🍽️ Catering & Events - Best Practices with Friendlier

Why cater using Friendlier?

Catering with Friendlier does more than reduce single-use waste. It helps:

Reduce waste at your event
Create a positive environmental impact with every plate, cup, and container reused
Show guests that sustainability is part of every part of your site
Reinforce your brand values and support broader goals, like net-zero commitments

Using Friendlier at events also helps make reuse feel normal — and encourages habits that can continue beyond the event.

How to Add Friendlier to Your Events

Pre-Event Set Up ⤵️

Promoting Catering with Friendlier - Check this one-pager you can use to promote catering for your events
Product selection - We've seen the following products work best for catering:
- Large plates - for the main course
- Small plates - for sides/appetizers/desserts
- 12/16 oz coffee cups - for coffee, water and other cold beverages
- 3-compartment containers - for packed lunches made beforehand
- Additional return bins - to be put out just for catering/events
Marketing material - Friendlier's ready-to-print options here. These can go on your tables, above collection bins, or in event communications
Account setup - Reach out to your Customer Success Manager or info@friendlier.com to create your site's catering order portal. This ensures clear environmental impact tracking for your event!
Ordering process - Similar to ordering China and other materials for your events! Seamless and fast. Email info@friendlier.com or your Customer Success Manager to place your first one

During Your Event ⤵️

Ease of return
- Set up Friendlier bins in convenient locations along with signage to help participants "do the right thing."
Place bins thoughtfully
- Avoid placing it near other waste (unless necessary and with signage), or by organics to simply the process and remove cognitive overload to locate a Friendlier bin

Posters & Reminders
- Posters & signage
- Share a quick reminder with everyone to put the Friendlier products back in a collection bin when they're done
Use table signage
- Signs or table-talkers that remind guests to place in the Friendlier bin

After ⤵️

Celebrate Your Impact
- Friendlier can provide an environmental impact for your event
- Great way to energize and engage key stakeholders!

Consistency - continue using Friendlier products at your events and watch your impact grow

If you are interested in learning more about Friendlier's catering options and how it would look at your event, venue, or festival, please email info@friendlier.com for more information.