Katie's Kitchen

What Katie's Kitchen does

Katie's Kitchen is a privately held, founder-operated boutique catering company headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, founded by Chef Katie Wachtel. The company provides event catering services — primarily weddings, private celebrations, and corporate functions — across Fairfield County, CT and lower Westchester County, NY. Its offering is built around a tiered wedding package system (Bronze $85, Silver $95, Gold $115, Platinum $150 per person, with an 85-guest minimum) and a broad secondary menu of single-event services covering engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, corporate events, showers, bar/bat mitzvahs, shiva, fundraisers, and end-of-life celebrations. Menus are fully customized per client, with accommodations for gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets, and signature items such as homemade tortilla chips and steak bites with onion jam.

The business has no technology platform or software product; its competitive basis is culinary craft, dietary flexibility, and personalized event execution led by Chef Wachtel, who brings 20+ years of experience and formal training from the Institute of Culinary Education. Sub-products include downloadable menus organized by course (hors d'oeuvres, salads, entrées, sides, desserts) and ancillary services such as rentals coordination, timeline management, private tastings, and event staff. Distribution is direct-to-consumer: customers contact the company via website form or phone, receive a customized quote, and book on a per-event basis with a 25% deposit.

Katie's Kitchen operates with 26 employees, is bootstrapped (no institutional funding disclosed), and has received three consecutive "Best Caterer" awards from Fairfield Living Magazine. The customer base consists of high-net-worth individuals and families in the CT/NY affluent suburbs and select local institutions (e.g., Westport Country Playhouse, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Stamford Museum). Revenue is generated per event at unit-based pricing with no recurring or subscription component.

Name

Katie's Kitchen

Legal name

Katie's Kitchen

Website

https://katieskitchenct.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Katie's Kitchen is a boutique, founder-operated catering company in Fairfield, CT, providing customized wedding and event catering across Fairfield County, CT and lower Westchester County, NY, anchored by tiered wedding packages and Chef Katie Wachtel's personal culinary expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320)

akta.pro primary industry

Wedding & Reception Catering (HSACAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Wedding catering
• Boutique catering
• Private event catering
• Corporate catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: One-time catering services for private and corporate events. Revenue is generated per event based on guest count and selected package tier. Wedding packages range from $85-$150 per person with 85+ minimum guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kathie's Kitchen is a boutique catering company that prepares and serves gourmet hand-crafted cuisine for private and corporate events, primarily weddings and milestone celebrations. The company offers a tiered wedding package system (Bronze at $85/person through Platinum at $150/person, all requiring 85+ guests) and customized event catering delivered on-site at customer venues across Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. Services include customized menu design, private food tastings, professional staffing, rentals coordination, and event setup/breakdown.

Product overview

Katie's Kitchen is a boutique catering company offering a tiered wedding package system (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum experiences ranging from $85-$150/person) as its primary structured product offering. The company provides catering services for diverse private and corporate events including engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, corporate events, graduations, showers, holidays, cocktail parties, fundraisers, and life celebrations. The portfolio includes detailed menu sub-products organized by course type (hors d'oeuvres, salads, entrées, sides, desserts) available as downloadable PDFs. All packages include services such as customized menus, private tastings, timeline coordination, professional staff, and equipment rental coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bronze Wedding Experience Entry-level wedding catering package priced at $85 per person (minimum 85 guests) including choice of mezze, crudité station, or homemade chips; 3 passed hors d'oeuvres, 1 salad, 1 entrée with 1 alternate, 2 sides, 2 dessert bites, coffee & tea. A 25% deposit is required to save the date.
• Silver Wedding Experience Mid-tier wedding catering package priced at $95 per person (minimum 85 guests) featuring an antipasto grazing station, homemade chips with guacamole & salsa, 4 passed hors d'oeuvres, 2 entrées with 1 alternate, 2 sides, 3 dessert bites, coffee & tea.
• Gold Wedding Experience Premium wedding catering package priced at $115 per person (minimum 85 guests) including a cocktail-hour station and signature cocktail, famous homemade chips with guacamole, salsa & tuna tartare, 4 passed hors d'oeuvres, 2 entrées with 1 alternate, 2 sides, 1 dessert station, 2 dessert bites, coffee & tea.
• Platinum Wedding Experience Luxury wedding catering package priced at $150 per person (minimum 85 guests) including a signature cocktail, 2 stations (enhancement stations extra), 6 passed hors d'oeuvres, 2 entrées with 1 alternate, 2 sides, 1 dessert station, 4 passed dessert bites, coffee & tea.
• Corporate Event Catering Professional catering service for business meetings, conferences, office parties, client lunches, fundraisers, and board meetings. Offers customized menus that accommodate dietary restrictions and supports buffet, plated, and family-style service formats with professional staff coordination.
• Cocktail Party Catering Catering service for cocktail parties offering passed hors d'oeuvres and cocktail service options with downloadable sample menus.
• Private Celebration Catering Customized catering services for personal celebrations including birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holiday celebrations, baby/bridal showers, engagement parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, fundraisers, memorials, shiva, and baptism/bris events, with downloadable sample menu options and dietary accommodations.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Abigail Kirsch Catering: Long-established Westchester/Connecticut-area boutique event caterer founded by Abigail Kirsch, serving weddings and corporate events with multi-venue presence. Highly comparable business model and target customer base to Katie's Kitchen.
• Pinch Food Design: New York-based design-forward catering company focused on weddings and high-end private and corporate events. Comparable premium-tier, highly customized menu model targeting similar affluent event hosts.
• Creative Edge Parties: Long-established NYC boutique event caterer specializing in weddings, galas, and corporate events with bespoke menus. Closely comparable event-catering model and client demographic.
• Cloud Catering & Events: New York-based boutique event caterer providing customized menus and full-service coordination for weddings, corporate, and social events. Comparable service model and premium positioning.
• The Food Architects: New York-based boutique caterer offering customized menus and full-service event production for weddings and corporate functions. Comparable premium, customizable positioning.
• Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning: Connecticut-based boutique catering and event planning firm offering customized menus for weddings, corporate, and private events. Directly comparable in geography, customer base, and bespoke-service positioning.
• Aux Délices: Greenwich, CT-based specialty food and event catering company with strong farm-to-table and customized-menu positioning. Comparable boutique catering model serving the same Fairfield/Westchester clientele.
• StoneFire Catering: Connecticut-based catering company serving weddings, corporate, and social events across the tri-state region. Comparable boutique event-catering model in adjacent Connecticut geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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