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Top 25 Catering companies based in the United States

Name: Catering companies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026 6,039 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 6,039 catering companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 148,833 professional contacts across them, including 15,159 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers catering companies headquartered in the United States, 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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The 25 largest catering companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 6,039 catering companies based in the United States, 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	Aramark	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	41,295 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
2	Restaurant Associates	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	10,367 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Restaurant Associates is a chef-driven hospitality company known for elevating culinary and brand experiences for our clients and guests across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
3	Levy Restaurants	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	9,477 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Discover the Levy Difference Passion is a great gift, and we have a lot of gifted people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4	Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services	Indirect evidence	Charlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	5,398 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the recognized leader in the higher education contract foodservice market, and an operating sector of Compass Group North America, Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
5	BON Appétit Management Company	Indirect evidence	Redwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	2,859 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bon Appétit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, and specialty venues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6	AVI Foodsystems	Indirect evidence	Warren, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,619 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AVI Foodsystems, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7	Unidine	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	10001+	1,250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2001, Unidine exclusively provides food and dining management services across the country for senior living facilities, community hospitals, behavioral health clients…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
8	Guckenheimer	Indirect evidence	San Antonio, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Guckenheimer is on a mission to create memorable food experiences that inspire connection and nourish the changemakers of today.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9	Sage Dining Services	Strong evidence	Lutherville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,091 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1990, SAGE Dining Services® is the nation's leading provider of campus dining and upscale catering services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10	Parkhurst Dining	Indirect evidence	Homestead, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	5,001-10,000	922 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Parkhurst Dining is a food service company dedicated to creating personal relationships and authentic culinary experiences for corporations and private higher education…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11	Whitsons Culinary Group	Indirect evidence	Islandia, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	845 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1979, Whitsons Culinary Group® provides dining services to consumers in both public and private organizations throughout the United States, and our Whitsons Family of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12	Thompson Hospitality	Indirect evidence	Reston, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	694 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thompson Hospitality is the largest minority-owned Food Service, and one of the largest Retail Food and Facilities Management companies in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13	Wolfgang Puck Catering	Strong evidence	West Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	691 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Wolfgang Puck Catering, we are dedicated to sharing our passion for culinary innovation, uncompromising quality and genuine hospitality with our clients and guests.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14	Taher, INC	Indirect evidence	Minnetonka, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	649 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15	Catering By Design	Strong evidence	Cary, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	n/a	600 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With over 30 years of experience in corporate, social and wedding catering, and event planning, Catering by Design is your go-to caterer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
16	Thomas Cuisine	Indirect evidence	Meridian, ID, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	477 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thomas Cuisine is a foodservice management company specializing in wellness driven dining experiences for corporate workplaces, senior living communities, independent schools…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
17	The Nutrition Group	Indirect evidence	Irwin, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	438 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a full-service food and facilities management company founded in 1975.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18	Lessing's Hospitality Group	Indirect evidence	Great River, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	418 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1890, Lessing’s Hospitality Group is one of the oldest family-owned hospitality companies in the U.S, now entering its sixth generation of leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
19	Continental	Indirect evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	416 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Great Lakes Food & Beverage Leader Founded in 1989, Continental has grown from an office coffee and vending specialist to consistently ranking as one of the top events and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20	Great Performances	Strong evidence	Bronx, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	394 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Great Performances, NYC’s premier catering and events company, is a dynamic and influential leader in the food and events industry, known for its dedication to social…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21	Fatz Southern Kitchen Catering By Fatz Cafe	Strong evidence	Greenville, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	360 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fatz Southern Kitchen is the catering division of Fatz Cafe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
22	Wolfgang Puck	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	501-1,000	344 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The name Wolfgang Puck is synonymous with the best of restaurant hospitality and the ultimate in all aspects of the culinary arts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
23	Proof Of The Pudding	Strong evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	51-200	332 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Specializing in sensational culinary creations in off premise catering, food service management and unique specialty brand concepts, Proof of the Pudding is an innovative, upscale…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24	DLS Events LLC	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	201-500	327 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DLS Events is a food and beverage company servicing a wide range of clients including concert venues, music festivals, intimate catered dinners, and large sit-down charity events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25	Southern Foodservice Management, INC	Strong evidence	Birmingham, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026	1,001-5,000	306 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Southern Foodservice Management provides onsite dining, catering and vending services to business & industry, education and government clients.” 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 States at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026

10.2%Verified-email coverage

24.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.5%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,917

11-50

2,179

51-200

625

201-500

151

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 6,039 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 States 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 States 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, 15,159 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.

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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 States?

RevenueBase identified 6,039 catering companies headquartered in the United States 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?

Aramark, headquartered in Philadelphia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most catering companies?

New York leads with 212 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (107) and Chicago (101).

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 15,159 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 6,039 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.