1 year ago
India Inc. Redefines Workplace Meals with Health and Speed
Imagine your office lunch is getting a makeover!
Instead of the same old meals, companies are now offering healthy, quick, and customized food options.
Companies like Swiggy are creating special menus just for work, with things like quick snacks and meals that are easy to eat at your desk.
Big food companies like Sodexo and Compass are also stepping up, offering everything from healthy cafeterias to offsite kitchens.
Startups like Rebel Foods are delivering a variety of food.
It's all about making sure you have tasty and nutritious meals that fit your busy workday, with lots of companies using dieticians to make their meals.
Even the office pantries are filling up with healthy options.
Indian corporate workforce is demanding healthier, faster, and personalized food experiences.
Swiggy launched DeskEats, a curated food experience for working professionals in 30 cities.
Food service companies like Rassense, Sodexo, and Compass Group are adapting to provide varied and healthy options.
Startups like Rebel Foods are expanding their corporate footprint with cloud kitchen services.
Many companies are focusing on nutrition and offering healthy snacks and meals to support employee well-being.
- Who
- Indian corporate workforce, food service providers, and tech companies
- What
- Transformation of workplace meals to focus on health, speed, and personalization.
- Where
- Across India, especially in major corporate hubs.
- When
- Ongoing; with recent initiatives and expansions.
- Why
- To meet the growing demand for healthier, faster, and customized food options among corporate professionals.
Key facts
- Swiggy DeskEats Launch
- Curated food experience in 30 cities for working professionals.
- Rassense Meals Served
- Over 3.25 lakh meals daily.
- Sodexo India Meals Served
- Over 1 million meals daily.
- Rebel Foods Corporate Locations
- Caters to over 500 corporate locations in the last month.
- Compass Group India Meals Served
- Over 1.1 million meals daily across 857 locations.
- Elior India Revenue Growth
- 70% higher than last year.
Quotes
Zorawar Kalra
Founder & managing director, Massive Restaurants
“We receive a significant number of office lunch orders, particularly from high-density corporate hubs.”
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“Our top-selling items for office deliveries include the chicken salad, burrata pesto sandwich and falafel salad.”
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Sanjay Kumar
CEO & MD, Rassense
“Our in-house digital platforms track ingredient sourcing in real-time, ensuring both quality and traceability, while also supporting local farmers within a 150-km radius.”
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“Our strategy has been to pursue measured, sustainable growth, ensuring that expansion is profitable and underpinned by partnerships with reputed clients.”
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Rohit Sawhney
CEO, Elior India
“Our balanced bowls are crafted with the right mix of protein, fibre, and carbs, making them both nutritious and enjoyable.”
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“From Indian and Asian to global flavours, along with millet meals, fresh salads, and wellness menus, the idea is to serve food that’s good for people and tastes good too.”
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Rakesh Agarwal
COO, business food, Sodexo India
“Our menus reflect evolving preferences such as vegan, gluten-free, or low-calorie without compromising taste or tradition, and cater to diverse palates.”
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“The idea is to give convenient healthy snacks, flexible menu options, dietitian-curated meals, and on-the-go options to the workforce.”
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Chitbhanu Nagri
Senior VP, people operations, Razorpay
“We’ve curated a meal programme that makes healthy choices like salads and fruits now an integral part of meals.”
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“Our pantries are stocked with healthy snacks like muesli and yogurt.”
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Deepak Maloo
Vice-president, food strategy, customer experience & new initiatives, Swiggy
“Whether it’s a quick bite between meetings or a team treat after a deadline, DeskEats is built to match the rhythm of an office day.”
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“Today’s corporate professionals are more time-strapped and choice-rich than ever before.”
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Yash Madhani
Head of growth, Rebel Foods
“In the past month alone, we have catered to over 500 corporate locations, marking double-digit growth compared to last year.”
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“Festive seasons such as Diwali parties drive spikes in demand, with volumes doubling in some cases.”
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CK Suresh Babu
DGM, Administration, Larsen & Toubro
“We take inputs from our dietician regularly and get them incorporated in menu planning.”
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“Most employees are health conscious, so we focus on ensuring that the food menu should be balanced, palatable and interesting.”
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