Do people take lunch breaks solely or predominately because they need to eat, or is the need to take a break (and/or get out of the office for a bit) an important motivation as well? To the extent an employee’s lunch break is serving the latter purpose, providing quickly accessible in-house food could be partially displacing that need to a different occasion.
If people want to get outside and clear their head, presumably a short walk is generally better than waiting in line at a lunch spot? Regardless, my sense is making food available for those who want easily available food is good idea.
Do people take lunch breaks solely or predominately because they need to eat, or is the need to take a break (and/or get out of the office for a bit) an important motivation as well? To the extent an employee’s lunch break is serving the latter purpose, providing quickly accessible in-house food could be partially displacing that need to a different occasion.
If people want to get outside and clear their head, presumably a short walk is generally better than waiting in line at a lunch spot? Regardless, my sense is making food available for those who want easily available food is good idea.