The Bread + Butter Catering Company

What The Bread + Butter Catering Company does

The Bread + Butter Catering Company is a privately-held, founder-owned catering firm founded in 2012 and headquartered at 73 Main Street in South Portland, Maine. The company provides full-service catering, licensed bar service, event coordination, rental consultation, and delivery/pick-up catering primarily for weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings in Southern Maine, with on-site execution at events ranging from 25 to 600+ attendees. The business is led by Katie (Creative Director and Owner, Maine College of Art graduate with decades of Portland restaurant experience) and Kelly (Chief Operating Officer since 2014), supported by a wedding coordinator and a small in-house bakery crew that produces all breads and desserts.

Revenue is generated across five distinct service streams: full-service catering at $50-$80+ per head for feast packages; delivery and pick-up catering priced per item or per dozen; bar catering at $60-$80 per person for six-hour service windows; event coordination starting at $4,000 per engagement; and rental consultation as a required coordination layer. The company's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on three website inquiry forms (wedding, corporate/small party, delivery/pick-up) with admin response within approximately 72 hours. Distribution is exclusively direct, with no third-party resellers or marketplace channels, and the customer base consists of wedding couples and corporate/social event hosts in Maine, with the company occasionally traveling "across the state and often beyond" to execute events.

The company's differentiator is its locally-sourced supply chain, anchored by long-standing partnerships with Maine farms (Broadturn Farm), fisheries (Browne Trading, Harbor Fish Market, Bangs Island Mussels), and breweries (Allagash, Oxbow, Bissell Brothers, Rising Tide), combined with an in-house bakery and integrated service offering that bundles food, bar, coordination, and rental management. There is no proprietary technology, no digital product surface, no app, and no disclosed AI/ML capability; the business is fundamentally a local, labor-intensive service operation competing on culinary quality, supplier relationships, and integrated execution rather than on technology or scale advantages.

Name

The Bread + Butter Catering Company

Legal name

The Bread + Butter Catering Company

Website

https://breadandbuttercompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Bread + Butter Catering Company is a Southern Maine-based, founder-owned catering firm founded in 2012 that provides full-service food, bar, event coordination, rental, and delivery services for weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings ranging from 25 to 600+ attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

Keywords

• Wedding catering services
• Corporate event catering
• Bar catering service
• Event coordination planning
• Delivery pick-up catering

Headquarters

HQ city

South Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Full-Service Catering: Complete catering packages including food, beverage service, staffing, and coordination for events of all sizes. Covers multiple service styles (buffet, family style, plated, action stations). Revenue is event-based with per-person pricing and service fees.
2. Delivery & Pick-Up Catering: Drop-off and pickup catering with ready-to-serve menu items. Customers order minimum quantities of specific items (dozens, servings) with per-item pricing. Revenue is transactional based on order volume.
3. Bar Catering Services: Full bar service with licensed bartenders, including beer and wine packages, full wedding bars (standard and premium tiers), and specialty cocktails. Priced per person for 6-hour service windows.
4. Event Coordination: Comprehensive event coordination packages including day-of coordination, vendor management, floor plan design, timeline creation, and ceremony planning. Base service starts at $4,000 with additional hourly charges for excess planning time.
5. Rental Consultation: Required consultation service for coordinating all rental needs (furniture, service ware, linens, cooking equipment). Managed as a flat-rate consulting service with ongoing coordination throughout the planning process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Bread + Butter Catering Company provides full-service off-premise catering for weddings and corporate/social events, including menu design, on-site food preparation and service, licensed bar service, event coordination, and rental consultation across Southern Maine. It also offers drop-off and pick-up catering with ready-to-serve menu items for casual gatherings. Its offerings span events of 25 to 600+ guests with buffet, family-style, plated, and action-station service styles.

