Tangram Sky, Author at Lattes On Location Catering

Lattes on Location on College, Spas, and Coworking

What kind of a blog title is that, you may ask? It’s just a normal month at Lattes on Location! One of the best parts of our business is the variety of events and venues that we have the opportunity to serve in. The people we get to meet (THE BEST) and of course, the coffee. We really have to taste test, it’s a professional responsibility that we take seriously! Quality Control, people!

UNT College of Business

The Lattes team had the opportunity to serve one of our menu combination bars for the UNT College of Business faculty. We offered the Espresso Bar with Italian Cream Sodas and Cold Brew Coffee selections! Inspiration for change comes from many different sources. We actually brought some extra decor for this event (one of the perks!) because it coordinated with their event invitations. We just happen to have an old coffee grinder similar to the one they had on their poster, so we brought it along. We were also inspired recently when watching The Profit on television Marcus Lemonis worked with a catering company and had them take their presentation up a notch by adding decorative items that fit with the client’s field…so we brought business books and our Edison lightbulb, made into a sign! Inspiration can strike just about anywhere, right? It was great to have our newly graduated DBU alumnus, Gracie, and our current UNT student Victor, as baristas on hand at this event.

The Capital Factory

That bright idea lightbulb decor also fit in well at the Capital Factory event where we served from our espresso bar in their beautiful coworking space. We met some brilliant (and beautiful) people. I love the atmosphere of collaboration at the Capital Factory and the Dallas Entrepreneur Center. It is so cool watching these individuals drive innovation and see their ideas for business get off the ground. I look forward to returning! If you’re looking for a coworking space be sure to check out their Dallas CoWorking room!

Surface Skin Spa

We also had the opportunity to visit Surface Skin Spa for a client appreciation, promotion, and marketing party. This was such a great setup, complete with cupcakes and glitter! We simply provided the connection over coffee and initiated some welcoming smiles.

Fall is Coming...

Fall means only one thing in the latte world…you guessed it! Pumpkin flavoring EVERYWHERE! Pumpkin PIE lattes will be available starting…now…upon request at events and at Northplace Coffee Bar on the weekends! I look forward to taste testing this one too – hey, quality control! Be sure to schedule Lattes on Location for your event this fall and ask us to serve this beloved favorite.

Latte Catering for Small Office Events

Lattes on Demand for Small Office Events

Lattes for the ESRP Team

Lattes for the ESRP team at The Star in Frisco is always fun! We love the view of the Cowboys practice field. And to be honest, after we transform the break room into a coffee shop atmosphere, we feel like it was built just for us!

Armor Security Espresso Bar

During our Espresso Bar setup, the security folks at Armor patiently hover in anticipation of creamy, freshly brewed espresso.

Espresso? Yeah, Baby

Talk about a niche market. Progyny connects with employees by bringing in Lattes on Location to serve up creamy, flavored espresso. The 14th story view is even more enjoyable with a Cortado in one hand and a luscious mini pastry in the other!

Nissan Hot Chocolate Bar

This was our largest Hot Chocolate Bar event in December! We morphed into the space provided for us by Nissan’s Corporate office in Irving then crafted and served over 800 hot chocolate beverages for Nissan’s employees.

KidKraft Toys Spooky Lattes

Nothing pairs better with one of our lattes than a cream filled, pumpkin iced Halloween donut at KidKraft Headquarters!

Just the Usual at TripActions

Lattes On Location can be found at TripActions in Dallas twice a week serving up their usual hand crafted lattes & signature drinks. We love regularly making TripActions employees feel appreciated and caffeinated! They are so alert and productive.

A Cosy Smocked Auctions Break

We don’t mind squeezing in to Smocked Auctions’ cozy break room and exuding coffee shop aromas for this office event. We have setup in smaller spaces before; try a filing cabinet!

We love to help create fun, festive office events!

Whether you are in charge of bringing the office together for the monthly birthday event, or welcoming the new CEO to town, Lattes On Location can help. Choose from our mobile espresso bar, hot chocolate bar, smoothie bar, or create the perfect combination to spread coffee happiness around your company. Contact us for a quote today for your office event.

Coffee Catering for Corporate Events in DFW

Do you want to show your employees that you care? Are you having a client in for a meeting where you need to put your best foot forward? Lattes on Location is proud to be the coffee catering company of choice for many well-known businesses and corporations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.

Employee Appreciation

We have several offices that utilize our coffee catering services once or twice a year. We tend to be busy around the holidays in December, as well as in the spring when holidays like Administration Professionals Day and others take place. As an example, we served a Hot Chocolate Bar at One Allen Center where Accesso Partners Property Management treated all the tenants! We set up in the building’s lobby and gave everyone the opportunity to jazz up their hot chocolate with gourmet handmade marshmallows from Sweet Bris Bakery! We also served Lattes from our Espresso Bar menu in December at their 2424 Cole Street property in Dallas.

Do you have employees that went above and beyond this quarter? Celebrate them with a delicious treat! Cisco has used as a reward for their employees when they have a productive quarter. They were the first corporate client who signed up for a regular latte event with us! (Yes, we can do that too. Book us for a standing date every week, month, quarter, or year!) Also as a reward we have served Kidkraft, TrendMicro. Peloton and Benchmark Mortgage.

Connecting Over a Cup of Coffee

What about just connecting with your employees? Particularly in the medical field, it can be difficult to have conversation with all your team members. One of our favorites is Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Plano! They have our team out for a “Lattes with the President” event on a quarterly basis. Down in the lower level of the hospital we set up our mobile latte bar in the education center.

