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If you could go into any fictional world and experience their food, what would you pick? We all have that one thing we dream of trying whenever we see it in the media we consume.

We've all got that one place in our neighborhood that we love to eat at and support. Share yours below and give them a shoutout!

Everyone has a favorite meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner... but if you had to pick one as your true favorite, which would you say you look forward to most and why?

Even with groceries and food constantly on the rise, cooking on a budget doesn't mean you have to sacrifice flavor.

We've all got that one dish we can easily make, doesn't hurt the wallet, and always hits in the best way... share it below and help everyone find a new budget recipe.

Unlimited supply doesn't mean you'll have to eat it everyday. But having an unlimited supply of one food or drink that you can access whenever could be incredible.

Would you pick something expensive like lobster or wagyu? Or would you pick something that you love most?

Weather you're celebrating on purpose or accident, today is National Donut Day. They're one of the best office treats for the morning and can help melt away some stress with the sugar.

To make sure your office doesn't miss out any other National Food Days in 2026 - check out this article and get them added to your break room calendar: https://www.fooda.com/blog/national-food-days-you-cant-miss-in-2026

When a company chooses Fooda or Orange by Fooda for its workplace dining program, something bigger than lunch happens. 

Workplaces are able to put real money into the hands of real people. Specifically, local restaurant owners who hire local employees, pay local rent, and reinvest in the neighborhoods where they've built their livelihoods. 

That's by design: Fooda’s model was built from the start to route corporate food spending back into the communities where organizations operate.

Workplace dining is often framed as a perk, a convenience for employees and a retention tool for HR. And it is those things and more. But Fooda's model adds a layer that most food programs can't claim: 100% of the food program supports locally owned businesses. 

Learn more about how to support your company and community with a Fooda partnership in this article: https://www.fooda.com/blog/client-impact-of-fooda-local-communities

The credit for these awards goes straight to our restaurant partners and our clients. 

The Fooda team has been recognized across four G2 reports for Summer 2026, including the #1 spot in the Relationship Index. None of this happens without the chefs, restaurant teams, employers who care about their workplace experiences, and our customers. Together they make authentic local restaurant food at work a reality every day across the country. 

To our restaurant partners: thank you for showing up, delivering delicious food, and making lunch something that people in the workplace can love and look forward to every day. 

To our clients: thank you for championing local restaurants, backing the communities you serve, and creating great experiences for your teams.

G2's rankings are determined entirely by verified customer reviews. No marketing claims, no sales pitches. Experiences from real users, across areas like overall satisfaction, growth momentum, and quality of customer relationships.

Holding the #1 position in the Relationship Index reflects the quality of the partnerships we build with clients every day. From onboarding through ongoing support. It's the ranking we're most proud of because it speaks directly to how our team shows up.

This season also marks our first-ever appearance in the Small-Business Grid Report, a reflection of our growing footprint with smaller teams who are bringing restaurant-quality food into their workplaces.

Our G2 profile tells its own story: Fooda holds a 4.5/5 star rating and ranks #1 out of 37 companies in On-Demand Catering for total reviews. In the last six months alone, we've added 103 new reviews. We're proud of 4.5, and we’re working hard every day to turn those into 5.

Five G2 badges. Four reports. One goal: making food at work something your team genuinely looks forward to. Let’s change food at work! 

Here are 10 workplace food trends proactive companies are focusing on in 2026:

1. The Rise of Local and Independent Restaurant Partnerships
2. Consistent Variety and New Options
3. Dietary Inclusivity as a Standard
4. Hyper-Personalization of Food Programs
5. Tech-Driven Dining Experiences
6. All-Day Food Access
7. Flexibility and Scalability Over Fixed Infrastructure
8. Sustainability and Waste Reduction
9. Food as a Return-to-Office Driver
10. Food as a Social Driver

Check out the full article here: https://www.fooda.com/blog/workplace-food-trends-2026

The positive impact of food perks on employee attendance are undeniable.

But a lot of companies don't offer employee meal programs or other daily benefits that make the RTO requirements worth the time, effort, and money it takes to get there.

We're wondering what you're getting offered (if anything) that's making the pivot back to full time or hybrid office worthwhile?

Sign up for the next Fooda webinar on 5/19 @ 1:00 PM CST to learn how 100+ leading companies are setting the table for employee lunch in 2026. ‍

What can your workplace learn about its own food program strategy from our survey of workplace experience and people leaders?

Some companies are actively building culture around the lunch hour. They are encouraging real breaks, creating shared meals, and making food a reason to be in the office. Others are quietly letting employees eat alone at their desks, skip lunch entirely, or figure it out on their own.

The gap between those two groups is showing up in morale, connection, and retention. In this webinar, we share what the data reveals and what the leading companies are doing differently right now.

- 83% of leaders say food has a moderate to significant impact on workplace culture

- 61% are actively encouraging employees to take a real break away from their desk

- 47% say team members eating together is a behavior they actively encourage

‍Here's what you'll walk away with

1. Fresh benchmark data on how lunch behaviors are changing, straight from workplace experience and people leaders at 100+ companies
2. The emerging best practices for how leading employers are setting the table, from intentional break culture to shared team meal rituals
3. What employees increasingly expect from variety, quality, and local options and how that's reshaping what a good food program looks like in 2026
4. Practical steps you can bring back to your team, whether you're building a food program from scratch or looking to level up what you already have

 

The Fooda Price Index (FPI) tracks what Americans are truly paying for lunch at work, based on millions of real transactions over the last five years.

First finding: lunch prices are up nearly 5% year over year, outpacing overall inflation. Not shocking if you've bought a chicken salad lately.

We'll be updating it regularly. What are you paying for lunch these days?

https://www.fooda.com/lp/fooda-price-index

There's something exciting about popup restaurants. A local chef trying something new, a concept that only exists for a limited time, a meal that feels like you stumbled onto something nobody else knows about yet.

But they don't always deliver. What's your experience been with popup restaurants in your city? Found any worth shouting about? Or have you been burned one too many times?