It’s a known fact (science!) that the way to a person’s heart is through their belly. The food that you serve at your corporate event goes way beyond feeding your guests. Keep your rubbery chicken breast, food trucks are a perfect way to offer diverse a culinary experience that elevates your event, caters to a wide range of dietary needs and palates, and supports broader corporate social responsibility goals.
Food Trucks Provide Variety
Offering a variety of cuisines can enhance the attendee experience, reflect the global nature of today’s workforce, and demonstrate cultural awareness. Unlike traditional catering, food trucks offer a wide variety of foods, often focusing on specific cuisines or themes. For any cuisine you can imagine, there’s a truck that serves it. One of our favorites, Eggroll Boyz, features eggrolls inspired by their travels around the world in flavors like Cajun, Island, and Taco. Another, King Kabob features meaty kabobs that fuse soul food with the flavors of Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, and Latin America. We also love a unique spin on burgers, like the ones dished out by Loaded Burger and The Patty Wagon.
Food Trucks Accommodate Dietary Restrictions
Meeting planners can make all attendees feel valued by offering menus that accommodate a wide range of dietary needs, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Master Chef Robert and his wife Sandy from Superior Vegan make everything from scratch and serve up dishes that surprise people with an explosion of flavor. “Our award-winning food truck appeals to vegans and non-vegans alike,” Sandy says. “People are surprised when they taste our food. Especially our Vegan Cheesesteak. Are you sure this is vegan, they ask.” It is.
Many Food Trucks are Minority-Owned
Catering with food trucks isn’t just a good way to provide diversity of flavors and add a unique and authentic touch to the event, sourcing from minority-owned food vendors is also a way to align the event with corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Supporting minority-owned businesses can reflect the company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Sydney Harris, Account Manager at destination management company Presenting Atlanta often has clients who ask the event planners to source minority-owned businesses for catering. “Food trucks are a less risky, less expensive way to provide excellent food than opening a brick-and-mortar business, so we find that many food trucks are minority-owned. We frequently lean toward food trucks for those types of client requests.”
Food trucks deliver diversity not only by providing a range of culinary options, accommodate dietary needs, and support minority-owned businesses, they can serve as conversation starters and create memorable experiences that resonate with attendees long after the event. To learn more about how you can deliver iversity in your next corporate event, reach out to Simply Food Trucks today.
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