Commercial property & office buildings are shifting into the new era that demands a flexible rethink to the traditional commercial model and this creates opportunity to challenge the conventional approach to food and hospitality only playing a passive ‘tick & flick’ role in this environment.

Driving in-office participation is now an all to familiar topic that many property managers and asset owners must address following a wave of commentary in the media, architectural journals and thought-leadership papers across the property sector.

Food within institutions and companies has gained little airtime in the past when it was provided as an afterthought or company cafes were placed as a space filler, gaining business by default due to workers passing through. Nowadays we are seeing a growing body of institutions and companies who are incorporating food into their business strategy as a way of living up to their ethos. This is because food has and will continue to become an integral part of our lives as it is not only a necessity to us to have but the hospitality of food is a powerful way to stand by values if you provide it based on building relationships, supporting wellbeing and choosing brands/offers which align with your core values. Here are three major ways in which a hospitality strategy can be a part of your core values.