The Cheshire Dining Experience

What The Cheshire Dining Experience does

The Cheshire Dining Experience is an award-winning bespoke outside catering company founded in 2016 and based at 7B Barrowmore Enterprise Estate in Great Barrow, on the outskirts of Chester, Cheshire. The business is led by co-founders Andi (Head Chef, kitchen leadership) and Tori (Floor Manager, front-of-house), with a total team of five. It operates an exclusively project-based, per-event catering model — there is no retail storefront, no subscription product, and no online transactional channel — with bespoke menus priced via consultation against event specifics, guest count, and service requirements. Its four primary service lines are Wedding Catering, Event Catering, Corporate Event Catering, and Private Dining (in-home fine dining). Supplementary offerings include a pre-prepared Christmas Dinner delivery service, a Summer Seasonal Supper Club pop-up series, and venue pop-ups including at Chester Zoo. The proposition is anchored on Michelin-trained culinary talent, a hyper-local supply chain (on-site kitchen garden plus named farms, a brewery, and a game keeper), menu tasting sessions, and full setup-and-clear-down service. Go-to-market is consultative-direct and inbound-led, supported by a website, blog content, Instagram and Facebook, and a strong testimonials/w referrals flywheel. Technology is not a material component of the offering: there are no proprietary platforms, algorithms, or technical systems; differentiation is delivered entirely through culinary craft and on-site service execution. The company is privately held, bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent entity, and no evidence of a pending liquidity event. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; given the headcount of five and the regional Chester/Cheshire footprint, scale is consistent with a micro-enterprise operating on a lifestyle-business basis, with revenue likely in the low hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Name

The Cheshire Dining Experience

Legal name

The Cheshire Dining Experience

Website

https://thecheshirediningexperience.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Cheshire Dining Experience is a Chester-based, founder-led bespoke outside catering company providing wedding, event, private dining and corporate catering, plus seasonal pop-up services, across the Cheshire and North West England region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC), Wedding & Reception Catering (HSACAGAD)

Keywords

• Bespoke catering services
• Wedding catering
• Event catering
• Private dining
• Corporate catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Catering Services: The company generates revenue through providing bespoke catering services for private events including weddings, corporate functions, and private dining experiences. Services are priced per event with menu customization and involve direct consultation with clients to design tailored menus. The business operates on a project-based, per-event billing model rather than recurring subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Cheshire Dining Experience is a bespoke outside catering company that prepares food at its commercial kitchen in Great Barrow and delivers it, along with front-of-house service, to client-chosen venues across Chester and Cheshire. The core offering covers four service lines: wedding catering, event catering, private dining at clients' homes, and corporate event catering, with supplementary pop-up supper clubs and Christmas dinner delivery. Each engagement is scoped via consultation and menu tasting, with pricing quoted per event.

