Toulouse Gourmet Catering

What Toulouse Gourmet Catering does

Toulouse Gourmet Catering is a full-service catering company founded in 2005 and headquartered at 3811 Toulouse Street in the Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The company delivers catering for weddings, corporate events, private social gatherings, and scheduled delivery orders, with additional seasonal offerings for Mardi Gras and other holidays. Its service lines span full-service on-site catering (setup, service, and cleanup), delivery-based catering, and self-pickup orders from its Mid City location, with breakfast and late-night menus layered as add-on modules. The company is the in-house caterer at The Cannery wedding venue and is an approved NFL Super Bowl LIX Source Supplier.

The core operations are labor-intensive and physical: menu customization, ingredient sourcing, food preparation, event staffing, and logistics, with no proprietary technology stack disclosed. The company runs a sales-led go-to-market motion, accepting inquiries via phone, email, website contact form (with a 24-hour response commitment), and the ezCater online marketplace. Pricing is quote-based and customized per event rather than published; delivery orders have a $100 minimum and a $50 Mardi Gras/holiday surcharge, with lead times of 12-48 hours depending on the order type.

Toulouse Gourmet's customer base is bifurcated between a long-tail of individual weddings and private events and a portfolio of enterprise and institutional clients including Tulane University, Loyola University, Ochsner Medical Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, UPS, Humana, Entergy, Cox Communications, and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, the company is privately held with no observed funding, and ownership appears concentrated with the founders. Marketing is executed primarily through the company website, Facebook, Instagram, and a blog with recipe and event-planning content.

Name

Toulouse Gourmet Catering

Legal name

Toulouse Gourmet Catering

Website

https://toulousegourmet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Toulouse Gourmet Catering is a New Orleans-based, full-service catering company founded in 2005 serving weddings, corporate events, private gatherings, and delivery orders, with enterprise clients including Tulane, Ochsner, UPS, and Humana across the Greater New Orleans area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB), Wedding & Reception Catering (HSACAGAD)

Keywords

• Full-service catering
• Wedding catering
• Corporate catering
• Event catering
• Catering delivery service

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Full-service Catering: On-site full-service catering for events ranging from small luncheons to luxurious weddings, including setup, service, and cleanup.
2. Delivery Catering: Pickup and delivery service for self-serve events, business meetings, staff luncheons, and office parties in the Greater New Orleans Area Southshore.
3. Special Event Catering: Specialized catering for weddings, corporate events, private events, and seasonal events including Mardi Gras.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Toulouse Gourmet Catering provides full-service on-site catering with personalized menus and full event execution for weddings, corporate events, and private functions, plus pickup and delivery catering for business meetings and office parties in the Greater New Orleans area. The company handles all event details from small luncheons to large weddings, using hand-crafted dishes and fresh, premium ingredients.

