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# Calculated Catering Services
ZeroCater Offers Calculated Services for Companies to Feed Employees

By Ryan Fowler | Published 2013-04-10 | Updated 2013-07-09 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lunch-solutions
References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2013/04/automatic-office-lunch-orders.html) & [zerocater](http://www.zerocater.com/)

ZeroCater offers a calculated [catering service for companies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chipotle-buildyourown) and corporations to provide lunch solutions that are both simple and effective; this is a service that makes lunch solutions simple and keeps everyone happy. This service makes the process quick and painless: ZeroCater provides the companies with a list of caterers, food trucks and even high-end restaurants.

The company then takes each individual office member's [lunch preferences and restrictions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mysidechef) and makes orders on a rotation to give a variety. The companies then do evaluations to rate the meals and services. In a short amount of time, ZeroCater has the perfect lunches delivered to the office every day.

This service is a great solution for offices that want to save time and ensure that their employees are taken care of, especially when it comes to people with dietary restrictions or specific preference.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.6/10
- Popularity: 5% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Calculated Catering Services:** There is an opportunity for companies to provide calculated catering services that offer personalized meal options for employees with different dietary preferences and restrictions.
- **Efficient Lunch Solutions:** There is an opportunity for companies to offer efficient lunch solutions that save time by streamlining the process of ordering and delivering meals to the office every day.
- **Rating-based Meal Evaluations:** There is an opportunity for companies to incorporate rating-based meal evaluations into their lunch services to ensure high-quality meals and improve customer satisfaction.

### Where This Applies

- **Corporate Catering:** The corporate catering industry can leverage calculated catering services to provide customized meal options to offices and improve employee satisfaction.
- **Food Delivery:** The food delivery industry can capitalize on the demand for efficient lunch solutions by offering streamlined services for ordering and delivering meals to offices.
- **Restaurant Industry:** The restaurant industry can benefit from incorporating rating-based meal evaluations into their services to continuously improve the quality of their meals and overall customer experience.

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