Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering

What Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering does

Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering, operating under the legal entity A Tailored Event, LLC, is a privately held Southern-style catering company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Oxford, Mississippi. The company provides full-service and drop-off catering for weddings, corporate events, tailgates, holiday gatherings, and private parties across Oxford and the broader North Mississippi region. Its core menu is anchored by Mississippi farm-raised catfish, hand-breaded chicken tenders, pecan-smoked pulled pork, and house-made desserts, organized into tiered wedding packages (Dream Day at $24.95/person, High Cotton at $30.95/person, Southern Belle at $37.95/person), buffet formats (Taylor Fish Fry, Smokehouse BBQ, Ribeye, Beef Filet, Pasta), breakfast and box-lunch offerings, and add-on services such as full bar setup and dinnerware upgrades. Service tiers span Express Setup (minimum 15 guests) to Casual Hosted and Full-Service catering (minimum 50 guests), priced per person with a 125% food guarantee and a 25% booking retainer.

The business runs a sales-led, consultative go-to-market model: free consultations, written proposals, and signed event agreements for weddings and large events, supplemented by an online ordering storefront for simpler pickup and delivery catering. Revenue is generated through per-person package pricing, à la carte items, service-tier fees, and ancillary charges (bar setup, dinnerware upgrades, delivery). The company does not operate proprietary technology; ordering is fulfilled through a third-party catering system (restaurantcateringsystems.com), and distribution is entirely domestic and regional.

Taylor Grocery has accumulated repeat regional recognition — Mississippi Magazine Best Caterer in 2023 and 2024 (Top Five in 2025), and multiple Oxford Magazine wins for Best Caterer, Best Food Truck, and Best Fried Chicken since 2015 — and reports "thousands of events" completed annually with a small core team (7 employees) supplemented by event-day labor. Chamber memberships in Oxford-Lafayette, Tupelo/Lee County, and Panola indicate modest geographic intent within North Mississippi, but the company remains a regional, founder-owned lifestyle operator with no disclosed funding, M&A activity, or expansion beyond its current service area.

Name

Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering

Legal name

A Tailored Event, LLC

Website

https://taylorgrocerycatering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Prepared Foods & Catering-Focused Specialty Stores (CRAHAGAM), All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Wedding catering services
• Southern buffet catering
• Corporate box lunches
• Event catering packages
• Drop off catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: Full-service and drop-off catering for weddings, corporate events, private gatherings, tailgates, and holiday events. Revenue is generated through per-person pricing on menu packages and à la carte items, with service fees based on service level (Express Setup, Casual Hosted, Full Service).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering provides Southern-style full-service and drop-off catering for weddings, corporate events, private gatherings, tailgates, and holiday events in Oxford and North Mississippi. Offerings span multiple service tiers — from express drop-off in disposable aluminum pans to formal plated dinners with china service — featuring custom menus built around Mississippi farm-raised catfish, hand-breaded chicken tenders, pecan-smoked pulled pork, and house-made Southern sides and desserts.

Product overview

Taylor Grocery Special Events Catering operates as a Southern-style catering service with multiple product lines. The core offerings include Wedding Catering Packages (Dream Day at $24.95, High Cotton at $30.95, and Southern Belle at $37.95), Southern Buffet Catering (Taylor Fish Fry, Chicken Tenders, Smokehouse BBQ, Ribeye Steak Dinner, Beef Filet Dinner, Pasta Buffet), Breakfast Catering (Taylor Country Breakfast, Hotty Toddy Casserole, Southern Continental), Corporate Box Lunches (Deli Style Box Lunch at $9.95), Tailgate Catering Packages, Banquet Catering (Simply Southern Banquet Buffet and Plated Banquet Menu), Express Setup And Go Meals, Drop Off Catering Trays, Full Service Event Catering, and Alcohol Beverage Service. The company also offers various service levels from casual drop-off to full-service plated dining, all featuring Southern cuisine specialties including Mississippi farm-raised catfish, hand-breaded chicken tenders, smoked meats, and classic Southern sides.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Reception Packages
• Southern Buffet Catering
• Simply Southern Banquet Buffet
• Plated Banquet Menu
• Taylor Country Breakfast
• Deli Style Box Lunch
• Express Setup And Go Meals
• Tailgate Catering Packages
• Full Service Event Catering
• Alcohol Beverage Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 125% food guarantee - refund plus 25% credit if food runs short
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of CommerceminorOthersProud member organization supporting local business community in Oxford and Lafayette County.
• Community Development Foundation (Tupelo/Lee County)minorOthersProud member organization supporting economic development in Tupelo and Lee County areas.
• Panola PartnershipminorOthersProud member organization supporting business development in Panola County.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Abigail Kirsch: Abigail Kirsch is an upscale NYC caterer focused on weddings, corporate events, and social occasions with custom seasonal menus and full-service staffing. Comparable to Taylor Grocery in its premium wedding and special-event focus and tiered service levels, though it operates in a different and significantly larger market at higher price points.
• Holman's Catering: Holman's Catering is a long-established regional full-service caterer based in the Pacific Northwest, serving weddings, corporate events, and private gatherings with multi-tier menus and event staffing. Comparable to Taylor Grocery in business model, full-service wedding/event focus, and tiered per-person pricing, though it operates in a different geography.
• Puff 'n Stuff Events & Catering: Puff 'n Stuff is a regional full-service caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and galas with custom menus and on-site service. It directly parallels Taylor Grocery's full-service event catering model, multi-tier package structure, and award-driven positioning, though at a larger scale and different region.
• Real Food Catering: Real Food Catering is a regional full-service caterer providing custom menus for weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Comparable to Taylor Grocery in delivering event-driven, custom-cuisine catering with strong hospitality focus, though it serves a major metropolitan market rather than a smaller regional one.

Broad incumbents

• Panera Bread Catering: Panera Bread operates a national bakery-cafe chain with a robust catering program covering breakfast, lunch boxes, and group events. It competes for the same corporate box-lunch and small- to mid-sized event catering demand that Taylor Grocery serves, but with a standardized national menu rather than bespoke Southern cuisine.
• McAlister's Deli Catering: McAlister's Deli is a Southern-rooted national restaurant chain offering deli-style box lunches, sandwich trays, and group catering. It overlaps with Taylor Grocery in Southern US positioning, corporate box-lunch catering, and event catering, but at much greater scale and a fixed-restaurant model rather than bespoke-event delivery.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill Catering: Chipotle offers build-your-own catering boxes and party trays for corporate events and gatherings. It directly competes with Taylor Grocery's box-lunch and casual event catering, but lacks the Southern-cuisine specialization, wedding focus, and full-service event capability of Taylor Grocery.
• HoneyBaked Ham Catering: HoneyBaked Ham is a regional-to-national retail and catering brand known for holiday hams and meat-centric catering trays. Comparable to Taylor Grocery in offering crowd-pleasing protein-led menus and holiday/event catering, but operates through retail storefronts rather than bespoke wedding catering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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