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Top 25 Event staffing and catering companies based in Chicago, United States
RevenueBase identified 168 event staffing and catering companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,455 professional contacts across them, including 356 with verified work emails and 583 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers event staffing and catering companies headquartered in Chicago, 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 12, 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.
The 25 largest event staffing and catering companies based in Chicago, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 211 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Blue Plate was founded in 1983 by Jim Horan, a social worker who spent his weekends cooking for friends’ parties - driven by a passion for bringing people together through food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Meeting Tomorrow is a full-service events agency dedicated to creating unparalleled experiences for both our clients and our team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 68 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Jewell Events Catering provides first class event management services, classic and contemporary cuisine and impeccable service to the social, philanthropic and corporate markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 61 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded and led by Jodi Fyfe, Paramount Events is a woman-owned, green-certified, full-scale catering company specializing in seasonal, chef-driven cuisine and impeccable service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Frost Chicago stands at the forefront of event production, delivering unparalleled expertise in Fabrication, Lighting, Staging + Scenic, Audio, Video, Automation and Fabric…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “With more than 25 years of catering and a life-long passion for great food and service, owners Ted Grady and Kevin Kelly continue to bring freshness and creativity to Chicago’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For over 30 years, AV Chicago has specialized in audio, video, lighting, staging, event services and equipment rental.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1987, Calihan Catering has assembled a team of industry experts that reflect flexible style, creative vision and an uncompromising approach to food and service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “When it comes to event production, we believe anything is possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Revel Decor is a special events production company with an emphasis on luxury service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CEA Staffing is a nationwide event staffing agency providing only the most energetic, reliable, and experienced event staff across the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Creative Consulting Specialists is a world-renowned full-service event planning and production management company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our honest and inclusive process promotes design-driven rather than budget-constrained events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “StarEvents is Chicago’s award-winning event company that specializes in producing world-class community celebrations and festivals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Flower Firm is a full-service event solutions company with a dedicated staff of talented sales managers, designers, event producers, and technicians.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ohana Events is a boutique event planning & event design company based in both Chicago, Illinois and Miami, Florida.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A Fond Farewell From Big Delicious Planet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Let’s write together the story of your project, from its draft to its complete realization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Ivan Carlson & Associates is a full-service event design and production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A good party generally includes good food; but great COCKTAILS are a MUST!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Elevoque curates elevated business events and evocative brand encounters fueled by innovation, intention, and a touch of inspired audacity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Anthony Gowder Designs is recognized as a leading full service event company specializing in floral design, production, and planning, serving exclusively to the downtown hotel…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to GCJ Hospitality Services!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Born on stage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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: event staffing and 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 event staffing and catering companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of event staffing and catering companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name event staffing and 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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Event staffing and catering companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance
As of Sep 12, 2026Companies by employee count
Freshness & accuracy
How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked
Email last verified
Median 14.0dCompany record updated
Median 75.0dHow 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 event staffing and 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “event staffing and 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 event staffing and 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 event staffing and catering companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 356 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 12, 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.
Event staffing and catering companies by metro in the United States
- Event staffing and catering companies in New York336
- Event staffing and catering companies in Los Angeles197
- Event staffing and catering companies in Chicago148
- Event staffing and catering companies in Houston131
- Event staffing and catering companies in Miami124
- Event staffing and catering companies in Atlanta124
- Event staffing and catering companies in Las Vegas104
- Event staffing and catering companies in San Francisco101
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 event staffing and 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 event staffing and catering companies are there based in Chicago, United States?
RevenueBase identified 168 event staffing and catering companies headquartered in Chicago, 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?
Blue Plate, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most event staffing and catering companies?
New York leads with 336 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (197) and Chicago (148).
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 356 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 168 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 12, 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.
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