How office lunch catering starts
Most HR and admin leads come to us because they are responsible for feeding colleagues every working day, and they need a supplier who turns up on time without needing constant follow-up. The process is built to remove that worry in three steps.
- Brief: You tell us your headcount, office location, delivery window and any dietary split (vegetarian, vegan, allergen-sensitive). This can be done over WhatsApp or a short call, and takes a few minutes.
- Tasting: Before anything is booked, we arrange a free tasting so you and your colleagues can assess the food quality, portioning and presentation. This is standard practice for every new office account, whether you need a one-off event or ongoing daily service.
- Delivery: Once you confirm, we schedule recurring or single-day delivery to your office, with our own team handling setup and, where needed, serving.
For HR teams managing daily or weekly lunches, we also agree a standing weekly menu cycle in advance, so there is no need to re-brief us each time. Changes to headcount or dietary needs can be messaged through WhatsApp any time before the cut-off for that day's delivery, and we adjust the count accordingly.
We currently supply 22 client organisations across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, which means our scheduling and kitchen output are built around exactly this kind of recurring office lunch pattern, not one-off event spikes. Whether you are catering for a 15-person office or several hundred colleagues across floors, the enquiry-to-delivery process stays the same: brief us, taste the food, then let us handle the rest.
If your office already has an existing supplier and you are simply comparing options, we are happy to run a tasting alongside your current arrangement so you can compare directly before making any change to your ongoing service.
Dietary needs and allergen handling
Office catering rarely serves a single dietary profile, so we ask for a dietary breakdown alongside your headcount at the brief stage. This typically covers vegetarian, vegan, and any specific allergen exclusions such as nuts, shellfish or dairy, recorded against the number of colleagues affected rather than as a general note.
Vegetarian options are built into every menu rotation as standing dishes, not as a single substitute plate repeated daily. Examples include paneer makhani, chana masala, vegetable lasagne, mushroom risotto, stuffed bell peppers and grilled halloumi skewers, so vegetarian colleagues have genuine variety across the week in the same way meat-eating colleagues do.
Vegan requests are handled by confirming which dishes in the rotation are dairy- and egg-free, and by substituting where needed, for example swapping a dairy-based dessert for a fresh fruit platter or seasonal fruit platter.
For allergen management, our kitchen team documents known allergens per dish, and this information is available to you to share with colleagues before service. If a colleague has a specific and serious allergy, we ask that this is flagged separately at the brief stage so we can plan preparation and packaging accordingly, rather than relying only on a general dietary note.
Because we work from a fixed 136-dish menu across 16 courses, dietary substitutions are made from within that structure, which keeps portioning and quality consistent rather than introducing untested dishes for one-off requests. Any changes to your dietary breakdown, whether a new joiner with an allergy or a shift in vegetarian numbers, can be sent through WhatsApp ahead of the relevant delivery, and we update the count for that day. This keeps dietary planning as straightforward as headcount planning, both handled through the same channel.
Delivery, setup and collection for your office
Delivery is handled entirely by our own team, not a third-party courier, which matters for offices that need food to arrive at a set time and be ready to serve without additional coordination. This covers Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and the wider UAE, cooked daily from our kitchens in Abu Dhabi Industrial City (ICAD II).
For daily or weekly office lunch service, we agree a fixed delivery window with you at the brief stage, based on your building's access requirements, loading dock or reception procedures, and your preferred serving time. Recurring accounts are scheduled against this same window each working day, so your office does not need to re-confirm timing every time.
On arrival, our setup team lays out the meal according to the format you have chosen, whether that is a self-serve buffet line, individually packed meals for desk delivery, or a served station for a specific event. Where serving staff are required, our own team remains on site to manage the line, replenish dishes and keep the setup tidy through the service window.
Collection of chafing dishes, trays and serving equipment is handled by the same team after service, so your office facilities staff are not left managing catering equipment between deliveries.
For offices with security or access procedures, such as visitor passes, loading bay bookings or delivery notice periods, we ask for these details during the brief so our delivery team can plan around them from the first delivery rather than encountering delays on day one. Any recurring access requirement, such as a standing visitor pass or delivery code, is noted against your account so it does not need to be repeated for every delivery.
Why HR teams choose Dana Prime
HR and admin leads choosing an office catering supplier are usually weighing up consistency, hygiene standards and whether the supplier can actually scale to their headcount without disruption. Dana Prime has operated since 1998, cooking more than 7,000 meals daily from our own kitchens in Abu Dhabi Industrial City (ICAD II), which gives us the production capacity to support daily office lunch service at scale rather than treating it as an occasional event.
We hold ISO 22000 and HACCP certification, and our full document pack, covering these certificates alongside our trade licence and capability statement, is available for your procurement or facilities team to review before you commit to ongoing service.
Delivery, setup and serving are handled by our own team rather than subcontracted out, which means the same standards apply whether we are delivering to a 20-person office or a several-hundred-seat corporate floor. We currently serve 22 client organisations across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, and hold a 4.6-star Google rating, which you are welcome to check independently before booking.
Every new office account starts with a free tasting, not a signed commitment. This lets you and your colleagues assess the actual food quality, portion sizes and presentation before agreeing to any ongoing service, whether that is daily lunches, weekly rotations, or occasional corporate events layered on top of a standing arrangement.
Because our menu spans 136 dishes across 16 courses, we can build a rotation specific to your office's dietary mix and cuisine preference rather than applying a single fixed template. And because our kitchens, delivery fleet and serving team are all in-house, a single point of contact through WhatsApp covers your entire account, from headcount changes to delivery timing to dietary updates, without needing to coordinate across multiple vendors.
