mountain berry culinary

Name

mountain berry culinary

Legal name

Mountain Berry Culinary

Website

https://mountainberryculinary.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School and Institutional Food Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Special Food Services (7223), Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets (722514)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Dining & Meal Plans (EDALADAA)

Keywords

• School lunch programs
• Catering services
• Food program management
• Institutional food service
• Event catering

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. School Lunch Program: Daily, weekly, or monthly meal plans provided to K-8 students at partner schools. Includes hot meals with vegetable or fruit, access to full salad bar, with optional milk and dessert add-ons.
2. Catering Services: Full-service catering for events, day camps, retreats, and small gatherings. Services include Italian menus, Mexican dinners, cookouts, grazing tables, charcuterie boards, and dessert boards for groups ranging from 15-200+ people.
3. Add-on Items: Daily dessert or milk option available for $1 per item. Provides incremental revenue from existing school lunch customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mountain Berry Culinary provides daily K-8 school lunch programs (hot meals plus full salad bar) under subscription plans, full-service on-site catering for events and camps (Italian, Mexican, cookout menus, grazing tables, charcuterie boards), and food program management for retreat centers, universities, and summer camps. It also offers day camp sack lunches, small gatherings catering for 15-200+ people, and seasonal holiday platters. All meals emphasize fresh, locally and sustainably sourced ingredients with eco-friendly packaging.

Product overview

Mountain Berry Culinary operates as a food service company offering multiple related services under one brand. The core offering is the Kids Lunch Program providing daily meals to K-8 students, supplemented by the ECDS Staff Menu for school employees and the Evergreen Menu for weekly ordering. Beyond school meal services, the company provides Full Service Catering (Italian, Mexican, cookout menus), Day Camp Sack Lunches, and Small Gatherings catering (grazing tables, charcuterie boards). Holiday Platters serve as a seasonal offering. The Food Program Management service extends to retreat centers, universities, and summer camps. All services share a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients with locally and sustainably sourced components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kids Lunch Program Daily hot meals (entree served with vegetable or fruit) plus full salad bar access (fresh fruit, yogurt, cheese sticks, granola bars, sandwiches, green salad with add-ons) for K-8 students at partner schools such as Evergreen Country Day School. Parents subscribe on daily, weekly, monthly, or full-year cadences. Students may substitute a cold lunch from the salad bar at no additional cost on days they prefer not to eat the hot meal.
• Full Service Catering Full-service on-site catering for events, day camps, retreats, and corporate/private gatherings covering 15-200+ people, with themed menus including Italian menus, Mexican dinners, and cookouts.
• Day Camp Sack Lunches Pre-packaged sack lunch delivery service designed specifically for day camp programs serving children in camp settings.
• Small Gatherings Catering Catering service for intimate events featuring grazing tables sized for 50-200 people, charcuterie boards for 15-50 people, dessert boards, and individual charcuterie cups.
• Food Program Management Comprehensive managed food service for institutional clients including retreat centers, university dining services, and summer camps, with customizable menus and scalable operations handled by Mountain Berry Culinary staff.
• Holiday Platters Seasonal holiday-themed food platters available during holidays such as Fall, providing festive meal options for seasonal gatherings.
• ECDS Staff Menu Daily staff meal service for Evergreen Country Day School featuring a rotating weekly menu of hot entrees (e.g., Zuppa Toscana, Sweet n Sour Chicken, Mediterranean Chicken Gyros, deli platter, roasted turkey) served with a daily salad bar.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Revolution Foods: National K-12 healthy school meal provider serving districts and charter schools with scratch-cooked, fresh-ingredient menus. Most directly comparable to Mountain Berry's Kids Lunch Program in mission, customer base, and values-based positioning.
• SAGE Dining Services: Independent/private school food service management company offering chef-driven, fresh-ingredient dining programs. Closely mirrors MBC's premium, fresh-food K-8 lunch and staff meal offering at independent schools.
• Whitsons Culinary Group: K-12 and institutional food service provider operating school nutrition programs, catering, and special food services across multiple states. Comparable end-to-end institutional food service model to MBC.
• Catering by Design: Boutique event catering company offering grazing tables, charcuterie, and themed menus for corporate and private events. Comparable format, scale, and menu diversification to MBC's small gatherings catering line.

Broad incumbents

• Chartwells (Compass Group): Large-scale K-12 food service management division of Compass Group operating in thousands of school districts nationwide. Competes for the same institutional lunch contracts as MBC but at vastly greater scale.
• Sodexo Education: Global food services and facilities management major operating institutional dining in schools and universities. Direct competitor for university and school food program management contracts that MBC is targeting.
• Aramark Education: Major institutional food service provider serving K-12, higher education, and conference/retreat clients across the U.S. Overlaps with MBC's full-service catering, retreat center, and university food program offerings.

Others

• ezCater: Online catering marketplace connecting businesses to local caterers for events and meetings. Relevant as an enabling channel and indirect competitor for MBC's corporate and event catering business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/mountainberryculinary

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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