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F O C U S T O U R I S M & H O S P I T A L I T Y
Top caterers
Ranked by number of employees as of March 2019
Caterer
Employees/
events in 2018/
maximum capacity Specialities
Retainer?/
amount
Event planning?/
bartending?
Owner(s)/
year founded
1
Peppers Artful Events
43 Hudson St., Northborough 01532
508-393-6844 • www.peppersartfulevents.com
170
525
3,000
Contemporary cuisine with a global influence, sourced from local
and regional farms and suppliers
Y
10%
Y
Y
Susan & John Lawrence
1987
2
Creedon & Co. Inc.
39 Jolma Road, Worcester 01604
508-792-3100 • creedonandco.com
73
1,500
10,000
Casual or upscale, budget-conscious or elaborate, public
concessions, food service, contract work, disaster relief,
micromarkets and vending machines, cafeteria management
Y
20%
Y
Y
The Creedon family
1985
3
Struck Catering
130 Hamilton St., Worcester 01604
508-755-5953 • www.struckcatering.com
54
604
2,500
Full-service, off-premise catering offering event planning, bar
service, rentals of linens, chinaware and glassware, specializing
in weddings, private events and corporate gatherings
Y
$500
Y
Y
Barbara Cotter & Derek
Grillo
1997 *
4
Blanchard Foods Catering
322 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603
508-798-4070 • www.blanchardfoods.com
50
140
2,500
Mercy meals, clam bakes and cookouts
Y
5% deposit
N
N
Matt & Chris Blanchard
1965
4
Catering by Primavera/
New England Clambakes Co./
Wildfire BBQ
20 Pleasant St., Millis 02054
508-376-2026 • www.primav.com
www.newenglandclambakesandbbq.com
www.wildfirebbqs.com
50
100
2,000
Event rentals available such as tents, tables and chairs
Y
$250
Y
Y
Jerry Gaita
1989
6
Firefly's BBQ
350 E. Main St., Marlborough 01752
508-357-8883 • www.fireflysbbq.com
25
300
5,000
BBQ and Southern fare
Y
50%
N
Y
Steve Uliss
2001
6
Juliana's Catering
61 King Philip Road, Sudbury 01776
978-460-1021 • www.julianascatering.com
25
350
1,200
Homemade American, Italian and Mediterranean cuisine from
catering kitchen in historic colonial home; mobile brick oven food
truck and other themes available
Y
$500-$1,500
Y
Y
Nick Chunias
2012
8
The Buffet Way Inc.
31 Curtis Ave., Marlborough 01752
508-481-9537 • www.buffetway.com
21
764
601
Off-site events, home cooking, Italian and BBQs
Y
$100
Y
Y
Dan Mauro
1985
9
Sir Loin's Catering
369 W. Main St., Northborough 01532
508-450-5619 • sirloincatering.com
18
1,300
2,500
On-site destination preparing, cooking and serving using locally
grown products; pig roasts, BBQs, prime rib, carving stations and
food stations
Y
5%
Y
Y
Geoff Kelly
2000
10
Dinner and Co.
15 N. Main St., Unit 5A, Bellingham 02019
508-282-1813 • Dinnerandcompany.net
15
400
500
Weddings, corporate breakfast and lunches, BBQs and clambakes
Y
10%
Y
N
Barry Keefe
2010
11
Bit'Chin BBQ
4 Williamsburg Drive, Uxbridge 01569
401-309-5858 • Bitchinbbq.com
10
200
1,000
BBQ, pigroast, full-service catering
N
N/A
Y
Y
Dave Spaulding
1997
12
Scott Toupins Catering Service
571 Scott Road, Oakham 01068
508-882-0133 • www.scotttoupincatering.com
8
80
900
Both casual and sophisticated food options, from extravagant
weddings to small backyard gatherings
Y
$300
N
Y
Scott Toupin
1998
13
Creative Catering
142 Plantation St., Worcester 01604
508-873-8093 • theoriginalcreativecatering.com
5
2,500
1,000
International cuisines
Y
N/A
Y
Y
Gary & Lou Curelop
1988
14
Coleman Catering
159 Main St., Groton 01450
978-512-9257 • www.coleman.catering
3
400
1,500
Drop-off and full-service catering featuring full scratch kitchen
and bakery, seasonal ingredients and custom eclectic menus
N
N/A
Y
N
Josiah & Linda Coleman
2013
15
J & L Catering
112 Main St., Medway 02053
617-852-7127 • jandlcatering.net
1
150
1,000
Clambakes, buffets, delivery of food and appetizers, BBQs, hand-
cut potato chips and sushi
Y
25%
Y
N
John Boardman
2007
Source: Each caterer via survey.
* Struck Cafe was founded in 1979.
- Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
