subject: How To Reduce Business Operating Costs [print this page] One way companies have historically cut costs is by reexamining the expenses incurred by their cafeteria or employee lounge. On one hand, many companies waste large sums of money paying for food, drink, and paper products. These companies frequently buy large trays of bagels, Danishes, doughnuts, and other breakfast pastries ubiquitous to office life. Although they have the right idea in that happy office staff are more likely to be productive and get along better, overestimating the amount of food you order means waste. The cost of providing coffee to workers has, in many cases, expanded as well. Gone are the days where someone put out a large urn of cheap coffee. Many office managers have opted to offer their employees single serving packages of premium coffee they can insert into a machine to produce hot coffee on demand. You should consider whether the added expense is worth incurring.
