Catering Built
Around Your Business
Business Catering in Vancouver, BC & the Fraser Valley
The Yoga Chef provides business catering for companies, event planners and venues across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, from board meetings and training days to client receptions and functions of around 300 guests. Tell us the occasion, the headcount and the date, and we will reply within one business day.
Business Catering for Companies,
Planners and Venues
Our business catering serves the people who organise food for work: executive assistants, event planners, HR and marketing teams, and the venues they book. Menus are designed by Executive Chef Stephanie Cowie and matched to the tone of each occasion, whether it is held in a boardroom, a conference centre, a banquet hall or an outdoor venue. The result is catering that fits the event, with calm execution and service that never feels rushed.
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Occasions
We Cater
Business catering covers every occasion where a company feeds its people or its guests:
- Board meetings, planning sessions and presentations
- Training days, workshops and conferences
- Client meetings, investor events and hosted receptions
- Product launches and networking events
- Company parties, staff appreciation and holiday gatherings
- Wellness days and leadership retreats
Service Styles for Business Events
Each business event is matched to a service style that suits the room, the schedule and the guest count:
- Drop-off catering, delivered and set up
- Individually packaged meals for easy distribution
- Buffets and family-style meals
- Refined plated meals for formal events
- Canapé receptions and grazing displays
Feeding the same team every week? A standing order through office catering handles recurring lunches.
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What a Full-Service Business Event Includes
A full-service event brings an on-site catering team, so organisers can stay with their guests instead of watching the buffet. Depending on the event, it includes:
- A chef-designed menu and written proposal
- Staff for setup, service and teardown
- Dessert tables and coffee stations
- Beer, wine and cider bar service
- Rentals arranged where required
- One itemised quote covering food, staffing, rentals and tax
Menus for Every Guest at the Table
Business menus are planned around vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free guests, so every attendee at a client event or conference can eat with confidence. Allergies are reviewed with you before the menu is confirmed.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free options
Business Catering, Corporate Catering or Event Catering?
Business catering is the broad term for any food a company orders for work, from a single board lunch to a staffed conference. The closely related terms describe narrower needs:
- Corporate catering: the same service, described from the company’s side
- Office catering: recurring team lunches delivered to the workplace
- Corporate event catering: staffed service for launches, parties and conferences
- Private catering: celebrations hosted outside the workplace
See office catering for standing team lunches, private catering for personal celebrations, or the corporate catering overview.
Ask which fits your event
Community Sourced
Ingredients
You Can Trust
Business menus are prepared with ingredients from trusted BC suppliers, farmers, bakers and butchers, including the local partners below.
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Our Process
How Business Catering Works
Booking business catering starts with one short form and ends with food served on time, with a clear proposal in between.
Share the occasion
Tell us the date, venue, guest count, service style and any dietary needs for your business event.
Receive a proposal
You receive a customised proposal outlining the menu, service style, staffing and rentals, with every anticipated cost itemised.
Secure your date
Larger catered events are secured with a 50% deposit, and we keep refining the details with you as the event approaches.
We prepare and deliver
Our culinary team prepares every dish in our Port Coquitlam kitchen and delivers to your office or venue on schedule.
Service and teardown
Drop-off orders arrive laid out and ready; full-service events are staffed through service and teardown.
Crafted since 2018
Trusted by Businesses
Across Metro Vancouver
Organisations including lululemon, RBC, UBC, SFU and EA Sports have trusted our catering, and ArtsConnect chose us for its Regional Arts Summit in Coquitlam. We are rated 4.9 from more than 300 Google reviews.
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Tara Hallam 4 months agoStephanie is an incredible service provider to work with. She’s kind, thoughtful, helpful and very giving of her time. We chose her services for our...Read More »
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Rita Schnarr 2 months agoStephanie, Head Chef from The Yoga Chef catered our milestone birthday dinner for 22 close friends, and she was absolutely wonderful! Everything was beautifully prepared,...Read More »
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Hollie Ha 5 months agoLook no further for your next catering partner! Stephanie at The Yoga Chef is incredible. She was super informative, timely, and accommodating when it came...Read More »
Request a Business Catering Proposal
Business catering is priced to each event: your proposal itemises food, staffing, rentals, service charges and applicable taxes, and delivery is $2.50 per km from our Port Coquitlam kitchen. Share the details below and we will reply within one business day, Monday to Friday.
Business Catering Areas
We cater business meetings and events from our Port Coquitlam kitchen to offices and venues across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, including conference centres, banquet halls and outdoor venues.
Check availability for your dateFrequently Asked Questions
Planners usually ask about cost, capacity, staffing and deposits before they book. Here are the answers.
Pricing is tailored to each event. Your proposal outlines food, staffing, rentals, service charges and applicable taxes, and delivery is $2.50 per km from our Port Coquitlam kitchen.
We cater business events from small board meetings to functions of around 300 guests. Tell us your headcount and we will recommend the service style that suits it.
Corporate events are best booked three to twelve weeks ahead, particularly from October to December. Recurring office lunches only need notice before the first delivery.
Yes. Full-service catering includes staff for setup, service and teardown. Drop-off catering is delivered and laid out without staff remaining on site.
Yes. We offer beer, wine and cider service with one bartender at $50 per hour and a four-hour minimum. You can supply the alcohol and bar setup, or we source everything for a 30% service fee.
Larger catered events are secured with a 50% deposit. If the event is cancelled more than three months ahead, half the deposit is refunded; within three months it is retained.
Yes. We accept PO numbers, and net terms are available for established accounts.
Yes. Our kitchen team is FoodSafe Level 1 certified with an active Fraser Health food service licence, and we are fully insured, with a certificate of insurance available on request.
Feed the Meeting.
Impress the Room.
Business catering should be the part of the day you never worry about. Share the occasion and date, and we will reply within one business day with next steps for your proposal.