Ciao Table is a modern version of the Stammtisch, the traditional Swiss shared table.
We promote shared tables in restaurants and bars: this is good for sparing time by cutting waiting cues and sometimes for making new connections.
In some restaurants and bars you can find a Ciao Table area: tables marked by a centerpiece saying: “You are in the Meet&Greet area: Smiles and Greetings are Very Welcome!”.
If in that moment you wish to have a chat and so does the person next to you, the exchange of greetings or of a smile will make it easier the beginning of a conversation.
We would also like Ciao Table areas in public libraries, parks, community centers.
Why Ciao Table?
Because it’s proven that to be in company extends your life!
How did Ciao Table come about?
The idea of facilitating table sharing in bars and restaurants was brought up in September 2017 during a conversation between a bank manager (Costanza Berghinz) and a clinical psychologist (Piera Serra). The bank manager reported her experience during the midday lunch break at a restaurant: she sees people who are sitting alone and eating silently at their table, but might be willing to exchange a smile and some words with somebody sitting nearby. She complained of the lack of common tables, in restaurants, bars or libraries and public places where people could meet, introduce themselves & communicate.
The psychotherapist was impressed by the idea of public places offering to their customers such an opportunity. She also made the hypothesis that, in spite of the barrier due to the human habit of sharing food just inside the community of relatives and friends, a “meet & greet” area – where you share a smile and a greeting with new people who are willing to meet new people – might be chosen by customers who desire enjoying company as well as by people who also seek new connections for their business.
Company Details
- Employees
- 1
- Founded
- -
- Address
- V. Massagno 32, Lugano,ticino 6900,switzerland
- Industry
- Civic And Social Organizations
- NAICS
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Civic and Social Organizations
- Website
- http://www.ciaotable.org/it
- Keywords
- convegni, eventi, formazione, community, ricerca scientifica, associazioni, gruppi, incontri, comunicazioni, relazioni, tempo libero, ristorazione.
- HQ
- Lugano, Ticino
- Competitors
- My Way Services, Clinica Hildebrand Centro di riabilitazione Brissago, Croce Rossa Ticino, Föderation der Schweizer Psycholog:innen (FSP), State Secretariat for Migration SEM, Switzerland, Associazione io-NO!, Villa Argentina, Fondazione Noi Donna, Associazione Comunità familiare, Associazione Ticinese Psicologi.
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Ciao Table's website is http://www.ciaotable.org/it
Ciao Table's LinkedIn profile is https://ch.linkedin.com/company/ciao-table
Ciao Table has
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employees at Ciao Table.
Ciao Table's industry is
Civic and Social Organizations
Ciao Table's top competitors are
My Way Services,
Clinica Hildebrand Centro Di Riabilitazione Brissago,
Croce Rossa Ticino,
Föderation Der Schweizer Psycholog:innen (Fsp),
State Secretariat For Migration Sem, Switzerland,
Associazione Io-No!,
Villa Argentina,
Fondazione Noi Donna,
Associazione Comunità Familiare,
Associazione Ticinese Psicologi.
Ciao Table's categories are Civic and Social Organizations
Ciao Table's founding year is 2019
