Assuming good coworkers, team lunch is hugely beneficial for unstructured communication. Everyone gets together, regardless of role, and just talks. People learn about each other, learn about the state of the business and figure out when someone they don't often talk to is actually in a position to help them out.
It's also literally true – the team eating together begins and ends their meals simultaneously, meaning that productivity resumes at the same time for everyone. This makes things really easy when you're working on projects with multiple people.
Assuming good coworkers, team lunch is hugely beneficial for unstructured communication. Everyone gets together, regardless of role, and just talks. People learn about each other, learn about the state of the business and figure out when someone they don't often talk to is actually in a position to help them out.
It's also literally true – the team eating together begins and ends their meals simultaneously, meaning that productivity resumes at the same time for everyone. This makes things really easy when you're working on projects with multiple people.
Team lunches are magic with the right crew.