# Caterer Email List: Every Catering Company, Checked Emails

URL: https://leadraft.co/leads/caterers
Summary: Build a caterer email list for any city, county or ZIP: wedding, corporate and event catering companies on Google Maps, with emails checked before you send.

Lead lists by industry · Last updated November 3, 2026

# Caterer email list: every catering company in your area, with checked emails

Leadraft builds a list of caterers from Google Maps for the area you choose: wedding and event caterers, corporate and office lunch caterers, BBQ and taco caterers, personal chefs, and restaurants that run a catering arm. Each business comes with its phone, website, address, rating, reviews, hours and social profiles, plus up to 5 emails found on its own website. Every email is checked against the live mailbox and graded **Verified**, **Accept-all** or **Invalid**, and invalid ones are never exported.

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-   13,222caterers with paid employees in the US (NAICS 722320, 2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 722320, Caterers)
-   148,000+people employed by US caterers (NAICS 722320, 2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 722320, Caterers)
-   About 7 in 10caterers have fewer than 10 employees on payroll (NAICS 722320, 2023)Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 722320, Caterers)

## How big is the caterer market?

The Census Bureau counted 13,222 caterers with paid employees in 2023 (NAICS 722320), about 7 in 10 with fewer than 10 staff on payroll. That count is only part of the market: many restaurants, delis and barbecue joints do catering on the side and are counted as restaurants, and many caterers hire event staff by the job. California has the most caterers (1,961), then New York (1,266), Florida (993), Texas (866), Pennsylvania (579) and New Jersey (533). The work splits into social catering (weddings, parties, funerals), corporate catering (office lunches, meetings, conferences) and contract food service. Most caterers are owner-chef businesses; larger ones have a sales or events manager who books clients and buys from suppliers.

## How many caterers are there in each state?

California, New York and Florida have the most. The Census Bureau counted 13,222 establishments in **Caterers (NAICS 722320)** across the 50 states and DC in 2023. These are locations with paid employees, so one-person businesses aren't included and the real number of businesses is higher. Use it to size a market before you build the list.

| Rank | State | Establishments (2023) | Share of US |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | California | 1,961 | 14.8% |
| 2 | New York | 1,266 | 9.6% |
| 3 | Florida | 993 | 7.5% |
| 4 | Texas | 866 | 6.5% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 579 | 4.4% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 533 | 4.0% |
| 7 | Illinois | 513 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Ohio | 490 | 3.7% |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 436 | 3.3% |
| 10 | Georgia | 383 | 2.9% |
| 11 | North Carolina | 356 | 2.7% |
| 12 | Michigan | 346 | 2.6% |
| 13 | Washington | 304 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Virginia | 286 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Maryland | 283 | 2.1% |
| 16 | Colorado | 268 | 2.0% |
| 17 | Indiana | 217 | 1.6% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 208 | 1.6% |
| 19 | Minnesota | 200 | 1.5% |
| 20 | Missouri | 193 | 1.5% |
| 21 | Tennessee | 190 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Louisiana | 189 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Connecticut | 183 | 1.4% |
| 24 | Arizona | 177 | 1.3% |
| 25 | South Carolina | 165 | 1.2% |
| 26 | Oregon | 143 | 1.1% |
| 27 | Utah | 118 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Nevada | 109 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Kentucky | 104 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Alabama | 87 | 0.7% |
| 31 | Iowa | 86 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 78 | 0.6% |
| 33 | Hawaii | 74 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Kansas | 74 | 0.6% |
| 35 | Maine | 70 | 0.5% |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 69 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Nebraska | 62 | 0.5% |
| 38 | Mississippi | 60 | 0.5% |
| 39 | Montana | 57 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Idaho | 55 | 0.4% |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 52 | 0.4% |
| 42 | District of Columbia | 48 | 0.4% |
| 43 | Vermont | 48 | 0.4% |
| 44 | Arkansas | 42 | 0.3% |
| 45 | New Mexico | 38 | 0.3% |
| 46 | Wyoming | 36 | 0.3% |
| 47 | Delaware | 33 | 0.2% |
| 48 | West Virginia | 28 | 0.2% |
| 49 | Alaska | 27 | 0.2% |
| 50 | South Dakota | 20 | 0.2% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 19 | 0.1% |

Source: [US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (state file)](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/data/datasets.html), all legal forms.

