Jerry's Kitchen

What Jerry's Kitchen does

The company serves multiple customer segments including corporate clients (named enterprise customers include Amazon, T-Mobile, L'Oreal, Lyft, Toll Brothers, and Pepsi), weddings and private parties, film and television productions (via exclusive partnerships with Bud's Studio and Sun Center Studios), collegiate and sports clients (Temple University Football), and industrial sites. Revenue is generated through tiered per-person catering packages priced from $8.99 to $76.99+, food truck events with $1,000-$1,500 minimums and $250 deposits, alcohol and beverage packages at $8-$45 per person, and equipment and staffing add-ons. In 2023 the company announced expansion beyond Philadelphia into Washington DC, Miami, Atlanta, and Charlotte, supplemented by a national network of partner mobile caterers and the launch of a franchise program branded 'Own a Jerry's.'

Name

Jerry's Kitchen

Legal name

Jerry's Kitchen

Website

https://jerrys-kitchen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jerry's Kitchen is a Philadelphia-based catering and food truck operator, founded in 2014, running a 15-vehicle fleet and serving corporate events, weddings, film/TV productions, and construction sites across multiple U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Mobile Food Services (72233), Mobile Food Services (722330), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Catering Trucks (On-Site Service) (THAFAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Mobile / On-Site Catering (Food Trucks for Events, Pop-Ups) (THAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Food truck catering
• Event catering services
• Corporate catering
• Wedding catering
• Mobile food services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events of all sizes (10-1,000+ guests) including food truck catering, traditional indoor catering, drop-off catering, staffed buffets, passed appetizers, plated meals, and dessert options. Revenue generated through per-person pricing on various menu packages.
2. Food Truck Catering: Mobile food truck catering with tiered packages (Tier I, II, III). Food truck events require minimum $1,000-$1,500 spend and include 2 hours of staffed service with additional hours at $150/hour.
3. Craft Services: Craft services packages for film and production sets including Basic, Premium, and Platinum tiers with attendant services.
4. Alcohol and Beverage Packages: Beverage packages including soda/water ($8pp), beer and wine ($25pp), premium spirits ($35pp), and ultra premium packages ($45pp).
5. Event Equipment and Staffing: Additional revenue from tent rental, linen and china rental, servers, maître d's, bartenders, and party/event planners coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jerry's Kitchen is a Philadelphia-based catering company that prepares and serves food via food trucks and traditional catering for corporate events, weddings, private parties, and festivals. The company deploys mobile food trucks to client-chosen locations and also provides full-service catering for venues, serving individual and group customers across multiple cities.

Product overview

Jerry's Kitchen is an award-winning catering company and food truck serving the Philadelphia area and expanding nationally. The company's core offering is its signature purple food truck providing mobile catering services for events of all sizes, supplemented by traditional full-service catering options. The product portfolio includes food truck catering, traditional catering (drop-off, staffed buffets, passed appetizers, plated meals), and specialized catering for various occasions including corporate events, weddings, banquets, tailgating, late night events, craft services for film/TV production, construction site catering, and alcohol packages. Additional offerings include breakfast catering, boxed lunches, and global entrees with Mediterranean, Latin American, Asian, and Italian themes. All food is made from scratch with recipes created in-house, featuring modern American cuisine with seasonal rotating menus. The company operates a fleet of 15 mobile vehicles including trucks, carts, and trailers, with service capacity ranging from 10 to over 1,000 guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Can serve approximately 2-5 guests per minute from food truck
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Philadelphia Brewing CompanyminorOthersListed as a preferred venue partner for catering events. Located at 2440 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125.
• Bud's StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive relationship with Bud's Studio (3111 N Shedwick St, Philadelphia, PA 19132) for TV and film production catering.
• Sun Center StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive relationship with Sun Center Studios (250 N Commerce Dr, Aston, PA 19014) for production catering services.
• Independence Seaport MuseumminorOthersListed venue partner at 211 S. Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
• Manatawny StillworksminorOthersVenue partner at 320 Circle of Progress Drive, Suite 104, Pottstown, PA 19464.
• Borderland VineyardminorOthersVenue partner at 332 Indiantown Road, Landenberg, PA.
• Regional Food BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner network of regional food businesses for enterprise-scale catering while maintaining local touch. Supports local economies and creates employment opportunities in communities served.
• Mobile Caterers NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRelationships with mobile caterers in every market across the US for national coverage of multi-location film and corporate productions.
• Equipment Rental CompaniesminorOthersBusiness relationships with equipment rental companies for tent rental, tables, chairs, linens, and china.
• Event Planners and FloristsminorOthersNetwork of party and event planners, florists, and stylists for comprehensive event coordination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fooda: Corporate catering platform that connects offices with local restaurants and food trucks for daily meals and events. Comparable to Jerry's in serving enterprise catering customers with mobile and traditional formats.
• Best Food Trucks: Food truck directory and booking platform where Jerry's Kitchen is also listed. Direct peer in food truck catering discovery and event booking.
• ZeroCater: Corporate catering company (now part of ezCater) focused on recurring office meal programs. Overlaps with Jerry's on the corporate catering side, especially boxed lunches and breakfast packages.
• Off the Grid: Curated food truck and mobile vendor events organizer, primarily serving the Bay Area. Comparable to Jerry's in organizing mobile-vendor food experiences for corporate and public events.
• Roaming Hunger: National food truck catering marketplace and booking platform. Directly comparable to Jerry's Kitchen on the mobile catering side; Jerry's is even listed as a vendor on RoamingHunger.com.
• Butterline Food Truck Catering: Multi-city food truck catering operator serving corporate events, weddings, and private parties. Closely comparable business model to Jerry's mobile catering service.

Broad incumbents

• ezCater: Largest US corporate catering marketplace, serving businesses of all sizes with thousands of restaurants and caterers. A broader incumbent in the same enterprise catering category Jerry's competes in.
• The Halal Guys: Iconic mobile food brand that scaled from a NYC cart to a national franchise. Adjacent peer illustrating how a mobile food brand can scale into a multi-unit operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/JerrysFoodTruck
• Facebookfacebook.com/jerrysfoodtruck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jerrys-kitchen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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