Shooting Star Events Inc

What Shooting Star Events Inc does

Shooting Star Events Inc is a privately held, founder-owned catering and event-planning company based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, operating continuously since 1989. The company provides full-service catering for events of 40 to 2,000 guests, covering weddings, receptions, barbecues, conferences, meetings, reunions, graduations, funerals, parties, and breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. It operates primarily from the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede venue at 2055 21 Ave SE, with a mailing address at 54 Taylor Cres SE, and also provides off-site catering at private residences and other locations in and around Medicine Hat.

The business is built on owner-driven, human-capital expertise rather than proprietary technology. Owner Stan Sakamoto has been in the hospitality business since 1970, and Chef Carl Augustino creates customized dishes and personal comfort-food recipes on request. The company's product portfolio consists of three downloadable menu PDFs: the 2026 Shooting Star Events Menu, the 2023 Funeral Menu, and the 2025 Holiday Menu, plus a customized menu creation service. There is no proprietary software, no mobile app, no social media presence beyond a website, and no AI or technology integrations disclosed.

Shooting Star Events generates revenue on a quote-based, per-event transaction model: customers contact the owner directly by phone (403.527.2345 / 403.529.7826) or via the website to arrange catering with custom pricing tied to guest count, menu selection, and dietary accommodations. The go-to-market is direct, owner-mediated, and limited to a single Canadian market, with no disclosed institutional ownership, outside investment, headcount, or financial metrics.

Name

Shooting Star Events Inc

Legal name

Shooting Star Events Inc.

Website

https://shootingstarcanada.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shooting Star Events Inc is a privately held, founder-owned catering company in Medicine Hat, Alberta, providing full-service event catering for 40 to 2,000 guests at weddings, corporate functions, funerals, and private parties since 1989.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHAKAE

Wedding & Social Event Catering

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Catering & Banqueting Services for Events

SECONDARYTHAFAIAC

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Catering & Banquet Foodservice

Keywords

• Event catering services
• Wedding catering
• Corporate event catering
• Funeral catering
• Custom menu catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Medicine Hat

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: One-time catering services for events including weddings, receptions, barbecues, conferences, meetings, reunions, graduations, funerals, parties, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Revenue is generated through custom catering arrangements with per-event pricing based on guest count and menu selection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Shooting Star Events Inc provides full-service catering and event planning for groups of 40 to 2,000 guests in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Services include customized menu creation, dietary accommodation, staffing, and event support for weddings, receptions, barbecues, conferences, meetings, reunions, graduations, funerals, parties, and breakfast/lunch/dinner events. The company operates primarily from the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede venue and provides off-site catering at customer locations.

Product overview

Shooting Star Events Inc is a catering and event planning company operating since 1989, offering a single unified catering service with downloadable menu packages. The core offering includes full-service catering for events of 40 to 2,000 guests, with specialized menu offerings including the main 2026 Events Menu, the 2023 Funeral Menu for memorial events, and the seasonal 2025 Holiday Menu. The company differentiates through customized menu services where Chef Carl Augustino creates bespoke dishes and accommodates dietary restrictions. Services are delivered from the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede venue and other locations in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catering Services Full-service catering for events including weddings, receptions, barbecues, conferences, meetings, reunions, graduations, funerals, parties, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Services include customized menus, staffing, and event support for groups of 40 to 2,000 guests, delivered at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede and off-site venues including customers' homes.
• Customized Menu Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Sodexo (and its Sodexo Live! event hospitality arm, formerly Centerplate) provides catering and hospitality services for conferences, sports venues, and corporate accounts. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same corporate and event catering spend that Shooting Star Events addresses locally.
• Compass Group: Compass Group is one of the world's largest contract food service and support services companies, operating multiple brands across catering and hospitality. It overlaps with Shooting Star Events in the broader event catering and foodservice market, even though its primary focus is on institutional and corporate accounts.
• Delaware North: Delaware North is a global hospitality and food service company that operates venue-based catering at sports and entertainment facilities. Its concession and event catering at owned-and-operated venues is a comparable business model to Shooting Star Events' venue-tied catering at MHE&S.
• Centerplate: Centerplate (now Sodexo Live!) specializes in catering and hospitality for stadiums, convention centers, and large event venues. Its venue-based event catering model is directly comparable to Shooting Star Events' anchor operation at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede.
• Levy Restaurants: Levy Restaurants (a subsidiary of Compass Group) provides premium catering and hospitality at sports venues, conventions, and entertainment events. It is a broad incumbent operating in the same event catering category as Shooting Star Events, particularly at fixed venue locations.
• Aramark: Aramark is a global food service and facilities provider that operates large-scale catering across sports, entertainment, business, and education. While vastly larger and broader in scope, it competes for the same off-premise event catering contracts at venues and corporate events that Shooting Star Events serves.

Direct peers

• Eatertainment Events & Catering: Eatertainment is a private event catering company producing bespoke food and beverage experiences for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations. Its custom menus, on-site staffing, and flexible event scale are closely comparable to Shooting Star Events' service model.
• Feastivities Catering: Feastivities is a long-established, privately held event catering company serving weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings in the Pacific Northwest. Like Shooting Star Events, it relies on a long operating history, custom menus, and full-service event execution for a regional client base.
• Occasions Caterers: Occasions Caterers is a full-service off-premise caterer serving weddings, corporate functions, galas, and social events. Its bespoke menu design, custom staffing, and event-size scaling directly mirror the service offering of Shooting Star Events.
• Blue Plate Catering: Blue Plate Catering is a long-running Chicago-based off-premise caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings. Its decades-old brand, custom menu capability, and event-driven GTM parallel Shooting Star Events' approach to the regional catering market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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