Office chow good for business - OrderIn

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Food subsidies at work should not be “added benefits”. In fact they may be a way to attract and retain staff (especially Millennials).That's according to 60% of Fortune 500 companies, including the likes of Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte and Goldman Sachs, who offer some form of food benefit to staff. The cost to company however is high - but technology and the rise of food delivery apps in SA combined with favourable tax laws provide an answer. OrderIn, local food delivery app has worked with SARS to incorporate tax-deductible meals into its app offering a virtual canteen of cuisines to businesses. Companies can register and offer employees an 18% to 45% tax break on all food ordered with OrderIn during office hours. There are only a handful of countries in the world that have such favourable tax laws.Want to attract and retain millennials? Food subsidies are not “added benefits”, they’re a business imperative. That's according to 60% of Fortune 500 companies, including the likes of Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte and Goldman Sachs, who offer some form of food benefit to staff. The cost to company however is high, or at least it used to be, until OrderIn, a food delivery app, which offers a virtual canteen of cuisines and an instant tax back benefit to employees. “We want to change the way people order in by using technology to create more value for all our customers – from the time conscious corporate to the cash-strapped consumer,” says OrderIn founder and CEO, Dinesh Patel.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanperspective/support