Keeping an office stocked with snacks sounds simple enough, until you're the one doing it. Do you set up a regular subscription that turns up on its own, or order as and when you need it? Both have their place, and the right answer depends on how your workplace actually runs.
When Christmas rolls around and it's time to thank your team or clients, there are plenty of ways to do it, gift cards, vouchers, a bonus, or something they can open and unwrap. If you're leaning towards a gift they can unwrap, a hamper is often the first thing that springs to mind, and it's easy to see why: a well-put-together one looks impressive and feels generous.
Christmas is the biggest and easiest gifting moment of the year for most businesses, and a good gift does more than tick a box. It's a proper thank you for a year of hard work, a way to end things on a warm note, and a small gesture people remember. So if someone's asking what's happening at Christmas, and the person making it happen is you, this guide is here to help.
Have you ever thought about starting an office breakfast club? Of course you have, you're here, reading this. It's one of the simplest things you can do to bring a team a little closer, and starting one is far easier than you might think. Here's how.
There's something about a flapjack that takes you straight back. Making them in a school cooking class or in the kitchen at home. Trek takes that same comforting base and builds it into something that keeps you going all day.
Here's the answer up front, because nobody enjoys scrolling for a number: budget about £5.50 per person per week for a proper office snack perk, or £8 to £9 if you want to go premium. On the standard mix, a team of 10 comes to around £220 a month and a team of 20 to around £400. Premium runs higher, closer to £350 and £680 for the same teams.
August is quiet. Half the team is away, the kitchen cupboard has one lonely box of teabags in it, and nobody's thinking about snacks. Then September arrives, everyone's back at once, and the office goes from empty to full in...
Right, so you've been put in charge of the office snacks. Don't panic. The first few orders rarely land perfectly. A few rice cakes here, a couple of protein bars there, sitting untouched while everything around them disappears. It takes a couple of goes to figure out the right combination, but once you've cracked it, it's the easiest and best perk going.
You've seen them in the fridge, you've seen them copied by supermarkets... so they must be good, right? Those multi coloured VITHIT vitamin drinks. But like, what do they do? What do they taste like? Which one's the best?
