Catering Company Names: 200 Ideas With Logo Previews

Two hundred catering business name ideas grouped by the work you do, with advice on testing, registering and avoiding risky names.

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Naming a Catering Company That Wins Event Bookings

People booking a caterer usually have three quotes open at once. They are office managers, event planners or couples, and they want to know your event size and food style before they open the menu. Long Table Catering sounds like a seated dinner for 150. Desk Lunch Co sounds like sandwiches for an office of 30. Both are good names for the right caterer.

Gourmet, Delights, Divine, Taste of and Cuisine are worn out in catering. Kitchen and Table are common too, though they still work when the first word is distinctive.

A catering name has to work in more places than most food businesses.

  • The side of a van, read at a loading bay or a venue gate. Keep it to two or three words in large type, with the phone number underneath.
  • Buffet signs and chafing dish labels, where a short name or monogram looks tidy.
  • Printed and PDF menus sent with quotes. A long name pushes the menu down the page.
  • Google Maps. Many caterers cook in a commercial kitchen with no walk-in customers, so they list as a service-area business. The listing name must still match your registration and signage.
  • An app icon or WhatsApp Business profile, which fits one word or two initials.

Think about range before you commit. Tandoor Table brings direct bookings for Indian food and makes a pasta bar order a harder sell. A broader name with the cuisine in your tagline gives you room to change the menu.

Local versus national matters less in catering, since almost every caterer serves a radius around one kitchen. A town name is safe if you never plan to open a second kitchen.

Test five names with real buyers. Send a one-page sample menu under each name to office managers or wedding planners you know, and ask which one they would forward to a client. Then search each name with your city on Google and on the wedding directories you plan to use.

Catering Name Ideas for Weddings, Offices and Parties

You will find 200 catering business names here, sorted by the kind of work you take on. They are ideas to check before you buy a domain or paint a van. Click a logo to copy the name.

Big-Event Catering Names

These suit caterers who handle buffets and seated dinners for a hundred guests or more.

  • Long Table Catering
  • Banquet & Board
  • Gather Kitchen Co
  • Platter & Pour
  • The Serving Line
  • Full Table Events
  • Feast Day Catering
  • Spread & Co
  • Chafing Dish Co
  • Big Table Kitchen
  • Silver Tray Catering
  • Buffet Row
  • The Event Kitchen
  • Party Plate Co
  • Host & Harvest
  • Grand Spread Catering
  • Toast & Table
  • Open Kitchen Events
  • Crowd Feeders
  • Gathering Plate
  • Tablescape Catering
  • Canape Co
  • Bite & Banquet
  • The Dinner Bell Co
  • Second Helping Catering
  • Plates Up Catering
  • Linen & Ladle
  • Fork & Feast
  • The Serving Spoon
  • Kettle & Platter
  • Harvest Table Co
  • Celebration Kitchen
  • Ladle & Lantern
  • Tray Pass Catering
  • Shared Plates Co
  • Supper Club Catering
  • Midday Feast Co
  • Heaping Plate Co
  • Carving Station Co
  • Ten Tables Catering

Office Lunch and Corporate Names

Pick a plain, businesslike name if most orders come from office managers and event teams.

  • Desk Lunch Co
  • Boardroom Bites
  • Meeting Plate
  • Lunch Order Co
  • The Office Kitchen
  • Noon Delivery Co
  • Working Lunch Catering
  • Agenda Eats
  • Breakroom Buffet
  • Midweek Menu Co
  • Lunchbox Logistics
  • Conference Fare
  • Team Table Catering
  • Desk Drop Lunches
  • Workday Kitchen
  • Lunch Bell Co
  • Box Lunch Bureau
  • Office Feast Co
  • Nine to Five Fare
  • Plated at Noon
  • Coffee Break Catering
  • Huddle Food Co
  • Quarterly Lunch Co
  • The Lunch Run
  • All Hands Catering
  • Midday Box Co
  • Staff Room Kitchen
  • Catered Desk
  • Pantry Drop Co
  • Training Day Lunches
  • Corporate Table Co
  • Morning Meeting Co
  • Big Order Kitchen
  • Sandwich Tray Co
  • The Platter Desk
  • Lunch Hour Kitchen
  • Expo Eats
  • Office Grazing Co
  • Working Breakfast Co
  • Town Hall Lunches

Wedding and Private Party Names

Softer names fit couples, birthday hosts and family celebrations.

  • Vow & Ladle
  • First Dance Catering
  • Rehearsal Kitchen
  • The Wedding Table Co
  • Garden Party Kitchen
  • Champagne & Canape
  • Toast Worthy Catering
  • Grazing Garden
  • Reception Plate Co
  • Hitched Kitchen
  • Borrowed & Blue Kitchen
  • Petal & Plate
  • Lantern Supper Co
  • Marquee Kitchen
  • Moonlit Feast
  • Barn Wedding Kitchen
  • Golden Hour Catering
  • Rose & Roast
  • Twilight Table
  • String Lights Supper
  • Orchard Feast Co
  • Courtyard Kitchen
  • Picnic Party Co
  • Backyard Banquet
  • Tented Table Co
  • Housewarming Kitchen
  • Birthday Banquet Co
  • Anniversary Table
  • Dinner Party Co
  • Mehndi Kitchen
  • Sangeet Spread
  • Shaadi Feast Co
  • Fiesta Table Co
  • Cocktail Hour Kitchen
  • Afternoon Tea Co
  • Evening Spread Co
  • Engagement Plate
  • Happily Fed
  • Last Dance Kitchen
  • Sparkler Supper Co

Names That Lead with the Cuisine

A cuisine name brings direct bookings for that food, so choose it if your menu will stay focused.