Once a quarter both day and night shift get face-to-face time with the president of the hospital. There’s nothing like the relaxing scent of your favorite drink to inspire a good talk. The president has the opportunity to ask team members how they are doing and if they need anything. What a great way to maintain rapport with employees!

Need Coffee Catering More Often?

We are having a blast with a corporate client who has us in their office 2-3 times per week. Hooray for TripActions! Every Monday and Tuesday we make our way to the 21st floor and become the source of fuel for these creative people in the corporate travel industry. Hmm, maybe a trip to Hawaii is what we need for OUR corporation!

How can we help you celebrate your employees or team members?

Is there a holiday coming up? Have you connected with your team lately? Choose from our mobile espresso bar, hot chocolate bar, smoothie bar, or create the perfect combination to spread a little happiness around your company. Contact us for a quote today for your corporate event.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Nobody works long arduous hours like teachers do. They’re planning lessons, grading papers, cultivating young minds, and it’s a big job! While the school day may only last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., many teachers arrive early and put in long hours after school. When no one is looking, they are planning and prepping. They utilize their own funds to purchase supplies for the classroom and go above and beyond teaching students.Thank you to our teachers! Whether you teach band, math, English, theatre, history, or science, you’re impacting our future and we appreciate what you do.This year our baristas were honored to serve in a dozen DFW area schools to honor teachers for teacher appreciation week 2019!

Teachers at each of these schools were celebrated this May with the drink of their choice! They could choose from a hot macchiato, cappuccino, mocha, hot chocolate, latte, smoothie, cider, and more. We had a blast helping show appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Check out a few of the photos below and this list of schools around the Dallas area where we brought our mobile coffee bar!

We are proud to have been a part of teacher appreciation at more than ten schools in DFW just last week.

Abbett Elementary School in Garland, TX
Folsom Elementary School in Prosper, TX
Andrews Elementary School in Plano, TX
Bowman Middle School in Plano, TX
McDonald Middle School in Mesquite, TX
Baker Elementary School in McKinney, TX

Cooper Junior High in Wylie, TX
Boals Elementary School in Frisco, TX
Terry Middle School in Mesquite, TX
Wilkinson Middle School in Mesquite, TX
Stinson Elementary School in Richardson, TX
Barksdale Elementary School in Plano, TX

Earlier this Month & Last Month

Allen High School in Allen, TX
Durham Elementary in Southlake, TX
Walnut Grove Elementary in Southlake, TX
Carroll Middle School in Southlake, TX
Gateway Preschool in Wylie, TX
Thurgood Marshall Elementary Richardson, TX
Prince of Peace Early Childhood School Plano TX

Earlier this Year

Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, TX
Hughes Elementary in McKinney, TX
Providence Academy in Lavon TX
Preston Elementary in Allen TX
Greenhill Middle School in Addison, TX
Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, TX

Do you want to thank your staff or the teachers at your school?

Book Lattes on Location for your next appreciation event! Book early! We had to turn away several schools that waited until April or May to book us.

Always a New Thing

It’s always a new thing. With a very old thing. Together. Like vintage furniture in a modern loft. Stunning, right?

So it is here at the Lattes On Location office, while I write on a very old, but almost refurbished desk, my first blog in this new setting. My other blogs are old and irregular, just kind of lost out there like my old websites, a bit of history.

This is the fourth website we’ve done for LattesOnLocation.com in the 14 years we’ve been in business. Every time we update it’s an exciting roll out. So thankful for Tangram Sky Interactive and their SEO expertise, website skills, and great communication, this is going to be the best yet.

I’m going to highlight recent events so that you can add to your ideas for your own events, or your business building ideas.

We were able to have this set up in about 30 minutes time, and stayed to serve for 2 hours. These gourmet cookies were equally delicious with the cold brew, or the cappuccino. Something for everyone!

An Event at SMU for EY

This week I want to show you a couple of pictures from an event we did at SMU for EY.

They were expecting 200 people for this graduate recruiting event, so we had an espresso bar and our Italian Cream Soda/Cold Brew Coffee Bar. (We didn’t do the gorgeous cookies, but we sampled them!)

It was great to team up with the planners from EY, and be on the beautiful SMU campus.Having the two different bars with separate menu options meant that a large group could be served more quickly.

We also worked with their branding. They had their own cups, so we provided the heart.

Teacher Appreciation Week

This week is Teacher’s Appreciation week, we will be in and out of a dozen schools with Smoothie Bars or Latte Bars, or combinations. Let me tell you, there isn’t much more esteem building than having a room full of teachers tell you what a good idea you had (this business of bringing them lattes…)! I may or may not be a teachers pet for life.

At Home Coffee Tip

And I’m going to close with one coffee making tip for you at home.

Don’t put your coffee in the freezer. The bringing it in and out of the freezer is not good for it.

Moisture is not a thing for your coffee until you add it after it’s ground and you are about to drink it! But just enough coffee for the week, or better yet, have a roaster send it straight to your house every week. (try Eiland Coffee Roasters, Oak Cliff Coffee or Cultivar Coffee, they will send it right out to you.) The vacuum seals in the coffee bag should be good for a couple weeks, after you open it, keep it in an airtight canister at room temperature.

Then put it in your favorite mug!

Cheers!

Barb
TheLatteLady