Dietary restrictions when organizing an event.
It is imperative, nowadays, to offer dietary options at catered events as there is always a certain number of guests who will have food intolerances & allergies, special dietary requirements, or religious nutritional restrictions. Whether it’s a special diet the guests are following because of personal and moral beliefs, health reasons, or weight loss goals, planning a menu can be a real bugger for any host, event planner and culinary team.
At RSVP, we always advise our clients that taking into consideration the dietary restrictions their guests have will only guarantee an exceptional, respectful and safe culinary experience for them.
Some common special dietary requirements:
- Food allergies and intolerances — such as dairy free, fish and shellfish allergies, nut free and gluten free.
- Special dietary requirements — vegetarian, vegans and pregnancy.
- Religious reasons — halal.
The RSVP way to manage dietary restrictions and allergies is to be well prepared.
- We educate ourselves on diet trends, religious restrictions, nutritional choices and requirements (VG, VE, SF, GF, DF, NF).
- We make sure our catering associates are conscientious about dietary restrictions and allergens.
- We include a dietary restrictions box in rsvp cards for guests to fill out or online invite responses and follow up with them.
- We prepare seated served meals with personalized menus to include safe & appropriate options for every guest with major dietary restrictions. Noting the guests with dietary restrictions or allergies on the event table seating chart is a must!
- We design buffets offering a wide variety of foods ensuring there are safe options for everyone and detailed signage of ingredients.
- We brief all designated staff at the event so that they are well aware and can provide confidently valid information on the ingredients of each food.
And when we have the menu planning out of the way, we start thinking of how to prepare and present the food to awe the crowd and coordinate meal with event timing. So let’s take the burden off your shoulders, offer peace of mind to your guests and let everyone enjoy the party!
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