3 choices on your meeting menu: breakfast, lunch or cocktail?
Breakfast for the future
If the world belongs to the early bird, it’s not for nothing. In the corporate world, getting up at the crack of dawn often means holding a position of great responsibility.
This makes time a rare and precious commodity. If you need to bring together executives whose diaries are always overbooked, we recommend that you organize a buffet-style breakfast for your event.
Sure, it stings a little, but everyone loves a good breakfast and it’s also the morning when attention is at its peak. It’s an opportunity to discuss serious issues, present a new product, or hold a press conference before everyone gets on with their day.
3 choices on your meeting menu: breakfast, lunch, or cocktail?
Which type of meal for which meeting?
From project kick-offs to team-building evenings, from customer lunches to business meeting cocktails, the choice of meal type has its own importance and its own codes. To help you choose the best formula, the Accor group offers you a few guidelines and original ideas for an attractive and successful business meeting.
If the world belongs to the early bird, it’s not for nothing. In the corporate world, getting up at the crack of dawn often means holding a position of great responsibility.
This makes time a rare and precious commodity. If you need to bring together executives whose diaries are always overbooked, we recommend that you organize a buffet-style breakfast for your event.
Sure, it stings a little, but everyone loves a good breakfast and it’s also the morning when attention is at its peak. It’s an opportunity to discuss serious issues, present a new product, or hold a press conference before everyone gets on with their day.
Ah, the working lunch! For some, it’s an opportunity to heat up the expense account, but it’s also and above all an opportunity to forge links, to meet a (future) customer in a more convivial setting, and to nurture a working relationship.
But be careful not to overdo it! Inviting a civil servant or elected official to the Tour d’Argent could lead to confusion…
Another option is lunch on the run or a meal tray for an agile and efficient meeting when the schedule is very busy, or during an all-day workshop. In this case, don’t forget to treat your employees, who have to work during their break!
A rarer option, dinner is better suited to large multi-day events such as conventions and seminars. In this case, don’t hesitate to go all out: large, well-laid round tables, soft lighting, and impeccable service. Guests will forget they’re not at home and enjoy a light, sophisticated dinner.
Or opt for a cocktail reception, the ideal way to round off a team-building day or weekend. This stand-up formula encourages discussion and can be followed by an evening of music to end on a festive note and bond your teams.