Product overview

The Bread + Butter Catering Company is a Southern Maine-based catering company established in 2012 offering a portfolio of distinct service offerings. The core products include Full-Service Catering Menu (boards, passed apps, stations, feasts, desserts) for on-site event execution, and Delivery & Pick-Up Catering for drop-off orders. Complementary service offerings include Bar Catering Services (Beer & Wine Bar, Full Bar with standard/premium packages), Event Coordination Package (planning, vendor coordination, day-of management starting at $4,000), and Rental Consultation. The company serves weddings, corporate events, and social gatherings across Southern Maine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Catering Full-service wedding reception catering combining food, full bar service, and event coordination with close client collaboration on personalized menus. Supports action stations, plated, buffet, and family-style service styles.
• Corporate & Social Event Catering Catering service for corporate meetings, business lunches, galas, fundraisers, and social gatherings ranging from under 25 to 600+ attendees. Includes menu planning and full-service execution.
• Delivery & Pick-Up Catering Drop-off and pick-up catering service with pre-prepared menu items delivered in recyclable aluminum platters ready to serve. Includes brunch, snacks, sweets, lunch, dinner, and sides with a minimum order of 10+ servings per item and a 5-business-day lead time.
• Bar Catering Services Fully licensed and insured bar service for events including Beer + Wine Wedding Bar packages and Full Wedding Bar packages with standard or premium spirit tiers. Also offers specialty cocktails, champagne toast, and table wine. Priced per person for 6-hour service windows.
• Event Coordination Package Wedding and event coordination service (formerly Day-Of Coordinator) including up to 15 hours of planning phase support, vendor coordination, floor plan design, ceremony planning, timeline creation, setup supervision, and day-of management. Basic service starts at $4,000 with additional hourly charges for excess planning time.
• Rental Consultation Equipment rental consultation service that works with clients to outline all food and beverage rental needs including furniture, service ware, linens, and cooking equipment, and coordinates with rental vendors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Brick SouthminorOthersWedding venue partner in Portland, ME. Listed as part of B+B's venue network for recommending to clients.
• Broadturn FarmcoreOthersFarm in Scarborough, ME serving as both wedding venue and produce supplier. Key farm partner providing local ingredients and venue services.
• Browne Trading CompanycoreOthersSeafood supplier partner providing high-quality fish and seafood products for catering menus.
• Harbor Fish MarketcoreOthersMaine seafood supplier providing fresh fish for catering operations.
• Wallace Events / One Stop Event RentalscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary rental company partner for events. B+B works closely with them to secure all rental needs including furniture, service ware, and equipment.
• PEAK Event ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEvent rental company partner for weddings and corporate events.
• Griffin & Griffin LightingminorOthersLighting and sound equipment vendor partner for events.
• Allagash Brewing CompanyminorOthersLocal Portland, Maine brewery featured in bar catering service. Provides White beer for events.
• Oxbow Brewing CompanyminorOthersLocal Maine brewery featured in bar catering service. Provides Farmhouse Pale and Saison for events.
• Bissell Brothers BrewingminorOthersLocal Maine brewery featured in bar catering service. Provides Substance IPA and Swish Double IPA for events.
• Rising Tide BrewingminorOthersLocal Maine brewery featured in bar catering service. Provides MITA and Zephyr Rye Pale for events.
• Oyster River MistminorOthersMidcoast Maine winery providing white wine spritz canned beverages for bar service.
• RAS WinesminorOthersDowneast Maine winery specializing in sparkling blueberry wine from lowbush wild Maine blueberries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Black Tie Catering Company: Maine-based full-service event caterer serving weddings and corporate events in the same Portland/Southern Maine market with a directly comparable operating model, geography, and multi-service offering (food, bar, and event coordination).
• The Catered Affair: New England full-service caterer providing food, bar, and event coordination for weddings and special events. Comparable full-service model with similar tiered pricing, multiple service styles, and a similar mid-to-large event client base.
• Kitchen Chicks Catering & Events: Greater Portland-area catering and event services company offering comparable full-service wedding and corporate catering in the same regional market with similar service-style flexibility and event-scale range.

Broad incumbents

• Affairs to Remember: Established New England event caterer offering comparable full-service weddings and corporate catering with broader geographic reach across the region and a larger staff and venue footprint than Bread + Butter.
• Catering by The Seasons: Larger-scale full-service wedding and corporate catering company operating a similar multi-service catering, bar, and event coordination model at broader geographic scale with comparable per-person pricing tiers and event-scale range.

Regional players

• Feastivities Events + Catering: New England (Vermont-based) full-service event caterer for weddings and corporate events with comparable food, bar, and event coordination services, serving an adjacent regional market rather than competing directly in Southern Maine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-bread-butter-catering-company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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