How To Increase Employee Productivity

     Not only is finding a good employee a daunting task, but keeping them happy and loyal is also a challenge that many companies face on a daily basis. Fortunately, one simple solution is to keep them well-fed and appreciated. That's where we come in. That's Italian Ristorante & Catering is a family-owned, Italian restaurant with two locations: Woodbridge & Richmond Hill.  We've been providing delicious, authentic Italian food across the Greater Toronto Area for over forty years.  Originally, our patriarch, Mario Lombardo, started at Regina Pizzeria in Little Italy back in the late 1970s.  
     Having worked in the financial sector for a number of years, I've been to a number of corporate meetings and lunch & learns where we were cooped up in a tiny room listening to a long (and often tedious) information session.  Only when lunch was announced, did we all breathe a sigh of relief.  A nice lunch to go with a break from all that number-crunching is all we wanted.  However, how many times were we sorely disappointed? Too often, I'm afraid.  Cold sandwiches with 'mystery' meats; doughy, barely cooked pizza loaded with processed cheese and raw toppings; less-than-fresh salads with tiny-morsels of protein? Not exactly a well earned reward for showing up. We often left our meals, uneaten, and went through the rest of the day hoping to leave quickly so that we could eat at home.  Fortunately, these situations can be avoided and, in a relatively simple manner.
    Several large companies in pharmaceutical, banking and manufacturing have made the smart decision of setting up catering agreements to provide lunches and dinners for their staff. Employees, telephone and/or email their orders to their dedicated account specialist.  A proposal is quickly created with a cost-breakdown and once approved, the food is delivered at the predetermined date and time.  Clients are invoiced according to their terms and your employees enjoy a fresh, made-to-order meal.  We'll guarantee it will boost employee morale!

Benefits of a dedicated catering company:

• Time Savings: Employees don't have to rush out to get their lunches.  If meetings are running behind, they'll never have to worry about losing travel time.  Their food will arrive hot and ready-to-eat, at the comfort of their own desk.

• Cost Savings: We offer both individual and group pricing on our menu items. By giving us an idea of your budget, our catering reps can help come up with a menu suited to your needs. Our convenient invoicing system allows for online credit card payments and/or the option to pay by company cheque according to the terms we establish (7, 15 & 30 days).

• Flexibility: The beauty of Italian cuisine is that is covers a wide range of tastes: spicy dishes, vegetarian dishes, gluten free items, proteins, seafood etc. Fresh, quality ingredients with time-proven recipes is what makes Italian food so popular.  It's a healthy alternative to the prevalent fast-food restaurants which are often the 'go-to' places when you need to feed a crowd.  With advance notice, we can also get Halal-certified meats and incorporate it into our recipes to satisfy certain religious requirements.

• Rewarding: As our token of thanks, we've developed our Platinum Rewards program for our corporate clients.  One point is given for each dollar spent which, in turn, can be redeemed for FREE food and gift certificates from over 50 national retailers.  CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up.

At That's Italian, we treat all our guests like family and our priority is that they leave HAPPY and FULL.  When you order from us, we extend our hospitality to your employees. They too, will feel appreciated. 

For sales reps needing to grab the attention of potential clients, That's Italian is also an effective business tool to add to your repertoire.  For example, several of our pharmaceutical sales reps have commented that doctors have approached them for meetings even though they were not in their territory.  They had heard from other doctors about the great lunches that were provided by certain reps. Business came to them. This is why That's Italian is a very popular choice with pharma sales reps in and around the GTA.

If you require further information about our catering program, and/or wish to place an order, please call 416.ITALIAN / 416.482.5426 or email catering@thatsitalian.ca.  We can even arrange for complimentary samples to qualifying companies.

That's Italian Ristorante - 2 Tall Grass Trail, Woodbridge

That's Italian Ristorante - 10447 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill

www.ThatsItalian.ca