Requirements for food:

• Warm lunch, meaning a full meal, not just a soup or a sausage and a roll.
• Warm and cold beverages have to be available at all times, at least coffee and mineral water
• Breakfast and optional dinner if accomodation is on-site
• Availability of alternatives for special dietary requirements like vegetarian, kosher, etc.
  • Usually have to be arranged a certain time prior to the event
  • Visitors have to announce special requirements
• At least half-way decent quality. Test yourself if possible. This tends to be an issue in youth hostels and at universities.
• Decent price/performance ratio. Visitors will be very annoyed if they have to pay 5 EUR for a sausage and a roll.

Check:

• Do meals have to be ordered until a deadline?
• Who handles ordering of meals?
  • If event team, make registration option available
  • If event location, provide information on web site

Consider:

• Do you want to offer beverages, cookies in breaks?
  • Who pays?
  • Possible in commission?