Inside a Catering Week: From a Tech Company Event to a Munich Breakfast Buffet

Catering looks easy on the day: the table is full, the food is fresh and the team is smiling. What guests do not see is how much preparation sits behind it. This week, our kitchen and service teams ran two very different jobs within a few days, and we took photos along the way.

Here is a look behind the scenes: an event for a large tech company, and a breakfast buffet for a Munich lifestyle brand.

For a large tech company, our team set up a fully staffed bar and a plated menu for a big group. Everything was ready before the first guest arrived.

The bar has its own menu card, its own station and a team that knows it. Guests do not wait, and the food team can focus on the plates.

The menu was built around small plated dishes: a vegan starter, mini burgers, Bavarian pretzels with butter and dessert plates. When hundreds of plates are lined up, consistency is everything. Every plate has to look the same, from the first to the last.

Each dish has a card that says whether it is vegan, vegetarian or contains meat, so guests can choose without asking.

The dessert plates come last, plated the same way.

A few days later, the same teams switched to breakfast. For a Munich lifestyle brand, we filled a long table that runs through a whole room: fresh fruit, cold cuts, smoked salmon, small bites on spoons, pretzels and more.

Next to the long table, a second station with a Today’s Menu card, desserts in glasses and warm mini burgers gave guests something to come back to.

• Fresh food, prepared by our team, with clear labels for vegan, vegetarian and meat dishes.
• A set-up that is finished before the guests arrive.
• A menu card at every station.
• A team on site that serves, refills and clears.

These two jobs were very different, but they follow the same logic. Whether you plan a team event, a reception or a breakfast for your guests, we help you pick the format and the menu. Take a look at our Catering offer, or ask us for a quote.

Want something more exclusive? Our Pop-up Restaurant brings a restaurant experience to your office. And for a daily lunch for teams from 30 people, there is Office Lunch.