  • Smokehouse Spread
  • Tandoor Table
  • Biryani Pot Catering
  • Taco Bar Co
  • Mezze Table Co
  • Paella Pan Catering
  • Pit & Plate BBQ
  • Curry Leaf Catering
  • Pasta Bar Co
  • Noodle Station Co
  • Dosa Station
  • Grill Line Catering
  • Spice Route Kitchen
  • Thali House Catering
  • Dim Sum Cart Co
  • Bao & Banquet
  • Sushi Platter Co
  • Harissa Kitchen
  • Jollof Pot Catering
  • Kebab Spread Co
  • Greek Table Co
  • Wood Fire Pizza Co
  • Southern Plate Kitchen
  • Caribbean Pot Co
  • Roast Carvery Co
  • Farm Greens Catering
  • Plant Plate Catering
  • Vegan Spread Co
  • Seafood Boil Co
  • Brunch Bar Catering
  • Dessert Table Co
  • Grazing Board Co
  • Cheese Wheel Catering
  • Pho Pot Catering
  • Ramen Cart Co
  • Persian Rice Co
  • Tagine Table
  • Empanada Cart Co
  • Lebanese Spread Co
  • Chaat Counter Co

Chef-Led Private Dining Names

These fit a chef who cooks plated menus at private homes and small venues.

  • Maison Table
  • Chef’s Board Catering
  • The Private Chef Co
  • Ashby & Thyme
  • Saffron & Salt
  • Copper Pot Dining
  • Laurel Table
  • Juniper Supper Club
  • Ember & Oak Catering
  • Brass Spoon Dining
  • Fennel & Fig
  • Marrow & Moss
  • The Tasting Table
  • Rosemary Hall Catering
  • Silverleaf Dining
  • Grey Salt Kitchen
  • Ivory Plate Co
  • Thyme & Tide
  • Bay Leaf Supper
  • Clove & Cream
  • Wild Thyme Catering
  • Olive Branch Dining
  • Cardamom & Co
  • Black Pepper Dining
  • The Chef’s Pass
  • Tarragon Table
  • Sorrel & Smoke
  • Verjus Dining
  • Cast Iron Supper Co
  • The Dinner Atelier
  • Pantry & Pearl
  • Salt Cellar Catering
  • Gilded Fork
  • Mirepoix Kitchen
  • Larder & Lamp
  • Sumac & Stone
  • Truffle & Twine
  • Basil & Brass
  • Quince Dining
  • Charred Leek Supper

From Catering Name to Licensed Business

Look up the domain first, because planners check your website before they call. Our restaurant website domain ideas work well for caterers, and the domain name generator finds variations if the .com is taken.

Search the trademark register in each country you work in. Restaurant groups and food brands register their names, and a near match can cost you the van wrap. Use the USPTO, the UK IPO and IP India.

Register the business and the kitchen.

  • India. You need FSSAI registration or a licence, depending on turnover. If you form an LLP or company, the name is approved on the MCA portal first.
  • US. Form an LLC or file a DBA with your state, then get the county or city health permit for your commercial kitchen. Our guide to registering an LLP in the USA covers the business side.
  • UK. Register as a food business with your local council at least 28 days before you start trading. A limited company name goes through Companies House, which blocks names that match an existing company.

Claim the social handles and set up a Google Business Profile with photos of real events you have catered. Order the logo, van livery, buffet signs and an invoice template for deposits and final balances. Use the free invoice generator for deposit and balance invoices, and the break-even calculator shows how many events a month cover your kitchen rent. If you also want a mobile unit, see our food truck name ideas, or try the business name generator with your cuisine and town.

Catering Names That Confuse Event Planners

  • Venue names. Naming the business after a hotel or hall you cater for suggests a partnership you do not have, and the venue can object.
  • Certification words without the certificate. Halal, Kosher or Organic in the name tells guests the food is certified. Organic is a regulated term in the US, UK and EU.
  • Celebrity chef echoes. A name close to a TV chef or a famous restaurant invites a legal letter and comparisons you do not need.
  • No hint of catering. Saffron & Salt alone reads as a restaurant. Add Catering, Dining or Events on the van and in the Google listing.
  • Names that are hard to say on the phone. Many bookings start with a call, and a name that needs spelling out slows every one.
  • A postcode or estate in the name. It shrinks your radius in the minds of planners from the next town.
  • Joke names for wedding work. A pun that wins office lunch orders can put off couples spending thousands on one day.
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