Corporate breakfast catering

Breakfast is a timing problem first

A breakfast meeting at 8:00 a.m. means food on the table by 7:40, which means a delivery van leaving our kitchen well before 7:00 and, for a downtown tower, a loading dock that may not be staffed yet. Most breakfast catering problems are about access, not food. We confirm three things for every early order: when the building's dock or front door opens to vendors, who will let us in, and where the coffee can be plugged in or set down safely.

If your building does not admit vendors before 7:30, we will say so and suggest either a later start or a room closer to the entrance. That conversation is better on the day you order than at 7:25 on the morning of.

Continental or hot breakfast

A continental breakfast is room-temperature food: baked goods, yogurt with granola, sliced fruit, and a savoury option such as egg and vegetable frittata squares or smoked salmon on rye. It suits meetings where people arrive over 20 minutes and eat standing, and it holds well if the agenda starts late.

A hot breakfast adds scrambled eggs or a baked egg dish, potatoes, a breakfast protein and warm sides, kept in chafing dishes or insulated carriers. It suits seated meetings, cold months and long mornings where lunch is late. It needs a table, and it needs people to actually sit down within about 30 minutes of arrival.

Breakfast catering starts from $16 per person. See the breakfast menu for both formats.

Protein matters more than pastries

A tray of croissants and muffins is cheap to produce and looks generous, but a room full of people fuelled only by sugar and coffee fades by 10:30. For meetings that need attention into the late morning, we build breakfast around protein and fibre: eggs, Greek yogurt, overnight oats, nut-free seed granola, cheese, smoked fish, and a smaller share of pastry.

For mixed teams, we default to pork-free breakfast proteins (for example chicken or turkey sausage) and always include a vegan option such as a chickpea scramble or a tofu and vegetable hash, so fewer people need a separate order. Gluten-free guests get their own labelled items, not a fruit plate by default.

How much coffee to order

Coffee runs out before food does. For a morning meeting of about two hours, a practical planning figure is roughly 1.5 cups of coffee or tea per person, with about 20–25% of the room choosing tea or decaf. A standard catering coffee container holds about a dozen 8 oz cups.

If the morning includes a mid-morning break, add a coffee refresh rather than ordering double at 8:00. Coffee held for more than about an hour loses quality quickly.

Breakfast for town halls and investor mornings

Large breakfasts have a different shape. For a town hall of 150 in a lobby or event space, a single line is too slow, so we set two or three identical stations and put coffee apart from food so the two queues do not merge. Handheld items (breakfast sandwiches, frittata squares, fruit cups, yogurt parfaits) work better than anything that needs a plate and a fork when people are standing.

For an investor or client breakfast, the food is part of the impression. That usually means staffed service: plated or family-style breakfast, coffee poured at the table, and dishes cleared before the presentation starts. See full-service catering for how staffed events run.

Ordering details

Drop-off breakfast orders need 48 hours notice and a minimum of 15 guests. Tell us the time you want food ready, not the meeting start, and name a person who will be in the building when we arrive. Delivery is $45; prices are before 13% HST.

If breakfast is the start of a full day, the meetings and conferences page shows how we plan breaks and lunch around it.