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My company spends $300 per week on snacks for our staff of 110. However, we are growing very quicky and in 6-12 months, expect to have 300 employees. Since we cannot increase the grocrey money, I need
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Weekly Office Groceries
posted at 9/16/1999 8:41 PM EDT
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First: 9/16/1999 Last: 3/5/2001 |
My company spends $300 per week on snacks for our staff of 110. However, we are growing very quicky and in 6-12 months, expect to have 300 employees. Since we cannot increase the grocrey money, I need ideas on how to better use the same amount of money so that all 300 employees can enjoy some food privledges. |
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Weekly Office Groceries
posted at 9/16/1999 11:59 PM EDT
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First: 6/11/1999 Last: 8/23/2001 |
You don't really say where you get the items: if you're not already buying from a warehouse-type store, try them, or contact a vending/food service company who may be able to sell you items by the case.
If snacks also include beverages, contact the local major distributor, and also purchase by the case. Some distributors, if you have them deliver regularly, will furnish and maintain a cooler for you. |
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Weekly Office Groceries
posted at 9/17/1999 12:00 AM EDT
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First: 7/20/1999 Last: 6/30/2000 |
At 300 employees, they will eat you out of house and home quickly!!
We only have 20 employees; I put 2 vending machines in the office, as there is not a cafeteria/restaurant in this building. If they are hungry, they can use their own money to appease that hunger and thirst! The machines cost us nothing as a company and for those who get hungry, thirsty - they can use their own money. Sounds harsh, I know, but my philosophy is that the company is here to make money, not supply food for hunger pangs. My experience has been that employees (only some, granted) quickly take advantage of that food perk - to the point of complaining if one/some of their choices aren't available. I used to bring in candy and have it on my desk (my own money spent) - and not only was it depleted quickly, by just a few individuals, but only ONE of them even had the courtesy to replenish the candy jar. Needless to say, I stopped spending my own money for that! Having said all that, you might think about using the money and bringing in bagels/cream cheese some morning, etc. Those kinds of perks - however, you will have to increase that budget to more than $1 per employee ($300/300). |
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Weekly Office Groceries
posted at 9/20/1999 12:37 AM EDT
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First: 6/29/1999 Last: 4/13/2010 |
I too agree that it isn't in the companies best interest to provide snacks for employees. I found that company supplied treats were often brought home as an "entitlement" (I didn't want a snack today, but it belongs to me so I'll let my kids eat it at home). Also, someone is spending an awful lot of time fielding employee requests/complaints, purchasing the stuff and doling it out.
Better yet to apply that money to occasional treats. Ones I've found easy and well received are employee pizza lunches, BBQ's prepared by upper mgmt (kill two birds with one stone on this one, management interaction as well as a free lunch), afternoon Dairy Queen treats or root beer floats, donut or bagel breakfasts, etc. |
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