Catering By Verba's

Name

Catering By Verba's

Legal name

Catering By Verba's

Website

https://cateringbyverbas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catering By Verba's is a family-owned, full-service catering company headquartered in Broadview Heights, Ohio, serving the greater Cleveland area with five event service styles for gatherings of 50+ guests. It holds a preferred-caterer contract at St. Michael's Woodside Party Center and also offers seasonal retail carryout meals such as Thanksgiving dinners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

Keywords

• Full-service catering
• Event catering services
• Wedding catering
• Corporate catering
• Off-premise catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Broadview Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events including plated service, buffet, family-style, tapas, and station-based dining. Revenue generated through per-event catering fees based on guest count and menu selection. The company also offers retail holiday meals (e.g., Thanksgiving dinner).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Full-service catering company offering customizable menus for events of 50 or more guests, including plated, buffet, family-style, tapas, and station-based service styles. Operates as the preferred caterer for St. Michael's Woodside Party Center and provides off-premise catering throughout the greater Cleveland area, complemented by seasonal retail carryout meals such as Thanksgiving dinner packages.

Product overview

Catering By Verba's is a full-service catering company offering customizable catering services for events of 50+ guests. The core product portfolio centers on five distinct service styles: By Plate (plated service), Traditional Buffet, Family Style Dining, Tapas Service, and Unique Station Service. These are complemented by specific menu offerings like the Farm-to-Table Display appetizer station and seasonal Thanksgiving Carryout Meals. The company provides both on-premise catering at St. Michael's Woodside Party Center and off-premise catering throughout the greater Cleveland area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Catering & Events
• By Plate Catering
• Traditional Buffet
• Family Style Dining
• Tapas Service
• Unique Station Service
• Farm-to-Table Display
• Thanksgiving Carryout Meals

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Blue Heron Catering: Blue Heron is a Cleveland-area full-service off-premise caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and private parties with customized menus. Comparable service scope, customer segment, and delivery model to Catering By Verba's.
• Executive Caterers at Landerhaven: Executive Caterers at Landerhaven is a Cleveland-area full-service off-premise and venue-anchored caterer offering plated, buffet, and station service for weddings and corporate events. It directly competes with Catering By Verba's for the same Northeast Ohio corporate and private event market.
• Brenyn's Catering & Event Planning: Brenyn's is a Cleveland-area full-service caterer providing off-premise event catering, custom menus, and event coordination for weddings, corporate, and private events. Comparable service style, geography, and customer base to Catering By Verba's.
• A Taste of Excellence Catering: A Taste of Excellence is a Northeast Ohio full-service caterer offering customized menus for corporate, wedding, and private events. Operates in the same regional off-premise catering segment as Catering By Verba's.
• Spice of Life Catering Co. Spice of Life is a long-established Cleveland full-service catering company serving weddings, corporate events, and private parties with customizable menus. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Catering By Verba's in the Greater Cleveland off-premise catering market.
• MVP Party Center: MVP Party Center is a Cleveland-area banquet venue with in-house catering for weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations. Directly comparable to St. Michael's Woodside Party Center relationship and competes for the same Cleveland event-host customers.

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Aramark is a global food service and uniform services company with large-scale corporate, sports, and event catering operations. It represents the broad incumbent scale player in the same food-service and event-catering industry as Catering By Verba's.
• Sodexo: Sodexo is a global food services and facilities management company with significant corporate and event catering operations. It is a broad incumbent competitor that touches the same corporate event catering market Catering By Verba's serves, but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• ezCater: ezCater is an online marketplace connecting corporate customers with local caterers for workplace food programs and events. It is an emerging tech-enabled channel that competes for the same corporate catering dollars Catering By Verba's targets, while potentially serving as a distribution channel.
• Fooda: Fooda is a corporate catering platform that brings local restaurants and caterers into workplace food programs and pop-up events. It represents the emerging tech-enabled approach to corporate and event catering that competes with traditional full-service caterers like Catering By Verba's.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CateringByVerba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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