Wood Fire Food Co.

What Wood Fire Food Co. does

Wood Fire Food Co. is a Hudson Valley-based experiential catering and event production studio that delivers fully managed farm-to-table events built around live, open-fire cooking and biodynamic design. The company prepares custom menus on site the day of each event over custom open-air kitchens, sourcing ingredients from ranches, farms, and artisans located within 10 miles of the venue. Its core offerings include wedding catering (for milestone events up to 200+ guests), corporate events and retreats, intimate private dinner parties, and a small calendar of ticketed, multi-course public dinners (3-4 per year) produced in collaboration with local chefs and artisans.

The company's technical differentiators are operational rather than software-based: a proprietary open-fire cooking methodology performed theatrically in front of guests, custom kitchen builds for each occasion, biodynamic tablescape and event design, and a tightly bounded local sourcing model. Beyond event services, Wood Fire Food operates a Provisions product line of sustainable, upcycled packaged goods (including Infused Salts and Smoked Olives) sold through a dedicated e-commerce storefront and at Hudson Valley farmers markets and farm stores.

Wood Fire Food generates revenue primarily through transaction-based, custom-quoted event bookings secured via an inquiry-driven sales process with discovery calls and deposit-based date commitments. A secondary retail revenue stream comes from Provisions direct-to-consumer sales. The company is founder-led by Chef Daniel Sabia, employs 51-100 staff, and serves customers regionally across the Northeast United States. There is no evidence of external institutional investment or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

Wood Fire Food Co.

Legal name

Wood Fire Food Co.

Website

https://woodfirefoodco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wood Fire Food Co. is a Hudson Valley-based farm-to-table experiential catering and event production studio that delivers weddings, corporate events, and private dinners built around live open-fire cooking and biodynamic design, serving clients across the Northeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Full-service catering and event production for weddings, private events, corporate events, and dinner parties. Custom menus and proposals based on occasion, guest count, and requirements. Revenue is transaction-based per event.
2. Provisions & Retail Products: Sustainable farm-to-fire products made from upcycled seasonal ingredients sold through online store (shop-woodfirefoodco.com) and at local farmers markets and farm stores throughout Hudson Valley. Includes Infused Salts and Smoked Olives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wood Fire Food Co. is a farm-to-table experiential catering and event production studio that provides full-service open-fire catering for weddings, private events, corporate events, and ticketed dinner parties. The company also operates a Provisions product line (Infused Salts, Smoked Olives) sold through its own shop, farm stores, and farmers markets. Offerings are built around live open-fire cooking, seasonal menus, biodynamic event design, and ingredients sourced within a 10-mile radius of the Hudson Valley, NY.

Product overview

Wood Fire Food Co. is a full-service farm-to-table experiential catering and event production studio specializing in live open-fire cooking, seasonal cuisine, and biodynamic design. The core offering is event catering services including Weddings (live open-fire cooking for milestone celebrations), Private Events (corporate events and retreats with curated menus), Corporate Events (intimate hosted dinners), Dinner Parties (multi-course collaborative dinners 3-4 times per year), and Ticketed Events (one-night-only culinary collaborations). The Provisions product line (Infused Salts, Smoked Olives) extends the brand to packaged goods sold through the online shop and Hudson Valley farmers markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Provisions: Sustainable farm-to-fire products made from upcycled ingredients of the season's bounty, sold through online store and at local farmers markets and farm stores throughout the Hudson Valley.

Products and services

• Wedding Catering and Event Production Full-service farm-to-table catering for weddings in the Hudson Valley, featuring live open-fire cooking, seasonal menus, biodynamic floral and event design, and 10-mile local sourcing. Designed for couples seeking an immersive, story-driven wedding dining experience.
• Private and Corporate Event Catering Open-fire catering and event production for corporate retreats, team-building events, and private celebrations. Tailored to align with company brand vision and values, with bundled culinary, design, and production services for business clients in the Hudson Valley and broader Northeast.
• Ticketed Dinner Party Events Limited-run, ticketed dinner party experiences hosted as one-night-only events (collaborative dinners held approximately three to four times per year) for individual attendees seeking a chef-led open-fire tasting experience.
• Provisions Product Line Seasonal, small-batch retail product line featuring Infused Salts and Smoked Olives made from locally sourced ingredients. Sold direct-to-consumer through the Provisions online shop, as well as via farm stores and farmers markets, targeting artisan food buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sourcing from farms, ranches, and artisans within 10 miles of venue locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Outstanding in the Field: Jim Denevi's long-table outdoor dining series that travels to farms and ranches for communal multi-course dinners. Highly comparable to Wood Fire Food's ticketed dinner events and experiential farm-to-table positioning, with similar dependence on chef storytelling and hyperlocal sourcing.
• Heirloom Fire: Chef-driven live-fire cooking experiences and private events centered on wood-fired, seasonal cuisine. Directly comparable to Wood Fire Food's live open-fire theatrics and biodynamic design principles for weddings, retreats, and intimate dinners.
• Heritage Fire: Touring open-fire culinary event featuring whole-animal cooking by multiple chefs in a single outdoor setting. Comparable to Wood Fire Food's ticketed dinner events and communal open-fire dining model.

Regional players

• Plates Catering: Premium New York-based catering company focused on high-end weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Comparable to Wood Fire Food in the Northeast wedding and corporate event catering market with a similar client profile, but with a more traditional catering approach.
• Pinch Food Design: Design-forward New York catering and event production studio for weddings, corporate events, and brand activations. Comparable to Wood Fire Food in full-service event production, custom menu design, and creative tablescape/biodynamic-style staging for milestone celebrations.
• Great Performances: New York-based catering and event production company specializing in farm-to-table weddings, corporate events, and large-scale cultural events. Comparable to Wood Fire Food in Northeast regional event catering and farm-to-table sourcing, though serving a much broader client base.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: Dan Barber's farm-to-table fine dining destination rooted in on-site agriculture and seasonal menus. Comparable to Wood Fire Food in ingredient-led storytelling and biodynamic design philosophy, though positioned at a much higher price point and scale.
• Husk Restaurant: Sean Brock's Southern farm-to-table restaurant group emphasizing local sourcing and heritage cooking techniques. Comparable ethos to Wood Fire Food in ingredient provenance and storytelling-driven dining, though operating as a restaurant group rather than an event studio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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