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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 2020
Caterer
Employees/
events in 2019/
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
132
925
2,400
Contemporary cuisine with a global influence,
sourced from local and regional farms and suppliers
Y
30 %
Y
Y
Susan & John
Lawrence
1987
2
Creedon & Co. Inc.
39 Jolma Road, Worcester 01604
508-792-3100 • creedonandco.com
76
1,550
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
Sir Loin's Catering
369 W. Main St., Northborough 01532
508-450-5619 • sirloincatering.com
75
1,000
5,000
On-site destination preparing, cooking and serving
using locally grown products; pig roasts, BBQs,
prime rib, carving stations and food stations
Y
20%
Y
Y
Geoff Kelly
2000
4
Struck Catering
130 Hamilton St., Worcester 01604
508-755-5953 • www.struckcatering.com
52
594
1,000
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
20%
Y
Y
Barbara Cotter &
Derek Grillo
1997 (a)
5
Blanchard Foods Catering (b)
322 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603
508-798-4070 • www.blanchardfoods.com
50
N/A
2,500
Mercy meals, clam bakes and cookouts
Y
N/A
N
N
Matt & Chris
Blanchard
1965
5
Catering by Primavera/
New England Clambakes Co./
Wildfire BBQ (b)
20 Pleasant St., Millis 02054
508-376-2026 • www.primav.com
www.newenglandclambakesandbbq.com
www.wildfirebbqs.com
50
N/A
2,000
Event rentals available such as tents, tables and
chairs
Y
N/A
Y
Y
Jerry Gaita
1989
7
Firefly's BBQ (b)
350 E. Main St., Marlborough 01752
508-357-8883 • www.fireflysbbq.com
25
N/A
3,000
BBQ and Southern fare
Y
N/A
N
Y
Steve Uliss
2001
7
Juliana's Catering (b)
61 King Philip Road, Sudbury 01776
978-460-1021 • www.julianascatering.com
25
N/A
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
N/A
Y
Y
Nick Chunias
2012
Source: Each caterer via survey.
(a) Struck Cafe was founded in 1979.
(b) did not respond to 2020 survey, 2019 data
- Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
Catering by Primavera
has six catering divisions:
Catered Affairs, Off
Premise Weddings, Prima
Cater Express, PartyTime
Tent Rentals, Wildfire
BBQ, and New England
Clambakes.
Barbara Cotter, co-owner
of Struck Catering, started
Struck Catering as a
basic catering service for
Struck Cafe.
Peppers Artful Events not
only caters events, but
also has cake art and bar
art services.
Sir Loin's Catering has a
new food truck, 'Local
Fresh by Sirloin Catering'.
Firefly's BBQ catering
services can host daytime
events with up to 275
guests, cocktail receptions
for up to 200 guests, and
evening dinners for up to
125 guests.
