Recurring Corporate Catering: Make Office Meals Easier
Make recurring corporate catering easier with reliable delivery, flexible menus, setup service and loyalty rewards across Washington, DC and Northern Virginia.
What Makes a Great Caterer? It’s All in the Details
As a corporate caterer serving Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and the greater DMV for over 20 years, we've learned that what happens around the food matters just as much as the food itself.
When you're feeding 20 people for a meeting, 100 employees for a training or hundreds of students on a tour, the food is only part of what you're buying. You need it to be good, of course. But you also need it to show up when it's supposed to, be set up correctly and make your day easier—not give you one more thing to worry about.
At Apple Spice, we believe some of the little things aren't so little.
On-Time Means On-Time
The best lunch in the world doesn't do much good if your meeting starts at noon and the food arrives at 12:20.
That's why we guarantee our deliveries will be on time.
People have schedules. Meetings have schedules. Tour buses definitely have schedules. Our job is to fit into yours.
Our Drivers Work for Apple Spice
We don't use third-party delivery drivers.
The person who shows up with your catering is an Apple Spice team member.
That matters to us because delivery isn't separate from the catering experience. Our drivers know our food, our standards and how an Apple Spice order should arrive.
If something needs attention when we get there, you're dealing with us—not a driver from another company who was simply handed your order.
We Don't Just Drop and Go
And our job doesn't end when the food reaches your door.
Our catering includes setup service. We don't want to leave a pile of boxes at the front desk and make the rest your problem.
We'll get your catering where it needs to go, set it up and make sure you're ready to feed your group before we leave.
You hired a caterer to make your life easier. We think that should actually mean something.
And if you’re planning corporate catering for the first time, we put together a simple guide to help you know what to expect and what to ask.
We Roast Our Sandwich Meats In-House
Years ago, I made a quick video about what I called a "secret ingredient" that a lot of caterers don't use.
We roast our sandwich meats ourselves rather than relying on processed deli meats loaded with preservatives.
It's more work. But we think you can taste the difference.
And that's really what the video is about: paying attention to something that would be very easy not to pay attention to.
Creating Apple Spice Fans, Daily
That's our team's mission.
Not "deliver lunches."
Not "complete orders."
Creating Apple Spice fans, daily.
It's a small distinction, but it changes how you think about the job. Was the food good? Were we on time? Did we make things easier? Did we take care of the details?
And, of course, none of that means much if the food isn't good.
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