Product overview

The Cheshire Dining Experience is an award-winning bespoke outside catering company based in Chester, offering a unified portfolio of catering services rather than a technology product. The core offerings include Wedding Catering, Event Catering, Private Dining, and Corporate Event Catering. Supporting services include a Christmas Delivery Service for home-prepared holiday meals, Summer Seasonal Supper Club pop-up events, and venue-specific pop-up catering experiences. All services emphasize bespoke menu creation, locally sourced ingredients, and high-quality culinary experiences tailored to individual client requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Catering Bespoke off-site wedding catering offering customizable menus including elegant canape receptions, seasonal three-course menus, sharing family-style banquets and refined tasting menus, designed by experienced event professionals for couples in Chester, Cheshire and the surrounding region.
• Event Catering Full-service off-site catering for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations, emphasizing creative menus, attention to detail and impeccable service delivered at client-chosen venues.
• Private Dining Restaurant-quality fine dining experience delivered to clients' homes, with Michelin-trained chefs and a professional floor team providing cooking, service, full setup and cleanup for special occasions and intimate gatherings.
• Corporate Event Catering Off-site corporate catering including canapes, working lunches, private office dining and multi-course banquets for gala dinners, tailored to corporate needs and delivered at client offices or chosen venues.
• Christmas Delivery Service Pre-prepared restaurant-quality Christmas dinner delivered to customers' doors on Christmas Eve with simple reheating instructions, using locally sourced ingredients.
• Summer Seasonal Supper Club Pop-up dining events featuring multi-course menus built around seasonal and local ingredients sourced from within walking distance of the venue, giving the public access to the company's culinary creativity.
• Chester Zoo Pop-up Events Pop-up catering experiences delivered at partner venues such as Chester Zoo, showcasing the company's diverse catering capabilities and signature dishes to event attendees.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Spitting Feathers BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Waverton brewery supplying craft beer for use in dishes at events. Embodies independent spirit reflected in the beer they create. Mentioned specifically in Summer Seasonal Supper Club menu where ale foam was used as a binding ingredient for pork dish.
• Corkscrew FarmminorOthersLocal dairy farm between Chester and Tarporley run by Elizabeth & Andrew, supplying cream for ice cream made on-site. Source of high-quality dairy ingredients for desserts.
• Local Pig Farm (Keith & Rachel)minorOthersCheshire countryside farm producing outdoor-born, traditionally bred Saddleback cross Gloucester Old Spot pigs. Farmers' care for animals was noted as immediately apparent. Pigs are allowed to grow slowly for better quality meat.
• Antony Jones (Game Keeper)minorOthersGame keeper for the Eaton Estate area supplying wood pigeon for events. Population is maintained to keep habitat balance.
• Brownlow Furniture MakersminorOthersLocal furniture makers situated behind the company's premises who supplied a custom-made solid French oak dining table for the tasting room.
• Urban LandscapingminorOthersLocal landscaping company two doors down from the premises that helped transform the scrubland behind the unit into a working kitchen garden.
• The Flower CupminorOthersVenue used for the Summer Seasonal Supper Club event to celebrate local and seasonal produce from within walking distance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rhubarb Food Design: London-based premium event and hospitality caterer offering bespoke menus for weddings, corporate events and private dining. Highly comparable business model: chef-led, design-forward outside catering for high-end clients, operating across the UK.
• Bovingdons Catering: UK event caterer focused on weddings, corporate hospitality and private dining with strong emphasis on seasonal British produce. Comparable chef-led, locally sourced outside-catering proposition.
• Kalm Kitchen: UK bespoke outside caterer delivering weddings and private events with seasonal, locally sourced menus and a tasting-led consultation process. Closely comparable boutique outside-catering model and client profile.
• The Social Pantry: London event and private-dining caterer focused on bespoke seasonal menus for weddings, corporate clients and supper clubs. Closely comparable to The Cheshire Dining Experience in chef-led craft, seasonal sourcing and event-driven GTM.
• Absolute Taste: UK event-catering and hospitality company delivering corporate launches, weddings and private dining. Comparable enterprise-scale outside catering with a per-event pricing model and premium client base.
• Rocket Food: London-based event and private-dining caterer offering chef-driven menus for corporate and private clients. Comparable craft-led, quote-based catering model with similar product categories (canapés, multi-course dinners, private dining).
• Frog Events: Bespoke outside caterer delivering weddings, private parties and corporate events across the UK with a consultative, per-event model. Direct competitor in the high-end outside-catering category.
• Payne & Gunter: Heritage UK events caterer servicing weddings, corporate hospitality and private dining. Closely comparable bespoke outside-catering proposition with a long-standing reputation in the British events market.
• Galloping Gourmet: UK outside caterer specialising in weddings, corporate events and private parties with bespoke menus and tasting sessions. Direct UK peer with the same consultative, per-event sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• Leith's: Long-established UK cookery school and event caterer offering outside catering for corporate and private clients. Broader incumbent whose catering arm overlaps directly with bespoke private-dining and corporate event work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCheshireDiningExperience
• Instagraminstagram.com/the_cheshire_dining_experience
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tcde

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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