Companies have new foodservice options for employees returning to the workplace

Restaurant delivery platform Foodja has launched Foodja Cafe, a national workplace program geared to companies with 50 to 20,000 employees.

The launch was driven by pandemic-era concerns as workers transition back to the office.

“Employees are looking to order their own personalized, Individually packaged meals from local restaurants. Employers are looking to create a great workplace experience to welcome employees back to the office,” says Steve Sprinkle, founder and CEO of Foodja. “Our cafe product provides both.” 

Foodja allows employees to order breakfast, lunch or dinner from a rotating list of local restaurants. The platform bundles orders together so only one delivery person drops off 15 to 20 meals at once. Customers receive a text message when their individually packaged and labeled meal arrives, and it is placed in a designated kiosk for contactless pickup.

Foodja also offers the service to employers as a benefit to entice workers back to the office. A business has the option to sponsor an entire meal for employees or pay a portion of the price, making it a cost-effective option for building company culture and a safer workplace, says Sprinkle. Property managers are also using the service as a building amenity to provide added value for tenants.

Real estate firm Vornado, which owns a number of office buildings in New York City, offers a similar amenity through Sharebite, another restaurant delivery platform. Workers in Vornado buildings can order from eateries such as Sweetgreen and Cava without incurring a delivery fee, then pick up their meals from Sharebite Stations placed in the lobby.

Both Sharebite and Foodja help drum up business for local restaurants by introducing their food to a new audience. Foodja Cafe not only aims to alleviate lunchtime boredom with its rotating list of restaurants, it goes a step further by giving customers bounce-back offers from the restaurants to encourage in-store visits.