Product overview

Toulouse Gourmet Catering operates as a full-service catering company offering a unified catering platform with multiple service modules. The core offering is full-service catering for events of all sizes, supported by specialized modules including delivery catering, wedding catering, corporate events catering, private events catering, holiday/festival catering, breakfast catering, and late-night menu options. The company serves individual families, weddings, and corporate clients throughout the New Orleans area, with menu options featuring hand-crafted dishes using fresh, premium ingredients with customization for various dietary needs and event types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Catering Full-service catering covering food preparation, on-site service, setup, and cleanup for events of all sizes, featuring hand-crafted dishes using fresh, premium ingredients with personalized menu options for wedding, corporate, and private clients.
• Delivery Catering Catering delivery service for business meetings, office parties, and self-serve events in the Greater New Orleans Area Southshore, with pickup also available at the Mid City New Orleans location. Orders have a $100 minimum and the delivery fee covers transportation costs (not a tip), with breakfast orders due by 1 PM for next-day delivery and lunch orders placed 12-24 hours in advance.
• Wedding Catering Full wedding catering services including receptions, micro-weddings, engagement parties, and late-night menu options, with in-house caterer status at The Cannery venue in New Orleans.
• Corporate Events Catering Catering services for corporate events, business meetings, luncheons, seminars, and office catering in the Greater New Orleans area, with flexible scheduling for recurring business needs.
• Private Events Catering Catering for private parties, dinner parties, social gatherings, and themed events hosted by individual families and social groups.
• Mardi Gras and Festival Catering Specialized catering for Mardi Gras parades and festivals, including party trays and bulk orders for krewes with pickup or delivery to parade routes. Day parade deliveries occur before 10am and Night parade deliveries at 4pm.
• Holiday Catering Seasonal holiday catering menus including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other festive occasions.
• Breakfast Catering Corporate breakfast meeting catering for 10 to 100 attendees, supporting morning meetings and presentations.
• Late-Night Menu Late-night wedding menu featuring coffee, kahlua, root beer, french fries, mini hot dogs, mini hamburgers, and mini beignets, designed for receptions that extend into the night.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contact response within 24 hours for event inquiries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• NFL / Super Bowl LIXflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Officially approved supplier through the NFL Super Bowl LIX Source Program. Selected as a local New Orleans business to compete for catering contracts related to Super Bowl LIX events in 2025.
• ezCatercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline marketplace partnership allowing customers to order Toulouse Gourmet catering through the ezCater platform. Provides additional distribution channel for delivery orders and露露露 visibility to ezCater's customer base seeking catering services in the New Orleans area.
• The CanneryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-house catering partner at The Cannery wedding venue in New Orleans. Bi-annual open house events showcase Toulouse Gourmet's offerings to wedding vendors, planners, and brides. This is the company's premier venue partnership for wedding catering.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• The Food Creative: Atlanta-based full-service caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and private functions. Comparable operating model, customer segments, and event-led service delivery, but serving the Southeast U.S. rather than the Gulf Coast.
• Occasions Caterers: Mid-Atlantic full-service caterer specializing in weddings, corporate, and social events. Comparable full-service operating model and customer segments, but operates in the Washington DC/mid-Atlantic market rather than New Orleans.

Direct peers

• Ralph Brennan Catering: New Orleans-based catering arm of the Brennan restaurant group, offering weddings, corporate, and social event catering with strong venue relationships across the metro. Closely comparable on service offering and customer segments.
• La Cuisine Catering & Events: New Orleans-based full-service caterer serving weddings, corporate functions, and private events with customized menus. Direct overlap in service mix, geography, and target customer.
• Pigeon Caterers: A long-established New Orleans full-service caterer specializing in weddings, corporate events, and private parties. Most directly comparable local competitor with overlapping service model, customer base, and venue partnerships.
• Café Adelaide & The Swizzle Stick Bar (catering): Brennan-family New Orleans restaurant offering off-premise catering for corporate and private events. Comparable upscale Creole/Southern cuisine positioning and event clientele within the same metro.
• Joel Catering & Special Events: New Orleans full-service caterer providing event catering, weddings, and corporate functions across the metro area. Comparable scale and service model with shared customer base in the local event market.

Others

• ezCater: Online catering marketplace connecting corporate and SMB buyers with local caterers. Listed as Toulouse Gourmet's distribution partner; comparable in the sense of enabling catering demand, but operates as a marketplace/channel rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Catering by Design: Established full-service catering company serving weddings, corporate, and social events primarily in the Northeast U.S. Comparable upscale event catering model and wedding focus, with broader geographic reach and larger scale.
• New Orleans Marriott / Hotel-based catering: Hotel banquet departments (Marriott, Hilton, Ritz-Carlton) provide in-house catering for weddings and corporate events in the New Orleans market. They compete for the same wedding and corporate client base as Toulouse Gourmet with broader infrastructure but less culinary customization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ToulouseGourmetCatering
• Instagraminstagram.com/toulousegourmet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toulouse-gourmet-catering

Compliance1 record

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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