Coffee or tea at the office: which to serve at a meeting and in what proportion?
The proportion of coffee and tea for a company meeting or office breakfast, flask by flask, with the budget for 10, 20, 30, 50 and 100 people.
For a meeting or an office breakfast, serve mostly coffee and keep one flask of tea for those who do not drink it. At L'Écrin Traiteur, the rule is 1 one-litre flask for 6 people, of which 1 flask of tea for 4 of coffee. A flask serves 6 to 8 cups: we calculate on 6 so that nobody runs short.
What proportion of coffee and tea for each group size?
The number of flasks is rounded up, then about one fifth becomes tea. Price of the drinks alone, at €19.50 excl. VAT per flask, with €29 excl. VAT delivery on top.
| Group size | One-litre flasks | Coffee / tea | Drinks excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people | 2 | 2 of coffee or tea, your choice | €39.00 |
| 20 people | 4 | 3 of coffee, 1 of tea | €78.00 |
| 30 people | 5 | 4 of coffee, 1 of tea | €97.50 |
| 50 people | 9 | 7 of coffee, 2 of tea | €175.50 |
| 100 people | 17 | 14 of coffee, 3 of tea | €331.50 |
For 20 people, delivery included comes to 78 + 29 = €107 excl. VAT. The minimum order is €50 excl. VAT of products: for 10 people, the €39 of flasks is topped up with another product, for example the pastries of an office breakfast. For other quantities, the quantity calculator gives the same result.
Why keep a flask of tea?
Because a single flask of tea serves 6 to 8 cups: it guarantees that people who do not drink coffee have a hot drink. Coffee remains the main drink and tea the complement, which is why the rule counts 4 flasks of coffee for 1 of tea. If your team mostly drinks tea, say so in your quote request.
What is in each flask?
- The organic coffee flask: organic arabica coffee, roasted by an artisan, prepared the same morning. Vegan and gluten-free.
- The Mariage Frères tea flask: a tea from the Parisian house, infused at the right temperature. Vegan and gluten-free.
- The hot chocolate flask: whole milk, dark chocolate, sugar. It contains milk and is only added on request, never by default.
And for those who drink neither coffee nor tea?
Offer a caffeine-free cold drink: the cold ginger and lime infusion in a one-litre bottle (€10.50 excl. VAT) or an Alain Milliat juice. For the quantity of juice and water per person, see how many drinks per person.
With L'Écrin Traiteur
- One-litre flask of organic coffee or Mariage Frères tea: €19.50 excl. VAT, 6 to 8 cups.
- Delivery from 6:30 am in Paris and Île-de-France, €29 excl. VAT; order until 2 pm the day before (48 hours ahead from 50 people).
- €50 minimum order of products (excl. VAT); quote within 24 hours, company invoice with VAT.
See all our drinks and our prices, or ask for a quote with the group size and date. To choose tea houses and coffee roasters, read the best tea and coffee for a meeting in Paris.
Frequently asked questions
What proportion of coffee and tea for a meeting?
At L'Écrin Traiteur, 1 flask of tea for 4 of coffee from 5 flasks, which for 20 people means 3 flasks of coffee and 1 of tea. Up to 10 people, 2 flasks of coffee or tea, your choice.
How much do coffee and tea cost for 20 people?
4 one-litre flasks at €19.50 excl. VAT, or €78 excl. VAT, plus €29 excl. VAT delivery in Paris and Île-de-France: €107 excl. VAT in total, quote within 24 hours.
Do the coffee flask and the tea flask cost the same?
Yes. The one-litre flask of organic coffee and the one of Mariage Frères tea each cost €19.50 excl. VAT and serve 6 to 8 cups.
Is hot chocolate included in an office breakfast?
No. It is never included by default: it is added on request, in a one-litre flask at €19.50 excl. VAT. It contains whole milk.
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