Cadem’s 5C study found that in the last year, 48% of its respondents had had some direct experience with delivery companies. Many of these orders are made at lunch time at work or the office. Something that can create a difference in one’s own savings and in the bond with colleagues.
Arrive at the office on Friday, sit down at work and start thinking about organizing with your colleagues what lunch is going to be that day. It could be ordering a pizza for delivery to share. Others prefer to order hamburgers, or specific dishes for each one. There is always someone in charge of making the shopping list with the order and its varieties. There is always someone else who takes the card to pay and waits for them to deposit later.
A Friday scenario, of course. Except when people are cooking less and less at home to bring food to work and that means they order delivery to work every day.
“Because I hate that they do that, I get the impression that they only work to buy food at work,” says a user on social networks who comments on a viral video about an office worker who eats alone because those at work ask for delivery every day now. He doesn’t have enough money to do it.
“I only bought food once in all the jobs I’ve had. I didn’t like it, I’ve always brought from home it’s tastier, healthier and you don’t spend more money,” the comment continues. “It always happens that we earn the same and they eat as if we were the bosses,” says another.
Differences that arise at lunch time can cause a dispute.
“Generally, it happens that in the offices there is a group that always brings lunch and one day, they have something different for lunch with the others. They usually want to eat healthier and it is also cheaper for them. A lunch on average can cost seven thousand pesos. It is impossible for a pocket to hold that all year long,” says Felipe Lagos, partner and director of the human resources consultancy Bolton Hunter.
“Others definitely go out to lunch or order delivery every day,” he continues. “Delivery services are associated with younger people. Older people, who have children, take advantage of cooking for their children and take home. Also the one who earns more,” he describes.
For at least four years, the tendency of Chileans to cook at home for the week or the day has been reducing. This has been influenced above all by how easy it is to order delicious and prepared food through delivery apps.
He study 5C of Cadem discovered that in the last year, 48% of its respondents of different socioeconomic levels, age, gender and region had had some direct experience with delivery companies. The same survey established that 12% of respondents used one of these platforms in the last 7 days.
Already in 2021, the Preferences and Trends of Food Consumption in Chile survey of Deloitte revealed that 60% of Chileans preferred to buy prepared foods on busy days. Even if they were healthy. or semi-prepared, even if they are unhealthy.
Bank card discounts also play a role. Banks divide discounts in food stores or restaurants through applications, offering up to 40% discounts in some.
According to the specialist, the dynamic that is generated between those who order delivery and those who bring lunch from home should be normal. But this can happen when whoever brings food or who orders delivery is not alone in their reality. “There are people who already accept that they order delivery every day and have a partner to do it. Those who bring from home can also have a partner to heat the food in the kitchen. “It’s something you see normally,” he says.
And if it wasn’t for delivery, 71% of people also began to prefer cooking “easy” meals. Something that can range from a bowl of noodles with some quick protein – meat burgers for example – to bread with egg. That can make a difference between meals. The difficult thing is when people start to be left alone in their lunch dynamics. For this reason, the specialist recommends flexibility and leaving time for team dynamics. They can be everyone ordering food or everyone bringing lunch from home.
But doing something different can help generate a moment to share. “I think people who bring lunch every day could choose to do something different with their colleagues like order delivery sometimes. It is an act that can provide a moment to share and make connections. Especially on Thursdays or Fridays, because they leave earlier, those dynamics work well,” concludes Lagos.
2024-10-24 22:41:00