Furiwa Chinese Seafood Restaurant

What Furiwa Chinese Seafood Restaurant does

Furiwa Catering is a family-owned, full-service Chinese catering company headquartered in Westminster, California, that specializes in modern Cantonese cuisine for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations. Founded in 1990 in Garden Grove as a traditional dim sum restaurant (served on rolling carts), the company closed its dine-in operations in 2019 and re-positioned entirely as an event caterer serving Orange County and Los Angeles County. It holds exclusive and preferred venue partnerships with 13+ luxury properties across the region, including The Villa (Westminster), The Waterfront Beach Resort (a Hilton Hotel) in Huntington Beach, Le Meridien Pasadena Arcadia, JW Marriott Anaheim, The Westin Anaheim Resort, and multiple additional Hilton and Marriott flagships. The company has catered high-profile events including Netflix and Hulu movie premieres, leveraging 30+ years of operating history as a credibility anchor in Southern California's Chinese-American culinary market.

The business operates three revenue streams: (1) full-service event catering delivered to venues across OC and LA, sold via quote-based per-event contracts with customizable menus; (2) Furiwa Togo, a takeout and delivery sub-brand launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, operating from private kitchens in Westminster and inside Twenty Eight Restaurant in Irvine, with online ordering through Square Sites; and (3) pre-prepared catering trays for self-service events. Go-to-market combines direct outreach and inquiry-form leads with venue referral pipelines. The operation is small (~10 employees), privately held with no institutional funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity. The technology stack is conventional (Squarespace website, Square Sites e-commerce), and there are no AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or regulatory actions on record.

Name

Furiwa Chinese Seafood Restaurant

Legal name

FURIWA CATERING

Website

https://furiwa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Furiwa Catering is a family-owned, full-service Cantonese cuisine caterer headquartered in Westminster, California, serving weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations across Orange County and Los Angeles County through partnerships with luxury hotel and event venues, with a takeout sub-brand called Furiwa Togo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Drop-Off / Delivery Catering (THAFAIAI), Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Chinese catering services
• Wedding catering
• Corporate event catering
• Cantonese cuisine
• Dim sum takeout

Headquarters

HQ city

Westminster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Full-service catering for weddings, corporate events, and private gatherings at luxury venues throughout Orange County and Los Angeles County. Revenue is generated through per-event catering contracts with customizable menus and service levels.
2. Furiwa Togo Takeout/Delivery: Takeout and delivery service operating from private kitchens in Westminster and Irvine locations. Customers order online for pickup or delivery, providing a direct-to-consumer revenue stream complementing the catering business.
3. Catering Trays: Pre-prepared catering trays available for order, providing a convenient option for events and gatherings without full-service catering requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Furiwa Catering provides full-service catering of modern Cantonese cuisine and dim sum for weddings, corporate events, and private gatherings at luxury venues across Orange County and Los Angeles County. Through its Furiwa Togo sub-brand, the company also operates takeout and delivery services from private kitchens in Westminster and Irvine, allowing individual consumers to order signature dishes for pickup or delivery.

Product overview

FURIWA CATERING operates as a full-service catering company with two primary service lines: FURIWA Catering (the core catering business) and Furiwa Togo (takeout and delivery). FURIWA Catering handles private events, weddings, corporate gatherings, and high-profile occasions, while Furiwa Togo serves as the takeout and delivery arm operating from private kitchens in Westminster and Irvine. The catering business is built on a modern take on traditional Cantonese cuisine. The legacy Furiwa Restaurant operated from 1990 until 2019, when the company transitioned entirely to catering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FURIWA Catering Full-service catering offering for weddings, corporate events, private celebrations, and high-profile occasions, providing modern Cantonese cuisine and dim sum with menu customization and on-site event execution at premium venues.
• Furiwa Togo Takeout and delivery service operated from private kitchens in Westminster and Irvine, allowing customers to order signature Cantonese dishes and dim sum for pickup or delivery.
• Catering Trays Pre-prepared catering trays available for order through the online ordering platform, providing a convenient option for events and gatherings that do not require full-service catering.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and preferred.

• The VillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive venue partnership with The Villa in Westminster. The Villa serves as a premier event venue where Furiwa Catering provides exclusive catering services for weddings and special events.
• The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton HotelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership with The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach. Furiwa Catering provides catering services for waterfront weddings and events at this luxury Hilton property.
• Le Meridien Pasadena ArcadiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership with Le Meridien in Pasadena/Arcadia. Furiwa Catering provides catering services for events at this premium Marriott property.
• Renaissance Newport Beach HotelpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Renaissance Hotel in Newport Beach for event catering services.
• JW Marriott AnaheimpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with JW Marriott in Anaheim for catering services at events and weddings.
• The Westin Anaheim ResortpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Westin Resort in Anaheim for catering services.
• Avenue of the Arts HotelpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa for event catering.
• Hotel Fera AnaheimpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hotel Fera in Orange for catering services.
• DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Anaheim ResortpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with DoubleTree Suites in Anaheim for event catering.
• Hilton IrvinepreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hilton Irvine for event catering services.
• Hotel Zessa, Orange County AirportpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hotel Zessa in Santa Ana for catering services.
• Hilton AnaheimpreferredStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hilton Anaheim for event catering.
• Twenty Eight Restaurant (Irvine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuriwa Togo operates from private kitchens inside Twenty Eight Restaurant in Irvine, providing takeout and delivery services from this location.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 24 Carrots Catering & Events: Southern California luxury wedding and event caterer serving OC and LA with full-service catering and strong venue partnerships; directly comparable in service model, target client, and premium positioning.
• The Catered Affair: Luxury wedding and event caterer with strong venue partnership model; comparable full-service catering approach for high-end weddings and corporate events, though more Northeast-focused.
• Jennie Cook's Catering: Los Angeles-based full-service caterer focused on weddings and corporate events with customizable menus; comparable SoCal event-catering business targeting similar clientele.
• Truly Yours Catering: Orange County full-service caterer for weddings, corporate, and private events; directly comparable regional competitor with similar venue partnership model.
• Patina Catering: High-end Los Angeles-based event caterer specializing in weddings, corporate, and galas with curated menus; comparable premium full-service event catering model in the same SoCal market.

Emerging players

• Hop Woo BBQ & Seafood Restaurant: Historic Chinatown LA Cantonese restaurant with catering offerings; comparable in Cantonese cuisine specialization and event/group catering capability, though primarily a dine-in restaurant.

Broad incumbents

• Wolfgang Puck Catering: Nationally recognized luxury event caterer operating across major US markets including LA; competes with Furiwa for high-profile corporate, premiere, and celebrity events with broader cuisine portfolio.
• JW Marriott Hotel Catering (in-house): Hotel in-house catering departments at luxury Marriott and Hilton properties in SoCal; compete with Furiwa for on-property events despite Furiwa's preferred/exclusive partner status at some locations.

Others

• Cornerstone Catering: Southern California corporate and event caterer; comparable in serving corporate and private events in OC/LA region with full-service catering model.

Regional players

• Luscious Delectables Catering: SoCal boutique caterer offering event catering and drop-off options; comparable in offering drop-off/delivery and full-service catering with focus on OC/LA market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/furiwa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/furiwa-chinese-seafood-restaurant

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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