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Top 25 Catering companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Catering companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 2,719 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,719 catering companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 29,551 professional contacts across them, including 6,148 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers catering companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 15, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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29,551Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest catering companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,719 catering companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to catering companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Bidfood UK	Indirect evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,361 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are committed to serving up the recipe for your success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2	Compass Group UK & Ireland	Indirect evidence	Chertsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	2,027 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re thousands of talented people bringing you all of the great tasting food, memorable experiences and vital support services that can transform every day into a great day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	LEVY	Indirect evidence	Chertsey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	837 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Levy is the leading sports and entertainment caterer in the UK and Ireland, boasting some of the biggest and best stadiums and leisure locations in Europe as its venue partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	Thomas Franks LTD	Strong evidence	Hook Norton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	625 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Thomas Franks is a family-owned catering partner with a global reputation for serving exceptional food made from locally sourced produce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	Aramark UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	585 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Aramark, we create memorable food experiences where people work, learn, recover and play by channelling a collective passion for food and service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	Holroyd Howe	Indirect evidence	Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	565 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Holroyd Howe is a specialist caterer dedicated exclusively to independent schools, with nearly three decades of experience focused on creating exceptional food and dining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	Rhubarb Hospitality Collection	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	522 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rhubarb Hospitality is an international premium collection specialising in luxury event catering, iconic restaurant dining and venue hospitality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Aspens Services LTD	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	497 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a catering company who specialise in the education sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	Lexington Catering	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	374 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lexington - Super people, providing great food and service, having fun and enjoying success!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10	Vacherin	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	293 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a specialist London caterer, dedicated to delivering the highest quality food and service to discerning business organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	BM Caterers	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	291 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We energise workplaces through trusted partnerships, exceptional food, and responsive service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Entier Limited	Strong evidence	Westhill, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	283 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Entier is Scotland's largest independent contract catering and support services company, created in 2008 to meet the evolving requirements of the oil and gas industry as well as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Mount Charles Group	Indirect evidence	Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	273 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Mount Charles, we believe in doing more than just delivering services, we create experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Bunzl Catering Supplies	Strong evidence	Epsom, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	248 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bunzl Catering Supplies is the leading distributor of catering disposables, food packaging and hygiene products across the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Absolute Taste	Strong evidence	Bicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	232 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Absolute Taste is part of a group of businesses operating in a range of food and beverage sectors – from luxury inflight meals to sports and leisure event catering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16	Taylor Shaw	Indirect evidence	Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	200 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Passion, integrity and teamwork underpins everything that we do At Taylor Shaw, we honestly do see food differently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	CGC Event Caterers	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CGC is a long-established caterer with a distinctive British identity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Cater Link Limited	Indirect evidence	Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	182 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cater Link is the UK's leading contract caterer in primary and secondary schools and colleges providing fresh, healthy foods to over 1 million children and young adults every week…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Wilson Vale	Indirect evidence	Ashby-de-la-zouch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Craft at our core.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Graysons	Strong evidence	Farringdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	176 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Venues & Events \| Business & Industry \| Commercial \| Corporate Graysons is a dynamic and innovative contract catering company specialising in creating seasonal and bespoke menus…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Accent Catering Services LTD	Strong evidence	Staines-upon-thames, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	174 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Accent Catering are committed to delivering fabulous food to businesses and education sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Harrison Catering Services	Strong evidence	Thame, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	173 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since its founding in 1994, Harrison Catering Services has always been about quality fresh food prepared on-site and served by skilled professionals who love what they do.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Heritage Portfolio	Indirect evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	160 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Heritage Portfolio are bespoke caterers crafting exceptional events across Britain - from castles and galleries to stately homes, marquees and private spaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	Genuine Dining	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	158 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Genuine Dining is a vibrant collective of creative thinkers and passionate food lovers on a mission to transform the world of contract catering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Caper & Berry	Strong evidence	Godalming, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	11-50	149 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in by our Managing Director Tim Brennan, Caper & Berry is an independent, privately owned catering company with strong ambitions but a grounded outlook.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: catering companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names catering companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of catering companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name catering companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Catering companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

20.8%Verified-email coverage

10.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

20.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,674

11-50

660

51-200

197

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 2,719 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among catering companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “catering companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names catering companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among catering companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,148 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 15, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Catering companies by metro

Catering companies in London567
Catering companies in Birmingham39
Catering companies in Leeds33
Catering companies in Glasgow30
Catering companies in Bristol26
Catering companies in Edinburgh25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names catering companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many catering companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 2,719 catering companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Bidfood UK, headquartered in Slough, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most catering companies?

London leads with 567 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (39) and Leeds (33).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,148 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,719 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 15, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.