Boxed lunch menu

How a box is built

Every box has three parts. Choose a main (a sandwich, wrap or grain bowl), a side (a salad or chips) and a sweet (a cookie, square or fruit cup). Drinks can be added per box or delivered as a shared cooler.

Each box carries a label with the guest's name (if you send a list), the main dish, and its dietary codes. That label is the main reason teams choose boxes over platters: nobody has to ask which wrap is the halal one, and a guest with an allergy does not have to trust a shared tray. The boxed lunches vs platters comparison covers when platters are the better call.

How many to order

Order one box per confirmed guest. If headcount is still moving, add two or three extra boxes that are vegan and nut-free by recipe, because those can be eaten by almost anyone. Do not over-order by 10–15% the way you might for a buffet: boxes are portioned, so the surplus becomes waste.

For groups above about 25, limit the order to four to six mains. Offering every item on the menu makes collecting choices slow and usually produces a few boxes nobody claims. A useful mix for 40 people is one chicken, one beef or fish, two vegetarian and one vegan and gluten-free option.

Food safety and holding time

Boxed lunches are cold food. They leave the kitchen chilled and are delivered in insulated carriers. General food safety guidance, including Health Canada's, is not to leave perishable food at room temperature for more than two hours, so plan to eat within two hours of delivery or put the boxes in a fridge. For a site visit or a bus tour, tell us and we will pack them with ice packs.

That is also why we time delivery close to your break rather than first thing in the morning. For a noon lunch, boxes typically arrive between 11:15 and 11:45.

Collecting orders from your team

The easiest workflow is a simple spreadsheet or form with three columns: name, main choice and allergies. Send it to us by the order deadline (48 hours before delivery), and we print a label per person. Late additions are fine as long as they come from the same short list of mains. For a weekly or monthly schedule, see recurring lunch programs.