Montana Food & Events

What Montana Food & Events does

Montana Food and Events is a Hamilton, New Zealand-based catering company and a brand under Montana Group, the largest privately-owned caterer in New Zealand. The company traces its origins to the Montana restaurant established in Hamilton in 1965, formalised as Montana Catering 2001 Ltd upon the opening of FMG Stadium Waikato, and rebranded to its present name in 2018. It serves corporate clients, private event customers, conference and meeting planners, and event organisers across the Waikato and Rotorua regions, with the corporate sector identified as its primary segment.

The company provides full-service catering through day delegate menus, evening catering menus, and beverage menus, plus a To-Go Boxes product line of pre-packaged catering boxes (sandwich, cheese, grazing, themed, salad, and dessert boxes) priced from NZ$47 to NZ$206 with a NZ$140 minimum order. Operational infrastructure includes state-of-the-art kitchens using blast freezers and professional combi ovens, MPI-registered Food Control Plans audited monthly by two dedicated Nutrition and Food Quality Managers, and Qualmark Gold certification. A sustainability programme encompasses partnerships with Rescued Kitchen (upcycled rescued bread flour, announced 2022-12-08) and Kaivolution (food rescue donations).

The business model combines three revenue streams: exclusive or preferred venue catering rights at Claudelands Events Centre (since 2011), FMG Stadium Waikato (since 2002), Mystery Creek Events Centre, and four Rotorua venues; direct corporate sales for conferences and functions; and direct-to-customer to-go box orders via the company website. Pricing is unit-based with GST-inclusive pricing, free delivery within 15 km of Hamilton CBD, a flat NZ$25 Cambridge delivery fee, and a 15% public-holiday surcharge. Marketing is primarily venue-led with website, phone, and email as supporting channels. Leadership comprises an Executive Chef, General Manager, Head of Events and Functions, and Food and Beverage Service Manager, operating under parent-company directors Dallas Fisher and Troy Reid.

Name

Montana Food & Events

Legal name

Montana Food and Events

Website

https://montanafoodandevents.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Montana Food and Events is a Hamilton-based catering company providing corporate, private, and venue event catering plus to-go boxes across the Waikato and Rotorua regions, with exclusive partnerships at Claudelands Events Centre and FMG Stadium Waikato.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Gala, Fundraiser & Nonprofit Event Catering (THAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

Keywords

• Corporate catering services
• Event catering management
• Venue catering partnerships
• Pre-packaged catering boxes
• Conference hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Full-service catering for conferences, functions, corporate events, and private events at partnered venues across Waikato and Rotorua. Includes day catering, evening catering, and beverage services.
2. To-Go Boxes: Pre-packaged catering boxes delivered to customers for corporate events and celebrations. Includes artisan sandwiches, grazing boxes, salads, sweet treats, and classic items like pies and quiches. Minimum order $140 including GST.
3. Venue Catering Rights: Exclusive or preferred catering partnerships at major event venues including Claudelands Events Centre and FMG Stadium Waikato, providing steady catering revenue from events hosted at these venues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Montana Food & Events provides full-service event catering for corporate conferences, private functions, weddings, and large-scale venue events across Waikato and Rotorua, alongside a To-Go Box range of pre-packaged catering boxes (artisan sandwiches, grazing boxes, salads, sweet treats, pies and quiches). The company operates as the exclusive or preferred catering partner at major venues including Claudelands Events Centre, FMG Stadium Waikato, Mystery Creek Events Centre, and several Rotorua venues, and runs state-of-the-art kitchens with Qualmark Gold certification and a Ministry for Primary Industries-registered Food Control Plan.

