Food & Drink Team Building Activities
Food and drink team building is the easy win when you want people relaxed and talking rather than competing: the team makes something together, then sits down and enjoys it. Think pizza and chocolate making, cocktail classes, bakeathons and paint and sip, each led by a chef or bartender, either at a venue we book for you or brought to your own office.
Funktion Events has run more than 10,000 team building events since 2007, and we sort the whole thing anywhere in the UK, from booking a pizzeria in town to setting up in your own boardroom, ingredients and equipment included. Pizza making is the activity teams book most, closely followed by chocolate making, but the range runs from a lively cocktail masterclass in a bar to a calm afternoon tempering artisan chocolate.
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Activities
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Pizza Making
- Create and make pizzas
- Learn to toss dough
- Pizzaiolo chef
- Prosecco, dough balls, nibbles
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Chocolate Making
- Artisan chocolate
- Melt, dip and decorate
- Milk, white and dark chocolate
- Take your treats home
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Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt
- Fully organised pub quiz hunt
- Self run - start any time
- Test general pub knowledge
- Hilarious team challenges
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Cocktail Making
- Learn to mix & shake cocktails
- Shake, muddle and strain
- Play team games
- Can also include food
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Mobile Cocktail Making
- Learn to mix & shake cocktails
- Professional bartenders
- Drinks, glassware, ice, etc
- Run in offices, hotels, venues
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Nutrition Workshop
- Nutrition advice for modern challenges
- Solutions for busy lifestyles
- Led by expert naturopaths
- Practical, impactful workshops
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Paint & Sip
- Paint 2 canvasses
- Two paintings each
- Drinks included
- Private venue hire
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Bakeathon
- Expert chef
- Variety of bakes
- Learn the basics
- No experience needed
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Party Bike
- Tour and sightseeing
- Drinks on board
- Sober chauffeur
- Music system
Food & Drink Team Building Activities
Some come to your office and some are hosted at a city-centre pizzeria or bar we line up for you, but a chef or bartender leads every one and the food, drink and kit are all handled. Here is what teams take on, ordered by what gets booked most:
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| Activity | Type | What you do | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Making | Food | Stretch and top your own dough at a pizzeria with prosecco and nibbles, then sit down and eat what you make | Mixed groups who want the activity and a meal in one |
| Chocolate Making | Food | Temper, mould and decorate your own box of chocolates to take home | Quieter teams who would rather not compete |
| Cocktail Making | Drink | Muddle, shake and strain classics like a mojito or espresso martini in a stylish bar | A social night out in a cocktail bar |
| Bakeathon | Food | Take on timed Bake Off-style rounds judged by an expert chef, no experience needed | Teams who fancy themselves as star bakers |
| Paint & Sip | Drink | Paint two canvases to keep, drink in hand, at a private venue | Switching off after a heavy quarter |
| Mobile Cocktail Making | Drink | Bartenders bring the whole bar, glassware and ice to your office or event venue | Bringing the bar to your office, conference or evening do |
| Nutrition Workshop | Wellbeing | A practical, myth-busting nutrition session led by expert naturopaths | Wellbeing days and healthier team habits |
Two more on the grid come with drinks built in but sit closer to a social day out: the Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt works its way round the local pubs with drinks as you go, and the Party Bike tours the city with beer, wine or soft drinks on board. If a sociable, drink-in-hand outing is more the mood than a class, start with those.
Cooking & Baking Team Building Classes
A cooking team building class is the most hands-on option here: your team cooks or bakes something real, together, then eats it. Pizza making is the most-booked cooking class we run, hosted at a proper pizzeria where a pizzaiolo shows everyone how to stretch, top and fire their own dough; the Bakeathon is our timed Bake Off-style challenge judged by an expert chef; and chocolate making swaps the oven for tempering and decorating your own box of chocolates.
The difference between us and a cookery school is that you are not tied to one kitchen in one city. We either bring the activity to your office or book a pizzeria or bar near you, so you are not the one ringing round venues, and the whole team can take part without losing half a day to travel.
Cocktail & Drinks Team Building
If you would rather shake than bake, the drinks side is just as popular. A cocktail masterclass puts your team behind the bar of a stylish city-centre venue with a professional bartender, learning to muddle, shake and strain classics like a mojito or an espresso martini, with games and a friendly competition to finish. Prefer the bar to come to you? Mobile Cocktail Making brings the whole bar, glassware and ice to your office or a venue we have set up, so it slots neatly in after a conference or into the start of an evening do. Paint and Sip pairs two canvases with a drink for a more laid-back creative afternoon.
Creative Team Building
Several of these double as creative team building, where the point is making something by hand rather than winning. Chocolate making and Paint and Sip give a quieter team a calmer afternoon making something by hand, with something to take home at the end. If your team leans more towards arts and crafts, tell us what you have in mind and we will suggest the right creative activity.
You can also give the day a charitable twist. Our Charity Cook Off for Good has teams cook a proper meal that is then donated to a local food bank, so the afternoon feeds a good cause as well as the team. It sits alongside the rest of our charity team building activities.
What Every Team Building Event Includes
- We come to you – our event team travels to your office or venue anywhere in the UK, with all the kit and setup.
- A dedicated event manager – one point of contact who plans the day with you and runs it on the day.
- Free venue finding – if you need a space, we source the right one for your group size and location at no extra cost.
- Fully insured and ABTA-bonded (Y6501) – every event is covered and your booking is protected.
Teams We've Run Events For
Most food and drink days run indoors, so see our indoor team building activities for the full weatherproof range, or our evening team building ideas if you want cocktails to lead into a work social. Still weighing it up? Compare the full range of team building activities side by side.
“Food and drink days are the ones nobody sits out. There is no winning or losing to worry about, so even the quiet members of the team relax once there is dough to stretch or a cocktail to shake. Tell me your group size and whether you want cooking, cocktails or something calmer, and I’ll match the activity and sort a venue if you need one.”
Izzie
Corporate Event Manager
How to Choose a Food & Drink Team Building Activity
Start with the mood you want on the day:
- A relaxed reward: Pizza Making is the crowd-pleaser almost everyone enjoys.
- Calm and creative: Chocolate Making or Paint & Sip.
- A bit of competition: the Bakeathon Bake Off-style challenge.
- A lively, sociable session: Cocktail Making, or Mobile Cocktail Making if there is no venue.
- Something health-focused: the Nutrition Workshop.
Give us a rough headcount, a date and whether it is cooking, cocktails or both, and we will pair you with the right activity and handle the venue, chef and ingredients.
Food & Drink Team Building FAQs
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Planning a food or drink day for your team? Tell us your group size, date and whether you are after cooking, cocktails or something calmer and we will send tailored ideas and a quote, usually within 30 minutes.