The Picnic Basket Catering
Off-campus catering for corporate, social and wedding events across the Triangle.
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Fiducia Inc. Hospitality Group
Home of The Picnic Basket Catering & our Duke University concepts
One Family.
One Mission.
Exceptional Hospitality.
Serving Duke University, Durham, Chapel Hill and beyond through innovative dining, catering and food-allergy leadership.
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Dining & Catering Concepts
Platinum
FAREcheck Certified
Duke
University Partner
100%
Family Owned & Operated
Our Concepts
One family of hospitality brands
Six distinct concepts, each with its own character — united by a single standard of care, craft and Southern hospitality.
The Daily Docket
Café & law-school catering at Duke University — everyday fuel and event service.
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Pen & Proper Catering
Conference & event catering at the Penn Pavilion Conference and Event Center.
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Duke Gardens Café
Café dining and garden-event catering at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
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It’s Thyme
Our flagship Top 9 Food Allergen Free concept — the only FAREcheck Platinum certified campus dining in the U.S.
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Bee-Cause & Thyme2Table
Our family farm and apiary programs — pollinators, produce and food education.
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Where is your event?
Your location decides who takes care of you. Anywhere off Duke’s campus is handled by The Picnic Basket Catering. Events held on Duke’s campus route to our dedicated Catering at Duke concepts.
Off-Campus · Anywhere in the Triangle
The Picnic Basket Catering
For any event held anywhere other than Duke University’s campus — corporate gatherings, weddings, social celebrations and everything in between.
Looking for allergen-free dine-in at Duke? That’s It’s Thyme.
It’s Thyme is our FAREcheck Platinum–certified, Top 9 allergen-free café at the Bryan Center — a dine-in concept, not a catering order. Visit their site directly to see the menu and hours. Their allergen-free menu can also be added on to any catering order above.
Duke University
Trusted dining partner across campus
From the law school to the gardens to the Penn Pavilion, our concepts bring thoughtful, dependable hospitality to the Duke community every day — cafés, catering and signature events.
- It’s Thyme — FAREcheck Platinum dine-in café at the Bryan Center
- The Pen & Proper — events & catering at Penn Pavilion
- The Daily Docket — café & catering at Duke Law
- Duke Gardens Café — dining & garden receptions at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
It’s Thyme
The only FAREcheck Platinum campus dining in the U.S.
It’s Thyme is our flagship Top 9 Food Allergen Free concept, inside the Bryan Center Student Union on Duke’s campus — the only independent campus dining location in the United States that is FAREcheck Platinum Certified. It operates as an independent dine-in café 7 days a week, 11am–9pm, and offers a dedicated Top 9 allergen-free catering menu that can be added on to any of our catering concepts.
FAREcheck Platinum
Only one in the U.S.
Open 7 Days
11am–9pm · Bryan Center
About Us
One family. One mission.
Founded by the Dailey family, Fiducia Inc. grew from The Picnic Basket Catering into a family of hospitality concepts rooted in care. From a COVID-era idea came It’s Thyme and a mission of food-allergy leadership; from our family farm came Bee-Cause and Thyme2Table.
Every concept feeds the same purpose — serving our community with exceptional, intentional hospitality.
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Tell us about your event or inquiry and the right team will be in touch. For catering, you can also reach a specific concept directly.