Stranded Without Lunch: Urban Food Deserts

With the rising costs of lunch, employees are having difficulty finding healthy meals while they’re at work. In fact, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of lunches has increased 6.4% in the last 12 months. Many of the restaurants that shut down during COVID haven’t re-opened, and the rising costs of food and hiring has prevented new ones from opening up.? And while we’re hopeful that an end is in sight as employees return to the office, many urban areas are currently experiencing an insufficient number of healthy food options for their workforce; An urban food desert.??

When thinking of a food desert, we first think about rural areas without access to fresh, healthy options. But in this post-COVID environment another type of food desert has begun to emerge in many urban areas. Areas that were once flush with a wide range of options have been reduced to a sparse collection of unhealthy, monotonous, big-box fast food choices.?

But let's not blame the restaurants.?

It’s difficult for urban restaurants to open without the in-office workforce to support them, and it's unappealing for employees to come back to the office when their once-vibrant urban city doesn’t have the same allure it did before. With so few options available for lunch, and employees trickling back to the office it begs the question: Which comes first, the restaurants or the employees??

Luckily, there's a solution.?

Office catering delivery services, like Peach, offer flexible lunch solutions to employers and their workforce. Aimed at bringing in local restaurants from a further distance, food delivery supports local restaurants and employees alike. With a steady stream of orders for restaurants and a variety of healthy and convenient food options, corporate food delivery is the key to reopening offices and reducing the food deserts of our urban areas.?

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