PJ'S Catering

What PJ'S Catering does

PJ'S Catering is a privately held, full-service mobile catering company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Founded in 1998 with 51-100 employees, the company provides catering across seven core service lines: corporate events, weddings, special events, military functions, bereavement/celebration of life events, disaster relief, and bartending services. It operates two wholly-owned sub-brands — Soul Style Barbecue (smoked BBQ) and Juicy Seafood Company (Lowcountry Boil delivery) — that extend the menu portfolio across cuisine verticals.

The company's underlying operational technology centers on a fleet of mobile kitchen trailers capable of full deployment within 24-48 hours, enabling service at remote sites and during disaster relief operations. The company has provided recurring catering for hurricane response efforts at Camp Blanding and serves first responders, linemen, and essential workers. Standard offerings include drop-off/delivery and full-service on-site catering with professional staffing. Pricing is per-person (e.g., omelet station at $17.95/person with 20-guest minimum, breakfast add-ons at $3.50-$6.00/person) with a $500 deposit for corporate events and weddings, and custom packages built through catering specialists. The company also operates a loyalty program for recurring clients.

PJ's go-to-market is sales-led with direct customer engagement through website forms, phone (904-619-9410), email, and an integrated online ordering system (restaurantcateringsystems.com), supported by social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Customer segments span weddings (couples/families), corporate (enterprises, medical offices), government/military (Camp Blanding), and individual event hosts. No public revenue figures, funding history, patents, certifications, or management team disclosures are available in the input data.

Name

PJ'S Catering

Legal name

PJ's Catering

Website

https://jaxcaterer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PJ'S Catering is a privately held, full-service mobile catering company in Jacksonville, Florida, serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia with corporate, wedding, military, disaster relief, and special event catering, plus Soul Style Barbecue and Juicy Seafood Company sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232), Food Service Contractors (722310), Mobile Food Services (72233)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Office Catering (THAFAIAA), Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH), Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Wedding catering
• Corporate catering
• Disaster relief catering
• Mobile kitchen catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Full-service and drop-off/delivery catering for weddings, corporate events, special events, military functions, and celebrations of life. Revenue generated through per-person pricing, service fees, and staffing charges.
2. Disaster Relief Catering: Emergency catering services for first responders, linemen, and essential workers during natural disasters. Provides meals for disaster relief operations with full mobilization capability within 24-48 hours.
3. Bartending Services: Professional bartending catering services for weddings, corporate events, and private parties including signature cocktails, beers, and wine service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PJ's Catering is a full-service mobile catering company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, delivering drop-off, delivery, and full-service on-site catering for weddings, corporate events, special occasions, military functions, bereavement receptions, and disaster relief operations across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The company supplies chef-cooked meals, professional event staffing, bartending services, and mobile kitchen trailer deployment, and operates wholly-owned sub-brands Soul Style Barbecue and Juicy Seafood Company for specialized cuisine. Revenue is generated through per-person package pricing, custom quotes, deposits, and service fees.

Product overview

PJ'S Catering is a full-service mobile catering company offering diverse catering services across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. The core offering consists of event catering services (corporate events, weddings, special events, military functions, bereavement/celebration of life, disaster relief) complemented by bartending services. The menu portfolio includes specialized offerings such as barbecue catering (through the Soul Style Barbecue sub-brand), Low Country Boils (via the Juicy Seafood Company brand), steaks and seafood, breakfast catering with omelet stations, corporate lunch, appetizers, and comprehensive wedding menus. Additional capabilities include mobile kitchen trailers for disaster relief deployment within 24-48 hours. Services range from drop-off/delivery to full-service on-site catering with professional staffing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Soul Style Barbecue: One of PJ's Catering companies specializing in smoked barbecue, providing fresh BBQ smoked daily.
• Juicy Seafood Company

Products and services

• Corporate Event Catering

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Soul Style BarbecuecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOne of PJ's Catering companies specializing in smoked fresh BBQ prepared daily. The barbecue brand operates as an integrated component of PJ's catering services, providing smoked meat options for events ranging from company picnics to small gatherings.
• Juicy Seafood CompanycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerA PJ's Catering Company that delivers classic Lowcountry Boil feasts freshly prepared to homes in NE Florida. Provides a fun and delicious seafood meal option for locals, visitors, and vacationers without the time-consuming shopping, prep, and inconvenience of restaurant dining.
• Catering LinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReference in disaster relief context as the name under which PJ's Catering provided catering services for hurricanes in Florida. Serves as the brand name for emergency/disaster relief catering operations.
• Camp BlandingminorOthersMilitary training facility where PJ's Catering has provided multiple catering orders for hurricane responses in the past 10 years, serving linemen and tree trimmers working to restore utilities to Florida communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sonny's BBQ: Florida-founded BBQ franchise with active catering operation serving corporate events, parties, and gatherings. Comparable as a regional direct peer in BBQ catering with similar Southern-style menu offerings and event-catering business model.
• Guckenheimer: Corporate dining and catering provider focused on workplace food services, meetings, and corporate events. Comparable as a direct peer in the corporate and office catering segment that PJ's targets as a primary customer vertical.
• Mission BBQ: Multi-unit BBQ franchise with strong catering arm serving corporate events, weddings, and community gatherings across multiple states. Comparable as a direct BBQ catering peer with similar event-driven revenue model and menu positioning to PJ's Soul Style Barbecue sub-brand.

Regional players

• 4 Rivers Smokehouse: Florida-based BBQ and catering brand offering smoked meats for events and corporate catering. Directly comparable as a regional Florida BBQ catering concept, sharing the Soul Style Barbecue sub-brand's smoked meat menu category and event-catering delivery model.
• Publix Catering: Grocery-anchored catering service from a major Florida supermarket chain offering drop-off and event catering across the Southeast. Comparable as a regional competitor competing for the same corporate lunch, special event, and drop-off catering jobs in PJ's Florida market.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group: Largest global contract foodservice company operating through subsidiaries like Chartwells and Levy (event catering). Comparable broad incumbent with overlapping corporate catering, event catering, and institutional food service capabilities that PJ's mobile kitchen operation also serves.
• Sodexo: Multinational food services and facilities management company with corporate dining, event catering, and remote-site catering offerings (including through Sodexo Live for events). Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same corporate and event catering accounts PJ's serves regionally.
• Aramark: Global food services and facilities management giant operating corporate dining, event catering, and large-scale food service contracts. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping corporate catering and contract foodservice capabilities across the same B2B customer segments PJ's targets.

Emerging players

• World Central Kitchen: Non-profit disaster relief organization deploying mobile kitchens to feed communities and first responders after natural disasters. Comparable as an emerging player in the disaster relief catering space that PJ's mobile kitchen trailers also serve, representing both a peer and a potential scale benchmark.
• Mercy Chefs: Disaster relief and humanitarian meal provider deploying mobile kitchens to serve first responders and affected communities. Comparable as a direct peer in the emergency/disaster relief catering niche, sharing PJ's mission of providing chef-based meals during hurricane response operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pjscateringjax
• YouTubeyoutube.com/jaxcaterer
• Facebookfacebook.com/pjscateringjax
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jaxcaterer
• Instagraminstagram.com/jaxcaterer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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