If you’re looking for a reason to change up the daily work routine with something fun for your employees to take part in, try celebrating a quirky national day! National Sandwich Day is the perfect opportunity to add some flavor to your team’s 9 – 5.
Why Celebrate National Sandwich Day at Work?
National Sandwich Day honors John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who famously requested his meat be served between slices of bread so he could continue playing cards without utensils.
The simple convenience caught on and gave birth to the term “sandwich.” While versions of this meal existed long before, it was the Earl who helped popularize the name we use today.
Share the history of sandwiches with your corporate team this year, and give everyone a chance to take a break while enjoying a variety of sandwiches for lunch together. Showing appreciation for your employees in this simple and fun way gives coworkers a chance to bond over a lighthearted moment together.
When Is National Sandwich Day?
National Sandwich Day is celebrated every year on November 3rd. It’s a time for sandwich lovers to honor one of the world’s most popular foods with their favorite fillings and flavors.
Whether it’s a classic ham and cheese or something more gourmet, the day is all about enjoying the simple genius of a meal that fits perfectly between two slices of bread.
5 Fun Facts About Sandwiches
But before you run out and get your favorite compilation of ingredients in between two pieces of bread, let’s talk about five of our favorite sandwich fun facts!
- The average American will have consumed 1,500 PB&Js by the time they graduate high school.
You heard it here first, folks! Can you imagine stacking all of those containers of peanut butter and jelly into a neat pyramid, or maybe a log cabin?
- The world’s largest sandwich weighed 5,440 pounds.
Move over cars; the worlds largest sandwich weighs about a thousand pounds more than you!
- The most expensive sandwich ever sold was a grilled toast sandwich that appeared to have an image of the Virgin Mary on it. It sold for $28,000 in 2004.
I hope that sandwich can also do your taxes and pay rent for six months.
- Americans eat more than 300 million sandwiches every day – an impressive statistic given that there are only slightly more than 300 million Americans.
If you got a penny for each sandwich someone ate, that would be 3 million dollars a day!
- The most popular sandwich in America is the standard ham sandwich (ham, cheese, and mustard or mayonnaise), followed by the BLT.
Ah, the classics. Which is your favorite?
Turn Sandwich Day into a Fun Team Building Experience
Best Corporate Events offers a team building program that features – that’s right – sandwiches! It’s the Food Truck Face Off Program, so if you like sandwiches, you should definitely check it out. Add some fun to your corporate calendar this year with a National Sandwich Day celebration on November 3, and watch your team come together over some good food and a productive team building activity.
Enjoy your sandwiches and have a tasty National Sandwich Day!
