Fall Offerings Your Employees Will Love

Chances are you’ve felt a cool autumn breeze recently. And if you haven’t, it likely won’t be long until you do. 

A change in seasons means a change in cravings. Oftentimes, fall brings about seasonal offerings like the beloved pumpkin spice latte, apple baked goods, and drinks and treats infused with sweet spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Seasonal offerings make consumers excited to see their favorites on the shelves during transitional parts of the year. 78% of Americans consider seasonal dishes a special treat compared to the 67% of Americans who want seasonal ingredients to be available year-round. 

Now is the perfect time to reevaluate your breakroom menu and stock up on hot drinks and cozy tastes for your workplace. If you’re interested in providing the best fall refreshments for your team, read on to find out what kinds of snacks and drinks you should consider offering.

Why Workers Love Seasonal Snacks

When it comes to their favorite drinks and snacks, consumers have fully embraced a seasonal mindset. In fact, 65% of consumers say that when an item is described as seasonal, it enhances their perception of the flavor. So, what makes a seasonal flavor so desirable?

Well, limited-time offerings create a feeling of scarcity that makes the items feel a little more rare and exclusive. Customers might get a sense of FOMO, or fear of missing out, that prompts them to get in on the trend while they can. 

Seasonal offerings can also evoke nostalgic feelings. When a flavor is only around for a season, the taste can bring back fond memories associated with the specific time of year.

Surveys from restaurant owners have shown that seasonal food and beverage offerings can increase restaurant sales by 10-15%. With seasonal snacks in your breakroom, you might even see an increase in traffic and engagement in your company’s kitchens.

Let’s take a look at what seasonal products your workers crave in the fall.

What Drinks Should Workplaces Offer in Fall?

Seasonal Coffee

Think about the iconic pumpkin spice latte. People nationwide look forward to its release every year. So much so that coffee shops have started releasing them in August!

There are plenty of exciting fall flavors you can add to your breakroom. Whether you have a full-service coffee bar with a unique fall menu, flavored syrups available alongside fresh brews, or ready-to-drink canned and bottled options, seasonal coffee is a premium offering employees love. 

Popular fall coffee flavors include pumpkin spice, salted caramel, maple and pecan, brown sugar, hazelnut, and apple.

Other Hot Drinks

While the majority of office workers gravitate towards a cup of joe each morning, you likely have some non-coffee drinkers in your workplace too. That, and even some coffee drinkers are known to enjoy less caffeinated alternatives in the afternoon.

When the weather cools down, workers want to warm up. They’ll be looking for hot food and drinks to do just that.

Fall is the time to start breaking out options like herbal and black teas, apple cider, and hot chocolate. These options will likely remain popular throughout winter as well, so they’re well worth the investment.

What Foods Should Workplaces Offer in Fall?

The weather isn’t the only thing that’s changing when fall rolls around. Fall is generally considered a transitional period in workers’ lives. School comes back into session, and many workers’ routines change. They need food and drink options that support their busy schedules and keep them ready to go throughout this hectic time.

Convenient Breakfast Options

Working parents’ schedules are especially full this time of year. Because of this, they might not have time to have breakfast before they head out for the morning. When breakfast is available in the breakroom, they don’t have to worry about rushing at the start of their days. They can instead take their time and get their fix after arriving in the workplace.

A pantry program allows you to offer your team fresh fruit and breakfast foods like cereal, yogurt, and oatmeal. Alternatively, a micro market can remain stocked with protein and granola bars and packaged snacks like breakfast biscuits and bakery items.

Making breakfast available in your breakroom can be a powerful tool to support your workers.

Fall Flavors

As we mentioned, people love to see limited-time options with the tastes of the season. In the fall, food and snacks with flavors like pumpkin, cinnamon, apple, and maple are especially desirable. These flavors lend themselves well to sweet snacks and grab-and-go foods.

Supporting Wellness

When food and drinks that support wellness are available in your workplace, you can help your workers eat and drink right. Your employees are interested in feeding themselves with the best choices for their nutrition.

Take a look at what kind of wellness-supporting options you can provide in your breakroom.

Healthy Options

As we mentioned, fall flavors are easy to find in sweets. But that doesn’t mean they’re strictly limited to sugary options. Better-for-you offerings in your breakroom can help support your team’s wellness goals.

With grab-and-go foods in your coolers, employees can easily reach for a hearty and healthy meal perfect for breakfast and lunch. When workers are looking for better-for-you snacks and treats, market shelves can stay stocked with all your team’s favorites.

Immunity-Boosting Foods

When fall comes around, so does cooler weather. And, unfortunately, cold and flu season. It’s all the more important to pay close attention to what we eat and drink and how it influences our health. Your employees will most likely be looking to reach for more vitamin C-infused options alongside immunity-boosting foods like fresh fruits, leafy greens, vitamin E-rich nuts, and yogurt with probiotics.

Immunity-Boosting Drinks

Individuals of your workforce will also be taking a closer look at what they drink. During this time, hot teas are especially helpful in boosting the immune system. Micro markets also allow you to offer fruit juices, ready-to-drink teas, and even immunity-boosting probiotic shooters.

What Food Service Solutions Are Best for My Workplace?

Pantry

A Canteen pantry allows employers to offer a subsidized or free workplace breakroom program that provides snacks, bulk and packaged foods, and beverages to employees. It’s a great way to provide snacks and drinks, including fresh produce, bulk dispense snacks, and specialty coffee and tea services.

This solution is ideal for workplaces with a team of 50 or more employees.

Market

Canteen’s Avenue C is a micro market, or an unattended self-checkout retail space. Employees can shop by walking up to open coolers, rocks, and shelves stocked with food and beverage items. It’s available 24/7, supporting employees who work non-traditional hours.

With an Avenue C, shoppers can choose among hundreds of product options including snacks, grab-and-go fresh food, microwaveable meals, cold beverages, and freshly brewed coffee and tea.

This scalable solution adapts to fit a variety of workplaces and is ideal for workforces of 50-200+ employees.

Refreshment Services

If you’re looking to provide high-quality coffee and tea solutions in your workplace, Canteen’s refreshment services will do the trick. With a wide variety of craft coffee roasters and specialty tea curators, we prioritize brands that make a positive impact on people and the planet.

Your employees will love and appreciate a wide selection of high-quality drinks that keep them energized.

Water & Ice Solutions

Hydration is important all year round. So, it’s important to have clean, crisp drinking water available in your workplace. Canteen’s water and ice dispensers keep hydration simple with reliable solutions that provide filtered water and ice. Other advanced options allow workers to enjoy flavored and sparkling options as well.

Choose Canteen

In the fall, consumers are looking for specific tastes and flavors that will keep them excited and engaged with your food and beverage program. And Canteen makes it easy to provide it.

There shouldn’t be a one-size-fits-all approach to supplying great snacks and refreshments. Every space may have different needs depending on a company’s size, budget, and organizational goals.

As your food service provider, Canteen prioritizes your company’s wants and needs. Our diverse selection of food and drink options ensures that everyone in your office will be well-fed with food and drinks that will keep them ready throughout productive workdays.

Get started with us today and see what options will best fit your workplace.