Catering Company Business Cards That Win Events, Corporate, and Wedding Clients

Catering companies provide food and beverage service for the full range of events — weddings, corporate meetings, gala fundraisers, private parties, and recurring corporate lunch accounts. Building a catering business means excelling at the vendor networks, bridal industry relationships, and corporate referrals that generate consistent bookings.

What Catering Cards Must Include

Your Cuisine Specialty

Catering specialties span from cuisine type to event format:

• American / BBQ / comfort food
• Mediterranean / Italian / European
• Latin / Mexican / Caribbean
• Asian: Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
• Farm-to-table / seasonal / local
• Dietary-focused: vegan, gluten-free, kosher, halal
• Station-style: Carving, action stations, chef-attended stations
• Buffet, plated, or family style
• Cocktail reception / passed apps

Your Event Size Range

• "Intimate dinners for 10 to galas for 1,000"
• "20-500 guests"
• "Corporate lunch delivery: minimum 10 guests"

License and Certification

• State catering/food service license
• Health department permit number
• ServSafe certified kitchen / staff
• Liability insurance: "Fully insured | COI available for venues"

Services

• Full-service catering (food, staffing, rentals, setup/breakdown)
• Food-only delivery (corporate)
• Bar service and bartenders
• Rental coordination (tables, chairs, linens)
• Event coordination (some caterers also do coordination)

Portfolio

• Instagram @handle — for food photography
• QR to menu or portfolio

Special Distinctions

• "Preferred caterer at [Venue]"
• "NACE member" (National Association for Catering and Events)
• "James Beard trained"
• "Locally sourced, farm partnerships"

Design for Caterers

Appetizing, Premium, Event-Ready

Catering card design communicates:

• Food quality and presentation
• Event professionalism
• Premium service

Color palette:

• Warm cream + navy: fine dining, formal catering
• Sage + warm white: farm-to-table, seasonal
• Black + gold: luxury gala and wedding catering
• Warm terracotta + cream: rustic, farmhouse, Mediterranean

Food photography: A beautiful dish photo on the back — your most visually stunning plate, beautifully styled and photographed. The photo should make the viewer instantly hungry.

By Catering Specialty

Wedding Caterer

• "Wedding catering — from intimate elopements to 500-guest receptions"
• "Fully licensed | Preferred at [venue list]"
• "Tasting menus available | Custom menu design"
• "Full service including staffing, rentals, and bar"

Corporate Catering

• "Corporate catering — boardroom to all-hands"
• "Daily delivery | Drop-off | Full service"
• "Standing accounts for offices of 20+ | Monthly billing"

Farm-to-Table / Seasonal

• "Farm-to-table catering — seasonal menus, local farmers"
• "Ingredients within 100 miles of your event"
• "Menu changes seasonally"

Back of Card

1. Food photography — your best styled dish
2. "@[Instagram handle]" | "menus + gallery: [QR]"
3. "[Cuisine] catering | [X] to [X] guests | Fully licensed & insured"
4. "Wedding | Corporate | Private | Gala | Drop-off delivery"
5. "Inquire about your event: [email] | [phone]"

Checklist

• [ ] Cuisine specialty stated
• [ ] Guest size range
• [ ] License/health permit (ServSafe)
• [ ] Insurance (COI availability)
• [ ] Services (full service vs. food only)
• [ ] Corporate account option
• [ ] Food photography on back
• [ ] Instagram handle
• [ ] Menu QR
• [ ] NACE membership