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8 Organisations That Offer Free Lunch

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Glassdoor Team | Author & Career Expert at Glassdoor | 19 Mar 2019

There are a lot of perks we love to have at work — but not having to pack (or pay for) your lunch has to be one of our favorites. These eight companies offer free lunches to employees, and as you’ll see in the reviews included below, their workers love it! If you’re looking for a job, get your CV ready for these companies, and forget about packing your lunch again!

1. Badoo

Overall Rating: 3.8

What They Do: "Badoo is the largest social network for meeting new people locally in the world."

What Employees Say: “Technically challenging work, team always looking to improve the process and fosters and encourages self-development. Office is amazing, great perks, benefits, bonuses, food, [and] drink, etc.” —Former Employee

2. wagamama

Overall Rating: 4.0

What They Do: "wagamama now has more than 130 company-owned restaurants throughout the uk and america, along with franchised restaurants across europe, the middle east and new zealand."

What Employees Say: “Free food on shift, approachable coworkers, good staff morale.” —Current Employee

3. phs Group

Overall Rating: 3.6

What They Do: "We’re the largest hygiene services company in the UK providing washroom services to businesses everywhere."

What Employees Say: “Free canteen on site. Great people. Great management.” —Current Employee

4. Meraki

Overall Rating: 3.7

What They Do: "Cisco Meraki, the industry leader in cloud-managed IT, creates the simplest, most powerful solutions helping everyone from small businesses to global enterprises save time and money."

What Employees Say: “Great people, good career progression, customers love the technology. There is tons of free stuff which I am still blown away by. Everyone is very open, even at a senior level and will provide feedback for development.” —Current Employee

5. Beazley Group

Overall Rating: 3.2

What They Do: Beazley Group is an insurance organisation that offers life insurance, health insurance, property insurance & more.

What Employees Say: “Free lunches, plenty of autonomy given to employees by management staff, very competitive salaries.” —Current Employee

6. Johnson Matthey

Overall Rating: 3.0

What They Do: "As a global leader in sustainable technologies, we apply our cutting-edge science to create solutions with our customers that make a real difference to the world around us."

What Employees Say: "The current benefit package is rather good, especially the pension scheme. Free lunch at Royston site is also a bonus." —Current Employee

7. Burberry

Overall Rating: 3.5

What They Do: Burberry is an upscale British clothing and fashion company with retail stores around the world.

What Employees Say: “Great offices. Free lunch and fruit. Nice co-workers in building.” —Current Employee

8. Plusnet

Overall Rating: 3.3

What They Do: Plusnet is an internet and phone service provider.

What Employees Say: “Plusnet is a fantastic place to work. Working here is giving me the chance to develop my career further and engage with really driven and interesting people. It's been great to work in an open environment where you can share ideas and have them listened to. The Proud to be Plusnet reps are great at fixing any gripes and act really swiftly. The benefits are great too: free broadband, free lunch, [and] loads of discounts.” —Current Employee

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