National Apple Cider Day: Bring in Something Sweet for a Staff Appreciation Treat

Posted by Amelia K. on Monday, November 17th, 2014 with Comments Off on National Apple Cider Day: Bring in Something Sweet for a Staff Appreciation Treat Comments

While you’re probably already immersing yourself into the season, there’s one event this week that can definitely bring some extra autumn flavor to the office. National Apple Cider Day is tomorrow, and it is the perfect opportunity to integrate a workplace wellness focus into your company culture – as well as a great way to promote collaboration among your staff. When it comes down to it, you might be wondering how a day dedicated to one of the most popular fall drinks in America could help you strengthen the value system within your company. So let us explain just how beneficial a day that includes apple cider can be, and share how to best bring this type of event to your team.

A Culture of Wellness

Helping your employees see the importance of a healthier lifestyle starts by making wellness centric to your company culture. But ‘wellness’ really goes beyond just offering an exercise program and throwing healthier options into your vending machines. It means offering a healthy mentality, which includes promoting mental well-being and good work habits as well. Encouraging your employees to take short group breaks and collaborate with each other on projects are both excellent ways to help them become better at problem solving and learn the importance of getting up and moving around throughout the day.

Finding unique opportunities – like National Apple Cider Day – can help you incorporate fun ways to encourage your staff to start taking on that healthier mentality. While hosting regular, weekly meetings that foster similar values is certainly important, using unique holidays to further instill a focus of wellness into your company culture is simply more memorable and helps to show your employees that work can include fun and creativity, and not just be about the daily grind.

Doing Food Holidays Right

When you want to bring a holiday like National Apple Cider Day to your team, think about the best ways to get your team together to collaborate and bond. For example, you could have Waiter.com cater an apple cider bar at a big breakfast meeting for your whole staff. Or you could look into having an apple cider barista over a particular hour of the day. Promote the event to your staff by encouraging them to grab some cider before a joining up with a smaller internal team or before they run to their 10 o’clock meeting. It will give them something to look forward to and help kick off gatherings in a positive way – which can also help get those creative juices flowing. Also, offering a specialty item over a particular hour during the day brings more individuals to a gathering place at the same time, which encourages natural collaboration – something that can help spark a more productivity when your employees return to their desks!

As you’re starting to plan your event, don’t forget to think about how to continue instilling healthy choices into your apple cider day. For example, the apple cider could be all natural and have no sugar added. Instead of bringing whipped cream as a topping choice, try offering other flavorful options like cinnamon and nutmeg. Hand out the cider in company branded travel mugs – not only will your staff love the freebie, but it’s also inexpensive advertising for your brand since the mugs can be reused. And don’t forget a side snack – something complimentary like gingersnaps made with flaxseed can be a delicious treat that also adds some fiber to employees’ day, boosting the health factor of your special treat.

Fun Boosts Employee Morale

The benefits of bringing a healthier mindset to your company culture is serious business, but that doesn’t mean that everything you do needs to be serious! Encouraging your team to have a little fun throughout their day is the best way to bring new values into your brand. If people are having fun while engaging in this new mindset, they’ll be much more accepting of it – and more likely to let that same mindset spill over into their personal lives.

When you’re ready to bring a fun food holiday to your company as a way to share a healthier lifestyle with your team, Waiter.com is here to help. Our corporate catering services can help you dream up the perfect way to bring all sorts of holidays to your business in a way that sparks creativity and promotes a culture of wellness. Learn more – and start planning your next food holiday – today!

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