Hosting a client or partner at the office in Paris: breakfast, lunch or cocktail reception?

Hosting a client or a partner on your premises is a moment that counts. Even before talking business, the welcome you give sends a message: the care, the attention, the standard of your company. A hospitality caterer in Paris lets you receive your guests properly, without tying up your team. All that remains is to choose the right format for the time of day and what is at stake in the meeting.

What the table tells your client

Lukewarm coffee in a paper cup and factory-made biscuits, or a well-prepared breakfast with butter pastries and a pressed juice: these two welcomes tell the story of two different companies. Hosting a client or a partner means taking care of a detail that weighs in the relationship, especially at a first meeting or a signing. The attention paid to the table reads as attention paid to the person.

Which format to choose for hosting a client?

The welcome breakfast: making an early meeting count

For a meeting at the start of the day, a welcome breakfast sets a warm and relaxed tone. Pastries, fresh fruit, artisan juices, speciality coffee: enough to open the conversation on a friendly note. It is an ideal format for a first contact or a working meeting with a partner, building trust before getting into the subject.

The business lunch: lunch tray or seated lunch?

For a meeting that stretches over midday, the business lunch is a classic. A well-prepared individual lunch tray lets you eat while carrying on the discussion, without heavy logistics. When hosting an important client, the presentation and packaging bring the extra care that is expected. It is often the format that really moves things forward, in a setting that is both businesslike and friendly.

The cocktail reception: celebrating a signing or a partnership

When it is time to celebrate, a cocktail reception marks the occasion. Signing a contract, launching a partnership, welcoming a delegation: the cocktail reception turns a meeting into an event. Carefully crafted bites, careful presentation, an atmosphere that stays in the memory: it is the format for the moments that count in a business relationship.

The details that make the difference

Hosting a partner also means taking care of the details: products from named artisans that your guest recognises, clean presentation, discreet set-up. Our Mado Paris madeleines, our Alain Milliat juices and our Ferme de Viltain yoghurts are all landmarks your guests notice. It is these little things that make one welcome stand out from another.

Organising your client hospitality in Paris and Île-de-France

L'Écrin Traiteur helps you host your clients and partners, from the welcome breakfast to the cocktail reception, with careful delivery from 6:30 am in Paris and Île-de-France. We adapt the format to the moment and to what is at stake in your meeting: request your quote and let us take care of welcoming your guests together.

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