## What's in a caterer lead list

Every row is one caterer business found on Google Maps inside the area you chose, with its email found on its own website and checked against the live mail server. These are the columns that matter most for caterers:

| Field | Why it matters for caterers |
| --- | --- |
| **category / categories** | Separates dedicated caterers from restaurants that cater, banquet halls with in-house catering and personal chefs. A rental company wants all of them; a catering software vendor wants dedicated caterers first. |
| **email + grade** | Caterers usually publish an events@, catering@ or info@ address that goes to the person who books jobs. **Verified** means the mailbox exists; **Accept-all** is a maybe. |
| **emails (up to 5, with role and source)** | Larger caterers list separate addresses for events, sales, careers and billing. The role and source help you reach sales or the owner rather than the jobs inbox. |
| **website + contact\_form** | Caterers sell through quote forms and sample menus. A caterer without a site or a quote form is a lead for web, CRM and online ordering vendors. |
| **rating + reviews** | Caterers get fewer reviews than restaurants, so don't drop rows on low counts alone. A high count usually means a busy wedding or corporate caterer. |
| **address + service\_area** | Many caterers work from a commercial kitchen and travel to events. Service-area and distance columns tell you whether they cover your territory, even if the kitchen sits outside it. |
| **phone** | Clients still book catering by phone. The listed number often reaches the owner or events manager. Follow the TCPA for calls and texts. |

About 45 columns in all, including up to five emails per business with their role and source, and eight social networks. See a [sample export](https://leadraft.co/sample/leadraft-sample.csv).

## Search terms that find every caterer

No single keyword finds them all. Businesses file themselves under different Google Maps categories and describe themselves in different words, so a complete list searches every variant across the whole area, then removes duplicates.

**Search terms:** caterer, catering service, catering company, wedding catering, event catering, corporate catering, office catering, lunch catering, party catering, bbq catering, taco catering, mexican catering, italian catering, kosher catering, halal catering, vegan catering, drop off catering, full service catering, buffet catering, boxed lunch catering, breakfast catering, personal chef, private chef, charcuterie boards, mobile bartending.

**Google Maps categories:** Caterer, Catering food and drink supplier, Personal chef service, Box lunch supplier, Banquet hall, Barbecue restaurant, Event planner, Party equipment rental service.

Leadraft includes these in its [Food & hospitality keyword pack](https://leadraft.co/keyword-packs#food-hospitality) (79 terms), and suggests more in your country's vocabulary when you type a trade.

## Who sells to caterers, and what works

-   **Foodservice distributors.** Proteins, produce, dry goods, disposables and chafing fuel, delivered to the commissary. Lead with delivery that fits event days and pricing on what they order every week.
-   **Party and equipment rental companies.** Tables, linens, chafers, tents and china. Caterers recommend rental partners to clients, so a referral arrangement can matter more than a discount.
-   **Catering and event software.** Quotes, menus, event orders, staffing and invoicing in one place. Pitch fewer mistakes on event day and faster quotes.
-   **Event venues and planners.** Venues build preferred-caterer lists and planners need reliable partners. List every caterer in your region and invite the ones that fit your price point. See our [wedding venue list](https://leadraft.co/leads/wedding-venues).
-   **Corporate buyers and office managers.** Offices choosing a lunch caterer can list every corporate caterer near the office and ask for menus and per-person prices.
-   **Event staffing agencies.** Caterers hire servers and bartenders per event. Offer reliable staff on short notice, priced per hour, for peak season.

## How to segment and qualify a caterer list

### Wedding and social vs corporate

Run wedding and party terms separately from corporate and office terms. Wedding caterers peak on weekends from spring to fall; corporate caterers peak on weekdays all year. Their buying patterns differ.

