Gattings Catering Ltd

What Gattings Catering Ltd does

Gattings Catering Ltd is a privately-held, Auckland-based catering company that delivers food, service staff, and event management for celebrations, corporate functions, bereavements, and film production sets. Its core offering is full-service on-site catering, supported by an in-house events team, head chef, sous chef, and front-of-house staff billed at hourly rates ranging from $36 (catering assistant) to $49 (event manager and head chef). The company serves both private individuals and corporate clients, with menu tiers covering breakfast items ($6-$8.50 per item), canapes ($19.75-$31.45 per guest), street-food style ($20/guest), buffet mains ($35-$45), meat platters ($16.50/person), and desserts ($4.50-$14 per piece), plus mileage billed at $1.75/km.

In 2020, Gattings extended beyond event catering into direct-to-consumer frozen meals and gifts through a Shopify storefront, with delivery anywhere in Auckland (free over $200; $55 standard central-Auckland delivery). The company maintains a sales-led go-to-market for events and corporate catering, paired with a direct-to-consumer motion for home meals, and runs organic social marketing on Instagram and Facebook.

Commercially, the business operates across at least five use cases — celebrations & events, corporate catering, bereavement catering, film production catering, and home meals — with pricing on a pay-as-you-go, unit-priced basis. The company does not disclose financials, headcount, or ownership details beyond a 1-10 employee band, a single headquarters at 52 Simkin Avenue, St Johns, Auckland, and no evidence of external investors, parent companies, or subsidiaries.

Name

Gattings Catering Ltd

Legal name

Gattings Catering Ltd

Website

https://gattings.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gattings Catering Ltd is a privately-held Auckland, New Zealand catering company providing full-service event catering, corporate meals, bereavement catering, film production catering, and a direct-to-consumer frozen meal delivery service through a Shopify storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB), Catering Coordination & Bar Service Management (Non-restaurant) (HSACAAAH)

Keywords

• Event catering
• Corporate catering
• Frozen meals
• Meal delivery
• Film set catering

Headquarters

HQ city

St Johns

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Catering: Full-service catering for celebrations, weddings, corporate events, and funerals including food preparation, staff, and service.
2. Home Meal Delivery: Ready-made frozen meals delivered to consumers in Auckland through online ordering platform introduced in 2020.
3. Film Production Catering: Catering services specifically designed for film sets to keep cast and crew fed during production.
4. Corporate Catering: Corporate catering services including breakfast, lunch, afternoon options, canapes, buffets, and desserts for meetings, launches, and office gatherings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gattings Catering Ltd is a New Zealand-based catering company based in St Johns, Auckland that provides food catering services for celebrations and events (weddings, birthdays), corporate functions, funerals, and film/TV production sets. The company also operates an online shop selling home meals, frozen meals, platters, salads, sandwiches, savouries, and sweet items for direct consumer purchase.

Product overview

Gattings Catering Ltd offers a unified catering service with multiple delivery channels. Their core offering includes on-site event catering (celebrations, corporate events, funerals, film productions) and an online shop for frozen meals and food products introduced in 2020. The company provides end-to-end catering solutions combining food preparation, service staff, and event management, operating primarily in Auckland, New Zealand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Celebrations & Events Catering Full-service catering for private celebrations such as weddings, birthdays, and other personal events, providing food preparation and service for individual consumers and hosts.
• Corporate Catering Catering services tailored for business functions, office meetings, and corporate events, providing prepared food for company staff and clients.
• Film Set Catering Specialized catering for film and television production crews, providing meals on location for cast and production staff during shoots.
• Bereavement Catering Catering services for funerals and post-funeral gatherings, providing food for grieving families and attendees.
• Home Meals & Gifts (Online Shop) Online retail offering of ready-to-eat home meals and food gifts available for direct consumer purchase and delivery, launched in 2020.
• Frozen Meals Frozen prepared meals sold through the company's online shop, allowing customers to store and reheat at home.
• Catering Platters, Bowls & Food Items Individual food products including bowls, platters, salads, sandwiches, savouries, and sweets available for online purchase through the company's e-commerce shop.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Global food, facilities, and uniform services provider with a large corporate, sports, and events catering practice. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in food service delivery, not a niche specialist.
• Compass Group: Global contract foodservice and support services major. Comparable in offering catering at scale to corporate, event, and institutional clients, though with a vastly broader portfolio and geographic reach.
• Sodexo: Global food services and facilities management company. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing on-site catering, event hospitality, and corporate food services to large organizations.
• Spotless Catering (Downer New Zealand): Facilities and catering services operating in New Zealand via Downer Group, providing corporate and institutional catering. Comparable as an incumbent with national reach competing for the same corporate catering contracts.

Direct peers

• Posh Nosh Catering: Auckland-based full-service caterer offering events, corporate, and private function catering across the same metro. Most directly comparable on geography, service mix, and target customer base.

Emerging players

• HelloFresh: Direct-to-consumer meal kit and prepared food brand. Comparable to Gattings' DTC frozen-meal home delivery stream, though operating at vastly larger scale and using a subscription/kit model rather than event catering.

Others

• Bidfood New Zealand: New Zealand food wholesale distributor serving restaurants, caterers, and hospitality operators. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler — Gattings would be a buyer customer — and provides a benchmark for Auckland hospitality scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GattingsCatering
• Instagraminstagram.com/gattingscatering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gattings-catering-ltd

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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