Want Your Staff to Come Back to the Office? Feed Them

The number of companies providing free meals to in-person workers has increased sharply since 2023.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

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One prominent 2025 business trend, largely unloved by employees, was the growing push by companies of all sizes to tighten return to office (RTO) rules. Many businesses began requiring employees to spend more time in their workplaces — or return to full five-day workweeks. Those moves generated considerable resistance from workers, but a growing........

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