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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 independent caterers
Ranked by number of employees as of March 2017
Caterer
Employees/
events in 2016/
maximum
capacity
Types of
events
catered
* Specialities
Retainer?/
amount
Event
planning?/
bartending?
Owner(s)/
year
founded
1
Firefly's BBQ
350 East Main St., Marlborough 01752
508-357-8883 • www.fireflysbbq.com
100
1,000
20,000
W/B
C
F/S
BBQ and Southern fare
Y
50% deposit
N
Y
Steve Uliss
2001
1
Pepper's Artful Events
43 Hudson St., Northborough 01532
508-393-6844 • www.pepperscatering.com
100
1,033
3,000
W/B
C
F/S
Contemporary cuisine with a global influence,
sourced from local and regional farms and
suppliers
Y
% deposit
varies
Y
Y
Susan & John
Lawrence
1987
3
Sir Loin's Catering
369 W. Main St., Northborough 01532
508-450-5619 • sirloincatering.com
88
725
2,000
W/B
C
F/S
On-site cooking using locally-grown products,
pig roasts, BBQ, prime rib, carving stations,
food stations
Y
$500
Y
Y
Geoff Kelly
2000
4
Creedon & Co. Inc.
39 Jolma Road, Worcester 01604
508-792-3100 • creedonandco.com
63
1,046
10,000
W/B
C
F/S
Casual or upscale, budget-conscious or
elaborate, public concessions, food service,
contract work, disaster relief, micromarkets
and vending machines, cafeteria
management
Y
20% deposit
Y
Y
The Creedon
family
1985
5
Blanchard Foods Catering
322 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603
508-798-4070 • www.blanchardfoods.com
50
140
2,500
W/B
C
F/S
Mercy meals, clam bakes and cookouts
Y
5% deposit
N
N
Matt & Chris
Blanchard
1965
6
Struck Catering
130 Hamilton St., Worcester 01604
508-755-5953 • www.struckcatering.com
49
547
1,500
W/B
C
F/S
As much or as little as needed from linens and
glassware to tabletops and full-bar services
for upscale soirees, buffet luncheons,
inventive parties or executive dinners
Y
$500
Y
Y
Barbara Cotter
& Derek Grillo
1979
7
Sean Patrick's Catering
494 Electric Ave., Lunenburg 01462
978-345-2000 • seanpatricksrestaurant.com
40
600
2,000
W/B
C
F/S
Plated dinners, buffet, outdoor activities and
concessions
Y
$100
N
N
Sean
Flannagan &
Ashley Shaw
1996
8
Juliana's Catering
61 King Philip Road, Sudbury 01776
978-460-1021 • www.julianascatering.com
25
220
1,500
W/B
C
F/S
Bed & breakfast offering homemade
American, Italian and Mediterranean cuisine
from catering kitchen in historic colonial
home
Y
$500
Y
Y
Nick Chunias
2012
9
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
20
600
2,500
W/B
C
F/S
Event rentals available such as tents, tables
and chairs
Y
$250
Y
Y
Jerry Gaita
1989
9
The Buffet Way Inc.
31 Curtis Ave., Marlborough 01752
508-481-9537 • www.buffetway.com
20
496
600
W/B
C
F/S
Off-site events
Y
$100
Y
Y
Dan Mauro
1985
11
Scott Toupins Catering Service
571 Scott Road, Oakham 01068
508-882-0133 •
www.scotttoupincatering.com
15
95
900
W/B
C
F/S
Both casual and sophisticated food options,
from extravagant weddings to small backyard
gatherings
Y
$300
N
Y
Scott Toupin
1998
12
Dinner and Co.
15 N. Main St., Unit 5A, Bellingham 02019
508-282-1813 • Dinnerandcompany.net
12
200
500
W/B
C
F/S
N/A
N
20% deposit
Y
N
Barry Keefe
2010
13
Coleman Catering
159 Main St., Groton 01450
978-512-9257 • www.coleman.catering
5
750
2,200
C
F/S
Drop-off and full-service catering featuring
seasonal ingredients and eclectic menus
Y
20% deposit
for full service
N
N
Josiah & Linda
Coleman
2013
14
Buggy Whip Catering
343 Providence Road, South Grafton 01560
508-839-3458 •
www.buggywhipcatering.com
4
200
5,000
W/B
C
F/S
N/A
Y
$100
N
N
Joseph
Garabedian
1953
14
Creative Catering
142 Plantation St., Worcester 01604
508-873-8093 •
theoriginalcreativecatering.com
4
1,500
500
C
F/S
International cuisines
N
N/A
Y
N
Gary & Lou
Curelop
1988
The business was founded
in a historic Sudbury Bed
and Breakfast and is oper-
ated by a family of seven.
Caters for the
Worcester
Bravehearts, the Futures
Collegiate Baseball
League of New England
team also owned by the
Creedon family
Named one of National
Geographic's 10 Best BBQ
Joints in America in 2016
Started by the present
owners' grandfather as a
dairy in the 1920s
John
Creedon Jr.
Founded in 1979 and
operated by a mother and
her son
Also the site of Salt &
Light Cafe on Main Street
in Groton
16
Bit'Chin BBQ
4 Williamsburg Drive, Uxbridge 01569
401-309-5858 •Bitchinbbq.com
2
150
2,000
W/B
C
F/S
BBQ, pigroast
N
N/A
Y
N
Dave
Spaulding
1997
Source: Each caterer via survey. Note: N/A = not available.
* W/B = weddings/banquets, C = corporate, F/S = family/social
- Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
Source: Each caterer
via survey.
Note: N/A = not available.
* W/B = weddings/banquets,
C = corporate,
F/S = family/social
- Compiled by: Heide Martin,
hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
