RSVP Catering

What RSVP Catering does

RSVP Catering is a Fairfax, Virginia-based off-premise catering company founded in 1999 by Larry Abrams, operating across the Washington DC metropolitan area. The company runs four distinct service lines: Corporate Catering, Special Events, Weddings, and Workplace Catering. Corporate and institutional clients include Amazon, Microsoft, Marriott, the American Red Cross, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Inova, Covington & Burling, George Mason University, and the Torpedo Factory, while the weddings segment serves consumer clients through lead-generation channels including The Knot, Style Me Pretty, and Washingtonian Weddings.

The company operates a kitchen and event-execution infrastructure supporting both drop-off workplace catering and full-service event production at partner venues, including Smithsonian museums and embassy properties. The culinary team includes Michelin-starred talent, which underpins premium positioning across segments. There is no disclosed proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or external funding; the business appears to be wholly family-owned, with founder Larry Abrams and family members Alex Abrams and Stephanie Abrams in senior roles, supplemented by COO Lance Wright.

The business model is event-based and quote-driven. Corporate clients engage on project terms with Net 10 payment, weddings operate on consumer event pricing, and the workplace drop-off segment handles higher-frequency, lower-ticket corporate food orders. Revenue is generated per event/per order rather than through recurring software or subscription contracts, and there is no public disclosure of revenue, transaction volume, or customer-level spend concentration.

Name

RSVP Catering

Legal name

RSVP Catering

Website

https://rsvpcatering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RSVP Catering is a Fairfax, Virginia-based off-premise catering company founded in 1999, serving corporate, wedding, special event, and workplace drop-off clients across the Washington DC metropolitan area, with a culinary team and venue relationships at Smithsonian and embassy properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310), Special Food Services (7223)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Corporate event catering
• Wedding catering services
• Special event catering
• Workplace drop-off catering
• Full-service catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Workplace Catering: Corporate drop-off catering service with streamlined menus, minimum orders of $200 for delivery, serving breakfast, lunch, and happy hour services to workplaces in the Washington Metropolitan area.
2. Corporate Event Catering: Full-service catering for corporate events including meetings, board dinners, galas, fundraisers, conferences, and employee appreciation events. Custom proposals based on event requirements and guest count.
3. Wedding Catering: Full-service wedding catering with buffet, plated, and station menu options. Custom menus tailored to couple preferences and event requirements.
4. Special Events Catering: Catering for social occasions including birthdays, mitzvahs, baby showers, anniversaries, retirements, and celebrations at various venues across the DC area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RSVP Catering is a full-service catering company that plans, prepares, and serves food for corporate events, weddings, social celebrations, and recurring workplace meals across the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Its kitchen combines Michelin-starred restaurant experience with corporate-event execution, delivering custom menus, on-site service staff, and event logistics for clients ranging from Amazon and Microsoft to private couples hosting weddings at venues such as the National Building Museum and Smithsonian museums.

Product overview

RSVP Catering is a single, unified full-service catering platform offering four integrated service lines: Corporate Catering (for meetings, conferences, and corporate events), Special Events (for celebrations at iconic venues), Weddings (with buffet, plated, and station menu options), and Workplace Catering (drop-off service for offices). The company operates from Fairfax, VA serving the Washington D.C. Metro area, with a kitchen team combining Michelin-starred restaurant expertise with corporate catering experience. No separate modules, add-ons, or platform architecture is offered—the services are delivered as consultative catering packages tailored to each client's event needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Catering Full-service catering for corporate events covering meetings, board dinners, summer associates programs, lobby parties, holiday parties, retreats, grand openings, employee appreciation events, fundraisers, galas, conferences, and staff training. Serves established enterprise and institutional clients including Amazon, Microsoft, Inova, Marriott, Covington, Red Cross, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and George Mason University.
• Weddings Full-service wedding catering with customized menus offered in buffet, plated, and station formats. Tailored to couple preferences and executed at DC-area venues; portfolio includes featured weddings such as Kirsten + Anthony, Jill + Sutton, and Eboni + Eric.
• Special Events Full-service catering for social celebrations including birthdays, mitzvahs, baby showers, retirements, gatherings, anniversaries, promotions, and store events. Executed at venues across the DC area such as The Anthem, Arena Stage, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Smithsonian museums, and National Building Museum.
• Workplace Catering Corporate drop-off catering with streamlined operations, fresh flavors, and dependable deliveries. Includes boardroom breakfasts, lunch spreads, and happy hour offerings. Requires a minimum 10 guests per item and a minimum $200 food and beverage order for delivery. Accommodates gluten-free, vegetarian, allergy-sensitive, Kosher, and Halal dietary requirements, with corporate accounts billed on net-10 payment terms.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ridgewells Catering: One of the largest and most established full-service caterers in the Washington DC metro area, serving corporate events, weddings, and social occasions at many of the same prestigious venues as RSVP. Direct head-to-head competitor in the DC premium catering segment.
• Occasions Caterers: DC-based full-service caterer offering corporate events, weddings, and social celebrations with a comparable service portfolio and similar venue-driven model. Directly competes with RSVP for the same corporate and wedding clients in the DC metro.
• Design Cuisine: Long-standing DC-area caterer focused on corporate events, galas, weddings, and nonprofit functions. Operates with a similar consultative, custom-proposal model and comparable menu customization, making it a close local competitor to RSVP.
• Susan Gage Caterers: DC metro full-service caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings with custom menus and event management. Competes for the same high-end DC-area wedding and corporate client base as RSVP.
• Main Event Caterers: DC-area full-service caterer serving corporate events, weddings, and private parties with a similar event-proposal and on-site service model. Direct regional competitor with overlapping customer segments.
• Capital Caterers: Washington DC-based event caterer serving weddings, corporate events, and galas. Operates a comparable full-service business model targeting the same DC metro enterprise and social clients as RSVP.

Emerging players

• EzCater: Online workplace-catering marketplace that aggregates restaurants and caterers for corporate food orders. Competes directly with RSVP's workplace drop-off service line via a digital-first ordering experience that RSVP lacks.
• Fooda: Digital workplace food platform offering recurring and one-time corporate catering via a self-serve platform. Targets the same DC-area corporate workplace buyer that RSVP serves through its drop-off catering stream.

Broad incumbents

• Wolfgang Puck Catering: Nationally branded premium caterer serving corporate, social, and entertainment industry events. Represents a broader, celebrity-chef-led incumbent competing for high-end corporate and event business in overlapping segments.
• Windows Catering Company: Established full-service caterer with deep corporate event and venue-based experience, positioned at the premium end of the market. Comparable to RSVP in service breadth and target customer profile, operating in adjacent major US metro markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rsvpcateringdc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rsvp-catering
• Instagraminstagram.com/rsvpweddingsdc
• Xx.com/rsvpcateringdc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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