NAICS 722320 · Accommodation and Food Services
Caterers: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 13,046 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing single event-based food services. These establishments generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and/or prepare food at an off-premise site. Banquet halls with catering staff are included in this industry. Examples of events catered by establishments in this industry are graduation parties, wedding receptions, business or retirement luncheons, and trade shows.
Businesses classified here include
- Banquet halls with catering staff
- Caterers
- Catering services, social
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 722320), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for caterers
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for caterers
- California 1,940 locations
- New York 1,215 locations
- Florida 962 locations
- Texas 850 locations
- Pennsylvania 570 locations
- New Jersey 536 locations
- Illinois 504 locations
- Ohio 476 locations
- Massachusetts 428 locations
- Georgia 387 locations
All 51 states
- Alabama (86)
- Alaska (19)
- Arizona (174)
- Arkansas (45)
- California (1,940)
- Colorado (285)
- Connecticut (182)
- Delaware (31)
- District of Columbia (44)
- Florida (962)
- Georgia (387)
- Hawaii (69)
- Idaho (55)
- Illinois (504)
- Indiana (215)
- Iowa (79)
- Kansas (71)
- Kentucky (113)
- Louisiana (195)
- Maine (65)
- Maryland (287)
- Massachusetts (428)
- Michigan (354)
- Minnesota (195)
- Mississippi (59)
- Missouri (205)
- Montana (57)
- Nebraska (62)
- Nevada (110)
- New Hampshire (68)
- New Jersey (536)
- New Mexico (41)
- New York (1,215)
- North Carolina (327)
- North Dakota (18)
- Ohio (476)
- Oklahoma (79)
- Oregon (158)
- Pennsylvania (570)
- Rhode Island (55)
- South Carolina (163)
- South Dakota (19)
- Tennessee (193)
- Texas (850)
- Utah (121)
- Vermont (49)
- Virginia (279)
- Washington (289)
- West Virginia (29)
- Wisconsin (199)
- Wyoming (34)