Unique Drive By Coffee Events in a COVID World

Lattes on Location | More Unique Events in a COVID World

When COVID shut down the world, we, like everyone came to a screeching halt.

The Latte Mobile and the espresso machines got cleaned and rested for longer than they’ve ever rested before. The Northplace Coffee Shop in Northplace Church closed with the rest of the church.

We rested. We watched. We waited.

This new experience isn’t news now, everybody has been impacted in one way or another. But I LOVE the creative ways people have risen with ideas to still connect in a distance setting.

Our First COVID Coffee Event was for Essential Workers

Lattes on Location | More Unique Events in a COVID World

(This was before the mask mandates or protocol put into place.)

Our first event after COVID hit was a new corporate client with essential workers. As you can see Fisher Investments is a Best Place to work company…treating their hard working Advisors and team to Lattes on a regular basis is evidence. So is the poster behind the espresso bar.

It’s easy to keep 6 feet between us and our client’s guests or employees with our set up. A lot of our corporate clients are working from home now, but we look forward to being back in the offices when they need us.

Coffee Bars Outside at Apartment Communities

The next thing we started doing a lot of was connecting with and serving at several different apartment communities. It was beautiful spring weather then and we drew people out of their apartments for lattes, hot chocolates, and puppaccinos!

Drive By Coffees at Schools

We did some drive by coffees at some Primrose Schools before Mother’s Day! These creative directors made ways to treat the mom’s in front of the school and in the parking lot.

Drive Through Cold Drinks for Systemware’s Family Day Project

One of the more recent events that was one of the most creative, was another kind of a drive by event. This time the Corporate client, Systemware  implemented the professional help of a planner: Planning MODE, who brought us in on a drive through Family Day project. The employees have been working from home, but there still needs to be Family Day, right?

Planning MODE created boxes for each employee to pick up with different activities for them to do, and consume. We provided iced coffee, lemonade, and other cold drinks as they drove up.

I hope more of our corporate clients do this! These boxes of fun were like the subscription boxes everyone gets so excited about.

As challenging as these days were, these businesses recreated their normal ways of  appreciating their clients and guests and we were so happy to help in the creation of the memories. And the delight of the taste buds.

So I hope you’ve been inspired to continue being creative with whatever you can do.

Show your people you appreciate them. 
And when possible, use coffee.

Lattes on Location on College, Spas, and Coworking

Lattes on Location | August Events

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

August Events - 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

August Events - 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

August Events - 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.

Coffee Catering for Corporate Events in DFW

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.
Coffee Catering for Corporate Events - Hot Chocolate Bar

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.

Coffee Catering for Corporate Events - Connecting with Employees

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!

Coffee Catering for Corporate Events - Reoccurring Catering

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.