What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| pricing | Caterers' published per-head menu pricing, wedding/event marketplaces (Hitched, Bridebook, The Knot, Zola, Thumbtack), venue… | per package / per head / per menu item, updated seasonally | public |
| registry/licensing/permits | Local authority environmental health departments (food business registration), alcohol licensing authorities (temporary event notices… | per business premises / per event permit | public |
| reviews & sentiment | Wedding/event marketplaces (The Knot, Zola, Hitched, Bridebook, WeddingWire), Google Business Profiles, Facebook, Yelp | per review with rating, date, event type | public |
| financial filings | Company registries (Companies House, EU business registers), listed contract caterers with event divisions (Compass/Restaurant Associates… | annual statutory accounts per legal entity; segment revenue for large groups | public |
| incident/safety/claims | Environmental health authorities and public health agencies (outbreak investigations linked to catered events), hospitality insurers and… | per incident/outbreak; per insurance claim; aggregated annual outbreak-setting… | public |
| customer demographics | Caterers' CRM and marketplace enquiry data (couples, corporate accounts), wedding industry survey publishers (The Knot Real Weddings Study… | per client record; annual national survey aggregates by region and budget band | public |
| quality & compliance testing | Local authority food hygiene inspectorates (FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, US county health departments), third-party auditors (BRCGS… | per inspection of a business/kitchen; per HACCP check (cook, chill, hot-hold… | public |
| transactional/sales | Catering operators' event management/CRM systems (Caterease, Total Party Planner, Curate, Better Cater), POS/EPOS vendors, venue in-house… | per event contract / per invoice line (menu item, headcount, service charge) | partnership |
| inventory & supply chain | Foodservice wholesalers and distributors (Sysco, US Foods, Bidfood, Brakes, Metro), caterers' purchasing/stock systems, equipment hire firms | per purchase order / per SKU delivery line; weekly stock counts | partnership |
| sensor/IoT | Cold-chain and kitchen temperature monitoring vendors (Monika, Checkit, Sensor-Kit, Testo Saveris) deployed at production kitchens and… | per sensor reading, minutes-to-hourly, per fridge/hot-box/vehicle | partnership |
| employment & workforce | Caterers, hospitality staffing agencies and shift platforms (Coople, Indeed Flex, Instawork, Syft), national statistical offices and… | per shift assignment per worker; monthly sector employment aggregates | partnership |
| logistics & freight movement | Caterers' van fleets with telematics (Samsara, Verizon Connect, Webfleet), refrigerated delivery contractors, equipment hire logistics | per delivery run / per vehicle trip and stop | partnership |
| weather-dependent metrics | Caterers and marquee/outdoor-event suppliers correlating bookings and cancellations with weather; national met services supplying the… | per event date and location; daily | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Caterers' booking diaries and event software, venue booking systems, marketplace enquiry platforms | per event booking (date, guest count, venue, service window); daily/weekly… | partnership |
| waste & emissions | Caterers' food-waste tracking (Winnow, Leanpath), waste contractors' weighbridge records, WRAP/Guardians of Grub reporting programmes… | per event or per site per collection (kg by stream); annual corporate aggregates | partnership |
| communications/marketing performance | Caterers' own marketing stacks, lead-generation marketplaces (Thumbtack, Bark, Add to Event), Google/Meta ad accounts | per enquiry/lead, per campaign per period | partnership |
| production output | Production/central kitchens of event caterers and airline/rail event caterers (e.g. Do & Co), kitchen production planning systems | per production batch / covers produced per day per kitchen | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.