 5-10 minutes of your time, and as a thank you, you will be entered into a prize draw, where one lucky winner will be picked at random to receive a £100 Amazon voucher.
To take part click here.
