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Originally Posted by Gayle
Just a point about those buffet lunches. That is actually supplying work for the caterers who are a local business. Whilst you're seeing it from one point of view i.e. cushy lunches, you could also see it as keeping small, local businesses in business.
BTW - not actually saying that they shouldn't stop buffet lunches, just pointing out that as usual there is another side.
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A friend of mine earlier on this year went to a meeting at hyndburn borough council re their grants for the year ... hyndburn council was telling them that they had no extra money and the grants would be cut ... also at the same meeting was someone who had worked in manchester and went to similar meetings with manchester council .. and a buffet lunch was rolled out, spud pie, cheese and onion pie, variety of sandwiches and salads, desserts .. and the manchester girl was shocked .. she said that when she'd been to meetings at manchester it was accepted that they either brought their own or went to the shops for their dinner rather than catering in ... she asked the caterer how much it cost and they said they were told to cater for 40 people and at £9 per head.
If that is a sample of how much it costs how many meetings do they have a catered lunch for ... now think where that money could be used elsewhere in the borough ... plus the money that could have gone in the local shops .. as people going round to the butty shop might have called in elsewhere ..