Pride Month is approaching, so what's your office doing about it? It's time for your company to join the world in promoting the values of respect, inclusivity, and equality while having some fun in the process.
Providing extra exceptional food and drink has always been the cornerstone of celebrating for... well... everything that is important.
Providing the right food and drink is inexorably linked to creating a sense of occasion. We're here to share our office catering expertise on making 2024 the best Pride in your workplace.
A couple of Amazon-ordered pride flags in the office won't cut it. Your office celebrations need to be relevant and supportive of the true spirit of Pride. To avoid 'rainbow washing' (lacklustre corporate support of the LGBTQ+ community - no thank you), we recommend exploring this article by thepinknews.com to get to grips with the nuances of celebrating Pride.
Whilst food and drink will amplify your Pride event, we recommend you follow this up with other meaningful activities, which might include:
Whatever you do, make sure that it connects to Pride's original purpose, covering the historical (1969 Stonewall Riots) and current struggles LGBTQ+ people face.
While making your celebrations fun is a must, they need to connect to the central purpose of Pride.
Before you decide what food and drink to choose for Pride, it's worth taking into account these three factors:
Pop-ups are a versatile way of stirring excitement in the workplace. They bring the bustling energy of street food eating to the office canteen. Everything is possible, from Brazilian dishes with Mardi Gras zest to Greek gyros with Mykonos flair.
An office caterer with a knack for creating a sense of occasion will help you get the right concept for your canteen. In finding the right choice of pop-up for your office, you can do more than just lunch. Maybe a colourful ‘build your own’ pancake and waffle pop-up for breakfast perfectly matches your company culture. Or how about an extravagant afternoon tea at 4PM treat?
The pop-up offering allows you to shape foodie ideas for a more fun and creative Pride celebration.
Speaking to one of our customer experience managers, we got the lowdown on how she has helped our American-tech client to celebrate Pride in style. Here’s some of the exciting event ideas that has brought our clients team together:
Celebrate Pride in style with a caterer to provide your teams with a vibrant and plentiful buffet of Pride-inspired meals. Nothing brings teams around a table together like a hearty sit-down meal.
Even if you currently do not have a contract caterer on-site, you can opt for a ‘one-off’ with a delivered-in caterer like Fooditude. We can drop of the food, serve it, and clean everything up afterwards like we were never there. Take a peek below some of the dishes we’ll be serving for our Pride menu in 2024:
Celebrating Pride Month in the office is a way to join the world in shouting support for the LGBTQIA+ community from the rooftops. It's a loud, colourful, downright fun month with a poignant message. Whatever way is best for your company culture and budget, remember that workplace Pride celebrations should inform and entertain. Catering can help you raise an electrifying sense of occasion for all your team to rally behind.
If you'd like Fooditude to help make the Pride magic happen for your teams, chat with our delivered catering experts to see which food and drink food package is right for you.