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News Release from: Banquet in a Box | Subject: Christmas dinner in a box
Edited by the Marketingservicestalk Editorial
Team on 09 November 2007
Reward loyalty with Christmas dinner in
a box
A Devon-based catering company has come up with an unusual way to reward hard-working staff and loyal customers this festive season - give them a fully prepared Christmas dinner.
Banquet in a Box usually reserves its gourmet meals for private individuals who would rather not cater at their own dinner parties But owner Lisa Hayes has developed a Christmas menu that would make an ideal corporate gift
Generous businesses are able to choose from a selection of four-course meals via the Banquet in a Box website, which are then delivered straight to the lucky recipient's door.
All they will have to do is cook the turkey and reheat the traditional accompaniments and sauces - saving the hours typically spent cooking, peeling and chopping on Christmas morning, and eliminating the chore of cleaning up afterwards.
Hayes said: "We have been offering fully prepared Christmas lunches for a number of years now, but always to individual customers rather than as a corporate gift.
"Most companies give away chocolates and Christmas cards at this time of year, but we thought our meals would make an interesting alternative.
"We're giving people the chance to make this Christmas truly memorable, and show everyone they've put some thought into their gifts, rather than just relying on the tried and tested".
Selections include 'Christmas Dinner in a Box' which comprises a Kelly Bronze free range turkey, and traditional favourites like stuffing and cocktail sausages, with Christmas Pudding and mince pies for dessert.
The less ambitious could go for the 'Festive Christmas Buffet', which includes mango and brie filo pastry parcels, Thai vegetable spring rolls, and roasted chicken drumsticks.
All ingredients are sourced locally from producers near the firm's Exeter headquarters.
Hayes said: "We ensure our produce comes only from local, sustainable sources and we will only deal with ethical farmers".
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