Creating the perfect corporate catering menu for your events can be daunting. A menu should be balanced, but not boring. It should cater to the tastes of many, but impress your guests. Many variables come into play such as the time of day the food will be served, the dietary restrictions of your guests, and the type of event that the food will be served during.
MobyDish handles the leg work for you to help create a balanced, memorable, and customized menu for your corporate catering events. In this article, we will highlight some unique takes on what a menu for a corporate catered event could look like.
Here are 5 of our favorite menus we recommend for your next corporate catering menu.
“Build Your Own Bowl” Menu
Corporate catering menus featuring build-your-own-bowls, known as “BYO Bowls,” have experienced a substantial surge in popularity. The beauty of the BYO Bowls comes from allowing your guests to customize their bowl exactly to their liking. As a result, each guest will have a meal that they chose and created themselves.
Choosing to feature a BYO Bowl on your corporate catered event menu is always a smart choice. The options have expanded well beyond the traditional burrito-bowl concept that you have seen many times before. You can now impress your guests with Japanese, Italian, Mediterranean, or even BBQ BYO Bowls. The versatility and individuality of the bowls allows for picky guests or guests with dietary restrictions to enjoy the meal without worry.
Check out Ranch Hand (Austin, Tx), The Picnic Basket (NYC), and Senor Sisig (San Francisco, CA) for some unique BYO Bowl menus to add to your next corporate catering menu.
“The Hors D’oeuvres” Menu
Who does not love a charcuterie board? Lately, we’ve noticed an increasing number of corporate events embracing the charm and convenience of charcuterie boards. Charcuterie, snacking or grazing boards make excellent additions to corporate event menus. The best part is that these boards can be customized to cater to even the most picky tastes among the guests, therefore ensuring everyone finds something they will enjoy.
For your next corporate catering event, consider a menu featuring a charcuterie or grazing board including a delectable spread of bread, meats, cheeses, and fruits, reminiscent of a classic charcuterie board. To make your event menu truly stand out, we suggest the addition of a variety of sweet treats that complement the savory items in the spread.
Charcuterie or grazing boards are perfect additions to any corporate catered event menu because of the customization. You have the freedom to incorporate an assortment of goodies such as vegetable platters paired with hummus, gluten-free crackers, roasted nuts, and a variety of olives, to name a few. The possibilities are endless, creating a diverse and mouth watering corporate event menu.
Check out Viva Catering (NYC), or La Fromagerie (San Francisco, CA) to find an incredible hors d’oeuvres inspired menu for your next corporate catered event. Or check out some of our fusion catering options for more inspiration for your next catering menu.
“The BBQ” Menu
When imagining an ideal corporate event menu, smoked and grilled meats might not immediately come to mind, but we firmly believe they should hold a prominent place. Barbequed meats, accompanied by traditional barbeque sides are comforting and will leave your guests delighted. Incorporating BBQ into your next corporate event menu is sure to impress.
A corporate catered event menu that is sure to impress your guests is a menu featuring BBQ. Smoked brisket and chicken with hearty sides such as macaroni and BBQ baked beans not only impress guests, but provide them with a meal that is comforting. On average one out of five Americans prefer smoked brisket over other meats when it comes to barbeque, with Texas BBQ being the most popular style. Including Texas smoked brisket in your next corporate catered menu is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.
The assortment of BBQ sides is a bit more divisive, with some favoring the freshness and crispness of coleslaw to complement their meats, while others indulge in the creaminess of macaroni and cheese. Regardless of the side selections, a corporate event menu featuring BBQ is bound to leave a positive impression on all in attendance.
Check out City Smoke House (San Francisco, CA), or Smokin’ Brew-BQ (Austin, Tx) for ideas on your next corporate event menu.
“The Brunch” Menu
Brunch is the perfect meal to serve at your next corporate event. Mixing breakfast and lunch together means the possibilities are endless. Infusing breakfast classics with innovative twists, such as a delectable short-rib eggs benedict or a mouthwatering steak frites accompanied by a fried egg, will ensure your corporate catered event menu will impress.
An exceptional corporate event menu could feature the combination of fried chicken and waffles. Blurring the lines of breakfast and lunch with dishes such as fried chicken and waffles, sweet and savory crepes, and burgers topped with bacon and fried eggs on your corporate catering menu creates something out of the ordinary for corporate events and are sure to be a crowd favorite.
Check out Brooklyn Breakfast Shop (Austin, Tx), Egg Shop (NYC) or Early Bird Tacos (San Francisco, CA) to find your perfect brunch menu for your next corporate event.
“The Healthy Spread” Menu
Corporate event menus featuring health-conscious choices have evolved beyond simple garden salads. Embracing plant-based proteins, grain-free alternatives, and organic ingredients, health-conscious event menus can deliver flavors that are both delicious and nourishing, rivaling the less healthy alternatives.
Creating a corporate catering menu around a health-conscious entrée such as lettuce wraps with a wholesome variety of fillings for the guests of the event to choose from will leave your guests feeling well nourished and energized. An assortment of fillings could include mushrooms and bell peppers, chicken and sweet potatoes, salmon and greens to be wrapped by fresh, crisp butter lettuce. The possibilities are endless when adding lettuce wraps to your corporate catered event menu.
Check out Bouldin Creek Café (Austin, Tx), Beatnic Catering (NYC), or Thai Idea Catering (San Francisco, CA) for some healthy inspiration for your next corporate catering menu. Or take a look at some of our other healthy catering options.
MobyDish would love to be a part of your next corporate event, impressing your guests with a unique menu that perfectly fits the catering needs of the event, and leaves a lasting impression. We work with a large variety of restaurants ranging in cuisine type. Corporate catering has never been more customizable and stress-free. Visit our website to learn more.
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