Product overview

Montana Food and Events is a catering company offering a unified service platform combining food catering and event management. The core offering includes Day Catering Menus, Evening Catering Menus, and Beverage Menus for corporate, private, and special events across Waikato and Rotorua regions. The To Go Boxes product line provides individually packaged catering solutions including Artisan Sandwich Box, Market Garden Box, Favourites Box, Waikato Cheese Box, Middle Eastern Box, Grazing Box, Italian Box, Homemade Pies Box, Quiche Box, Fritatta Box, Classic Bacon and Egg Box, Galette Box, shared salad boxes (Turmeric Cauliflower, Maple Roasted Carrots, Roasted Sweet Potato), Petit Four Box, and Seasonal Fruit Box. The company operates as exclusive catering partner at Claudelands Events Centre and FMG Stadium Waikato, with access to additional partner venues across Waikato and Rotorua.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Catering

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Rescued KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2022Sustainability partnership to reduce food waste and work toward zero-food-to-landfill. Montana kitchens adopted Rescued Kitchen's flour mix made from unwanted surplus bread from supermarkets, repurposed into rescued bread flour for muffins. Rescued Kitchen was finalist in the 2022 NZ Food Awards Business Innovation Award category and is a member of the Upcycled Food Association, Sustainable Business Network, and WasteMINZ.
• Claudelands Events CentreflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive catering partner at Claudelands Events Centre, a unique one-site, multi-zoned events facility with 6000 person capacity. Montana Food and Events has been the resident caterer since the venue's 2011 refurbishment. Head office is located at this venue.
• FMG Stadium WaikatoflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive event in-house caterer and preferred event operator at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton's premier sports venue known for rugby and unique function spaces. Montana has been the resident caterer since the stadium's opening in 2002.
• New Zealand National Fieldays Society (Mystery Creek Events Centre)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred catering partner for Mystery Creek Events Centre, a leading Waikato venue for events of all sizes. Montana is an Endorsed Supplier, working closely with the venue which offers purpose-built spaces including the Pavilion, Convention Centre, Gallagher, and Bledisloe.
• Wintec (The Atrium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Wintec's The Atrium event facility. Montana provides catering for this stylish, modern venue catering for business events, conferences, exhibitions, and private functions.
• Rotorua Energy Events CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatering partnership for the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, a perfect venue for conferences, exhibitions, banquets, sporting events and concerts with ten separate spaces. Located at the edge of Lake Rotorua in Government Gardens.
• Sir Howard Morrison CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatering services at the Sir Howard Morrison Centre, a vibrant performing arts venue in Rotorua CBD with the 950+ seat Sir Owen Glenn Theatre. Offers several flexible spaces for business events.
• KaivolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood rescue partnership where perishable food that cannot be used is donated to Kaivolution, a food rescue organisation supporting community food security.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saffron Catering: New Zealand-based caterer serving corporate and private events with a comparable product range (event menus, grazing, and packaged offerings). Directly comparable in business model and customer segments, though smaller scale and less venue-anchored than Montana.
• Verve Catering: New Zealand event caterer providing food and beverage services for corporate and private events. Comparable to Montana in offering, scale, and B2B event-driven GTM, though without the same exclusive venue partnership anchor.
• Epicurean Events & Catering: Auckland-based event and corporate caterer offering full-service catering for conferences, weddings, and private functions. It is a direct peer to Montana in terms of service offering (catering-led event services), target market (corporate and private event clients), and venue-partnership model, though operating in the larger Auckland market.

Regional players

• Peter Rowland Catering: Established Australian corporate and event caterer with a venue-partnership-led model at major Melbourne and Victorian venues (including stadium and event centre contracts). Highly comparable operating model and customer mix to Montana, though operating across the Tasman rather than within NZ.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group New Zealand: Compass Group operates a large food service and contract catering business across New Zealand serving corporate, institutional, and event clients. While it operates at much greater scale and across multiple segments, its contract catering arm competes for the same corporate and venue catering RFPs that Montana targets.
• SkyCity Entertainment Group: NZ entertainment and hospitality group operating large venues (SkyCity Auckland, Hamilton) with in-house food and beverage teams. While not a pure caterer, it competes for high-value corporate event and function business and serves as venue-owned catering — directly intersecting with Montana's venue-partnership and event-catering model.
• Sodexo New Zealand: Sodexo provides food services and contract catering to corporate, government, and institutional clients across New Zealand. It overlaps with Montana on corporate and event catering, but operates at significantly larger scale and across broader service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/montana-food-&-events

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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