Plenty of restaurant segments, from sandwich shops to bagel and pizza brands, offer the opportunity for small-scale catering. Some have a fair array of resources to help their franchisees capture a share of these sales. But large-ticket sales to individuals, parties, and small meetings just scratch the surface of what was an $8.6 billion industry in 2017. Explore our catering franchise opportunities below, and learn more about this segment to help you find the perfect investment for you.
Franchising offers several advantages. When you open a Picklemans Gourmet Cafe franchise, with our menu diversity and healthier options, you can eat at Pickleman's every day!
Taco John's Mexican Restaurant serves generous portions of fresh tasting, boldly seasoned, Mexican food served quickly and pleasantly for a fair price.
Moes is known for its appreciation of classic rock, cool-without-trying-too-hard personality, and of course, the best burritos this side of the border.
Shane's Rib Shack Restaurant invented the fast-casual BBQ segment by offering a family-style environment with a mouthwatering generations-old BBQ sauce recipe.
Cheeburger Cheeburger Express is a totally unique concept in the restaurant industry. Because it takes famous Cheeburger quality, freshness, choice and fun and brings it to venues where speed of servi ...
The Great Steak brand was founded in order to introduce the rest of the world to the delectable sandwich synonymous with Philadelphia - the cheesesteak. Bring this great American tradition to your nei ...
The Pizza 9 Franchise opportunity provides you with the solid system of operations, experience and support you need to enter the fastest growing sector of the restaurant business quickly and efficien ...
The Samuel Mancino's name is well-known throughout communities as a reliable source of quality and value, particularly noted by our famous oven-baked grinders and a welcoming environment that combine ...
Mr. Pita is the fresh, fun alternative to burger, fries and pizza franchises. One of the strongest trends in the food industry today is the shift towards "fresh and healthy" dining. Mr. Pita is a busi ...
A fast casual pizza experience like no other! Custom build your own NY pizza in 2 minutes! The partnership with Kurt Warner helps support his charity, The Treasure House, by donating 10% of all retai ...
Guests love Lenny's! And our tagline says it all - More Food. More Taste. More Personality! Awards The Lenny's concept is simple - take a wholesome environment and add employees with great personaliti ...
Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Chicken is a highly recognized brand name in the QSR sector and is one of the largest quick-service chicken concepts in the world.
The Middle Spoon serves high end desserts and craft cocktails in a beautiful space filled with comfy chairs and top quality products throughout all delivered with service that is second to none, the e ...
Home of the Real Soft Pretzel Philly Pretzel Factory is the worlds largest Philly-style pretzel bakery, with well over 100 franchised locations and growing.
Finest blends of 100% Arabica Coffee. 80 years in business, 3 superb concepts, comprehensive training, exceptional ongoing support, Lowest Franchise Fees in the Coffee sector! No required ongoing adve ...
R Taco is a distinctive fast-casual taco concept that serves creative street-style tacos that are both traditional and inspired. In 2014, Buffalo Wild Wings purchased a majority stake in the R Taco co ...
Pastalini needs YOU to take our "Pasta Your WaySM concept to your neighborhood. It is simple: our customers choose their pasta, their sauce, their protein and their toppings and then they watch as we ...
Noble Romans is helping change the way America eats pizza! The Noble Romans take-n-bake Pizza franchise opportunity provides a winning combination: A fantastic product, simple operations and a wide op ...
Rosati's is a neighborhood concept that is looking for a neighborhood near you. When you own a Rosati's Pizza franchise, you'll be part of a family of highly motivated entrepreneurs.
Chop Chop Rice Co. differentiates itself from other fast casual dining establishments with strong unit-level economics, a simple business model, and an outstanding Japanese-inspired menu, atmosphere, ...
The Anchor Bar created The Original Buffalo Wing in 1964 and now over 50 years later serves more than 70,000 pounds of Buffalo chicken wings per month.
TacoTime is a proven brand with solid brand awareness, committed to meeting the ever changing demands of your customers and to delivering the support you need to build your TacoTime restaurant busines ...
Johnny Rockets is an international restaurant chain with 29 years of global brand awareness, offering modern Americana with a streamlined, All-American menu and a contemporary new design. With broad a ...
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Additional Information
You might be surprised to learn that despite the volume of catering business, there are few dedicated catering franchises for sale. Much catering ends up being serviced by hotels, large meeting venues like convention centers, city and country clubs, and private event venues such as the one where you might hold a wedding reception. There are fewer opportunities for catering that doesn?t include renting the event space.
Pursuing The B2B Segment
The primary demand for catering outside of a venue is for business meetings and events held at a company?s facilities. These brands focus mainly on business-to-business (B2B) customers. The good news is that little traditional advertising (which is aimed at the general public) if any is required, and if you are one of those people who is great at relationship building, you could potentially develop a solid list of corporate clients in your market in fairly short order.
Better Than The Average Restaurant
More good news is that while the restaurant industry typically involves long hours, 7-day weeks, nights, and weekends, nearly all B2B catering takes place Monday through Friday during regular business hours. That?s a significant difference between catering businesses and the rest of the restaurant segment. Real estate costs will generally be lower as well, because these businesses don?t require a retail storefront. B2B catering also requires fewer employees in most cases.
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