5 Catering Service Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: May 25th, 2023

Start A Catering Service

Catering has a ton of money-making potential. If you're interested in starting your own business, you may want to consider opening a catering company. There are a lot of reasons why you might want to go with this. You can choose who you work with and where your services will be offered. You don't have to worry about finding customers, as they will come to you.

You'll require some initial capital to purchase some equipment—namely, pots and pans for cooking, as well as plates, cups, and utensils for serving food. You may also want to invest in a small refrigerator or cooler for storing perishables.

For your catering business, you’ll also need to hire staff who will perform multiple operations for you such as cooking, serving, cleaning, etc.

In the beginning, you’ll need some contacts like your friends or family at whose family or corporate events you can serve. If you manage to offer quality services your clients will refer you to their acquaintances and your business can grow on word-of-mouth advertising. Also, you can consider investing in social media marketing to reach your local audience at a low cost & in a short time.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a catering service:

Learn more about starting a catering service:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a catering service?
-> Pros and cons of a catering service

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established catering service
-> Marketing ideas for a catering service

Other resources

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3. George Mason |

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