### Dedicated caterers vs restaurants that cater

Use the category column. Dedicated caterers buy event equipment and catering software; restaurants that cater buy through their restaurant suppliers. See our [restaurant list](https://leadraft.co/leads/restaurants).

### Cuisine and dietary specialty

Kosher, halal, vegan and specific cuisines are distinct segments with loyal clients and specialty suppliers. Search each term on its own.

### Personal and private chefs

Personal chefs are often one-person businesses with home-based service areas. They buy differently, so keep them in their own list.

### Newly opened caterers

A new caterer needs a distributor, rental partners, insurance and a website. A [monitor](https://leadraft.co/product/monitors) on your area surfaces new listings as they appear on Google Maps.

## How to reach caterers

### Midweek, mid-morning

Social caterers work weekends and recover Monday. Corporate caterers are busiest around lunch. Tuesday to Thursday, 9 to 11 a.m., is the best window for both.

### Plan around wedding season

Wedding caterers book and buy for the season in winter. Pitch equipment, software and partnerships from November to February, not in June.

### Lead with event-day reliability

A caterer's nightmare is a late delivery or a missing server on event day. Offers framed around reliability and backup plans land better than price alone.

### CAN-SPAM and TCPA

Commercial email to businesses is covered by CAN-SPAM: honest subject lines, your physical address and an opt-out that you honor. Calls and texts fall under the TCPA: dial by hand and don't send marketing texts without consent. Read our [cold email laws guide](https://leadraft.co/blog/cold-email-laws) and get legal advice for your setup.

## How to find caterer leads: build the list in four steps

1.  **Choose the place.** A city, county or ZIP code, a radius around an address, or a shape you draw on the map (or a KML file).
2.  **Search every variant.** Start from the terms above. Leadraft splits large areas into tiles so you get the businesses past Google's first few hundred results, and keeps only the ones inside your area and in the trade.
3.  **Preview before you pay.** The free preview shows real businesses already found there, with emails masked.
4.  **Export or push.** Download CSV or XLSX, or send the Verified emails straight to Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist or HubSpot with your suppression list applied. Each business is charged once, ever.

## Caterers lead lists: questions

How do I find caterer leads?

Pick your area in Leadraft (a city, county, ZIP code or a shape you draw), search catering terms such as caterer, wedding catering, corporate catering, bbq catering and personal chef, and Leadraft finds every matching business on Google Maps inside that area. It finds emails on each caterer's own website, checks them, and lets you export to CSV or XLSX or push to Instantly, Smartlead, lemlist or HubSpot.

How many caterers are there in the US?

The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 13,222 caterers with paid employees in 2023 (NAICS 722320). Restaurants that cater on the side are counted as restaurants, and one-person caterers without payroll aren't counted, so Google Maps shows more catering businesses than the Census number.

How much does a caterer email list cost?

Leadraft charges one business credit per business, once, and one checked-email credit per verified email you take out. New York has 1,266 caterers with employees (Census 2023). A statewide New York list, even with restaurants that cater added in, fits the Starter plan ($19 a month for 25,000 businesses and 1,000 checked emails). For 2,000 verified emails, Growth ($49, 5,000 checked emails) covers it. The Free plan gives you 500 businesses and 50 checked emails a month to test one city.

Can I get only wedding caterers or only corporate caterers?

Mostly, yes. Search the terms for that segment (wedding catering, event catering, or corporate catering, office catering) and review the categories and website for each row. Many caterers do both, so expect overlap.

Are the emails verified?

Each email is checked against the caterer's mail server and graded Verified (the mailbox exists), Accept-all (the server accepts any address, so it's a maybe) or Invalid (never exported). Emails come from the caterer's own website, with the page each was found on.

Do you include owner or chef names?

No. Leadraft lists businesses, not people. You get the emails each caterer publishes on its own website, often an events or catering address, with the role and the page it was found on.

## Sources

1.  1.[US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 722320, Caterers)](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/data/datasets.html) · State file, establishments with paid employees, summed across states.
2.  2.[FTC: CAN-SPAM Act, a compliance guide for business](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business)
3.  3.[FCC: Stop unwanted robocalls and texts (TCPA consent rules)](https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts)

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