Great Circle Catering Llc

What Great Circle Catering Llc does

Great Circle Catering, LLC is an off-premise catering company founded in 2012 and headquartered at 282 Corporate Dr, Unit 4, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The company operates across four service verticals from a single culinary team and kitchen: (i) wedding catering (receptions, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, and showers), (ii) corporate catering (breakfast meetings, luncheons, conferences, board meetings, holiday parties, and company retreats), (iii) special events catering (birthdays, fundraisers, galas, showers, bereavement services), and (iv) in-flight catering for private aviation operators departing from regional airports including KPSM (Port City Air, PlaneSense) and KCON (Concord Aviation). The company also operates a food truck. Service formats span buffets, plated meals, drop-off catering, and ready-to-reheat options.

Core operations center on scratch-made food preparation by professional chefs, with all meals prepared to order to meet specific requests and dietary requirements. Delivery, setup, on-site service staff, and breakdown are included for full-service events. Pricing is quote-based: prospective customers submit event details including date, location, guest count, and budget preferences, after which event coordinators customize menus.

The company is a privately held New Hampshire LLC with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external funding; ownership appears founder-controlled and the business is bootstrapped. Geographic reach extends across Seacoast New Hampshire, southern Maine, northern Massachusetts, and Concord. The business is small-scale — between 1 and 10 employees — and supports customer acquisition through its own website, organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), Yelp, The Knot wedding marketplace, and email marketing to existing customers. Reviews across Google (4.9), Facebook (5.0), and Yelp (5.0) indicate strong customer satisfaction in a relationship-driven, repeat-purchase-light local services category.

Name

Great Circle Catering Llc

Legal name

Great Circle Catering, LLC

Website

https://greatcirclecatering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Great Circle Catering, LLC is a Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based off-premise catering company founded in 2012, serving weddings, corporate events, special events, and private aviation (in-flight catering) across Seacoast New Hampshire, southern Maine, northern Massachusetts, and Concord.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Special Food Services (7223), Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD), In-Flight Catering & Meal Services (THABAMAA), Event Catering (Weddings, Social, Private Parties) (THAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Off-premise catering
• Wedding catering services
• Corporate event catering
• In-flight meal catering
• Special event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Catering Services: Per-event catering services including weddings, corporate events, special events, and in-flight catering. Services include menu customization, food preparation, delivery, setup, and on-site staff. They offer various formats including buffets, plated meals, drop-off services, and ready-to-reheat options. They also offer holiday take-home specials (e.g., beef Wellington packages).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Great Circle Catering provides off-premise catering services for weddings, corporate events, special events, and private aviation (in-flight) clients across the Seacoast New Hampshire, southern Maine, northern Massachusetts, and Concord areas. Services include custom menu design, scratch-made gourmet food preparation by professional chefs, delivery, on-site setup and breakdown, dietary accommodation, and flexible formats (buffets, plated meals, drop-off, and ready-to-reheat options). The company also operates a food truck and seasonal holiday take-home specials.

Product overview

Great Circle Catering provides off-premise catering services across four distinct service verticals: Wedding Catering (receptions, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, wedding showers), Corporate Catering (breakfast meetings, luncheons, conferences, holiday parties), Special Events Catering (birthdays, fundraisers, charity galas, showers), and In-Flight Catering (aviation industry meals). The company operates as a single unified catering service rather than a platform with separate products; all services are delivered through the same culinary team and operational infrastructure, differentiated by event type and service requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Catering Services Full-service off-premise wedding catering including receptions, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, and wedding showers for couples and families. The company assigns event coordinators and culinary teams to customize menus, accommodating dietary restrictions and allergies, with on-site setup and breakdown for events up to 100+ guests.
• Corporate Catering Services Catering for corporate events including breakfast meetings, luncheons, presentations, training sessions, conferences, board meetings, holiday parties, and company retreats. Delivers menu items such as pastries, coffee, sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts with delivery and setup for office and business clients.
• Special Events Catering Services Catering for birthdays, fundraisers, charity galas, baby showers, bridal showers, graduation parties, and bereavement/memorial services. Includes drop-off and ready-to-reheat options such as appetizer platters, salads, entrées, and desserts.
• In-Flight Catering Services Specialized catering for the aviation industry preparing meals for service on private aircraft, including scratch-made meals tailored to dietary requirements, with specialized packaging and delivery to KPSM (Port City Air, PlaneSense) and KCON (Concord Aviation). Requires 24 hours of advance notice.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flying Food Group: Specialty in-flight catering and prepared meals company serving commercial airlines and increasingly private aviation. Comparable as a peer specifically in Great Circle's niche in-flight catering vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Global food service and uniform services company providing catering and event hospitality across sports, corporate, and institutional clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same catering industry, though at vastly larger scale.
• Sodexo: Global food services and facilities management company with event catering and corporate hospitality offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same catering and event services space.
• Compass Group: World's largest contract food service and support services company, including catering for corporate, sports, and event clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing in the same foodservice/catering category.
• LSG Sky Chefs: World's largest provider of in-flight catering services, also serving private aviation. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the aviation catering category where Great Circle has differentiated itself locally.

Regional players

• Stonewall Kitchen: York, Maine-based specialty food company that also operates a café and event catering program. Comparable as a Seacoast-region food brand extending into catering and private events.
• The Common Man: New Hampshire hospitality group with restaurants, an inn, and catering/event services across the state. Comparable as a regional full-service event caterer serving weddings, corporate, and special events in the same geography.
• Hart's Turkey Farm: Meredith, NH restaurant and banquet facility hosting weddings, corporate events, and large group functions. Comparable as a long-standing New Hampshire family-run event hospitality and catering operator.
• Black Trumpet Bistro: Portsmouth, NH-based restaurant and event venue that also offers catering for private events. Directly comparable to Great Circle as a Seacoast NH food-and-event operator competing for the same local corporate and private event budgets.

Emerging players

• Blue Sky Catering: Independent off-premise caterer serving weddings, corporate, and social events in the New England region. Comparable as an emerging regional player competing in the same off-premise event catering category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/greatcirclecatering
• Instagraminstagram.com/greatcirclecatering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-circle-catering

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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