Some companies choose to celebrate employee birthdays by holding one event each month to honor all the birthdays in that month. If this is something your company is interested in doing, there are lots of great ways to make each month a unique and special celebration. Here are some ideas to discuss with your corporate caterer.

Seasonal Menu Options

Instead of serving the same sandwiches and bags of chips for lunch each month, work with your caterer to come up with a seasonal menu that highlights popular foods throughout the year. For example, December birthdays might call for roast turkey and beef dishes, while a July birthday event is perfect for serving gourmet burgers and sausages. By changing up the menu each month, your employees will have something delicious to look forward to at every birthday event.

Breakfast Bashes

Instead of holding a party in the middle of the day, consider starting your birthday celebration in the morning. His gives everyone a great treat to start the day with, and it gives the employees celebrating a birthday a way to feel special the whole day through. Work with your caterer to create a buffet filled with fresh fruits, muffins, pastries, and other continental items, or have the catering company bring in staff for carving stations and custom omelets. If there are leftovers from the breakfast celebration, put them out in the break room for staff to snack on throughout the day.

Customized Birthday Desserts

A giant birthday cake with all of the employee names on it doesn't make for a personalized touch at the monthly birthday celebrations. Instead, consider having your caterer create custom birthday desserts for everyone celebrating a birthday each month. This might include cupcakes, mini tars, or mini cheesecakes made with the flavors each employee likes the best. For example, someone who loves chocolate might get a lava cake or a chocolate chip cheesecake. Be sure to have other desserts available for the rest of your staff as well. You can even turn the birthday celebration into a dessert bar for a sweet break in the middle of the afternoon.

The key to making monthly birthday celebrations work is to acknowledge each employee who is celebrating a birthday. Be sure to call out names during the party each month, and consider presenting each birthday person with a card and gift from the company in addition to a wonderful meal they can share with the rest of their colleagues.