Catering

With six locations in Chicago and Washington, the Protein Bar offers healthy options like breakfast and lunch quinoa bowls for $6 to $10 per person. All menu items, such as salads, burritos, and blended drinks, are designed to be high-protein, high-fiber, low-fat, and low-sugar.

For a new Western take on Asian food—think Korean-style short ribs and hot dogs topped with kimchi—Pao Town in Miami delivers entrées like sashimi poke salad and pork belly buns that range from $7 to $13; sides are $2 to $5.

Boston’s Roxy’s Grilled Cheese can park its truck outside your meeting venue, or, starting at $400, the staff can set up an in-office build-your-own grilled cheese bar with toppings like roasted chorizo, applewood bacon, homemade guacamole, and Granny Smith apples.

Miami’s Ms. Cheezious brings its crisp grilled sandwiches, like the Crabby Cheese Melt and goat-cheese-and-prosciutto, to meetings for $12 to $15 per person. Minimums are based on the time and location of the event.

Crowd-pleasing burgers, including options like American Kobe, turkey, veggie, or “no bun,” are available for delivery from New York’s LT Burger. Combos include a burger or hot dog, fries, and a soda for $13 to $18.

Perk up a meeting with boxes of doughnuts in flavors like banana cream pie, pretzel-and-chocolate, and the Elvis with Marshmallow, which is laced with bacon, banana, and peanut butter, from Toronto’s Glory Hole Doughnuts. A dozen costs $38 with a five-dozen minimum and $20 charge for delivery.

The Slide Ride Truck in Chicago offers a delivery package that includes as many as four kinds of sliders, chips, and drinks for $10 per person. Or, order sliders, like the Guinness Burger topped with beer-soaked caramelized onions or the Desert Heat topped with candied chipotle bacon and cactus salsa, by the dozen for $36. Bring the truck to your site for 90 minutes for $150.

For $25 per dozen, Washington’s District Doughnut delivers seven classic flavors with an international twist, including brown butter, dulce de leche, and ricotta-filled cannoli doughnuts. Large orders require two days’ notice.

New York’s Biàn Dang serves up home-style Taiwanese food, like fried chicken, pork, or fish cakes over rice drizzled with the owner’s grandmother’s secret pork sauce; mini pork buns; zongzi (Chinese tamales); and tea eggs. Meals start at $10 per person with a 20-person minimum.

Offering vegan sushi rolls, buckwheat noodle wraps, rice bed salads, and vegan desserts, New York’s Beyond Sushi was created by Hell’s Kitchen finalist Guy Vaknin. Entrées range from $6.50 to $13, and platters are available for $45 to $62.

Current dining trends leave room to take the focus off traditional (and expensive) cuts of meat for the main course.