THE LIST Company/Address/ Phone/Fax/Web
Largest catering companies (Ranked by number of full-time local staff)
No. of employees/ Year established/
Max. group size/ Min. group size/ Price per Key local executive/ person Sales director
On-site food prep?/ On-site events?/ Serving staff? Largest event in 2014 Signature dishes
Types of events
Services offered
1
The Westin Ottawa* 11 Colonel By Dr. Ottawa, ON K1N 9H4 613-560-7000/613-560-7359 thewestinottawa.com
2
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel 135 150 Albert St. 1972 Ottawa, ON K1P 5G2 613-238-1500/613-238-8497 sheratonottawa.com Thyme & Again Creative Catering 55 1255 Wellington St. W. 1991 Ottawa, ON K1Y 3A6 613-722-0093/613-722-8357 thymeandagain.ca La Bottega Nicastro 50 64 George St. 1995 Ottawa, ON K1N 5V9 613-789-7575/WND labottega.ca Les Traiteurs Bytown Catering 50 20-5480 Canotek Rd. 1989 Ottawa, ON K1J 9H7 613-745-6389/613-745-0359 bytowncatering.com Centurion Conference & Event 30 Center 1998 170 Colonnade Rd. S. Ottawa, ON K2E 7J5 613-727-1044/613-727-8293 centurioncenter.com
250 10 WND
Yolaine Charette, general manager Mike Abou-Abssi
Y Y Y 200
WND WND WND
Sheila Whyte, owner WND
Y Y Y 1,000
Local, inspired by the season, organic, cutting edge
Corporate events and galas; office lunches; weddings; cocktails; at-home entertaining
WND WND $10-$50
WND WND
Y Y Y WND
Classic Italian dishes and sandwich platters.
Weddings; corporate events; WND family gatherings; cocktail parties
1,000 1 WND
Cheryl Land, sales and events manager Reine Quenneville MĂŠlanie Savage
Y Y Y 150,000
WND
Corporate; conferences; weddings; private; meetings
800 10 $35-$70
Sean McGrath, general Y manager Y Kim Le Sage Le Blanc Y 700
Lasagna; filet mignon; custom dishes
The Butchery* 1821 Robertson Rd. Ottawa, ON K2H 8X3 613-829-9133/613-829-7834 thebutchery.ca DISH Catering 119 Ross Ave. Ottawa, ON K1Y 0N6 613-761-1302/WND dishcatering.ca Tulips & Maple Inc. 1980 Merivale Rd. Ottawa, ON K2G 1G4 613-723-7103/613-723-5430 tulipsandmaple.com Cafe Deluxe 77 Metcalfe St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5L6 613-563-7271/WND cafedeluxe.ca Epicuria 357 St. Laurent Blvd. Ottawa, ON K1K 2Z7 613-745-7356/WND epicuria.ca Lolacher's Catering 1620 Michael St. Ottawa, ON K1B 3T7 613-741-2800/613-747-7895 lolachers.ca Prinzo Fine Catering 85 O'Connor St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5M6 613-565-1328/WND prinzo.ca Green Rebel 140-340 Albert St. Ottawa, ON K1R 7Y6 613-232-3642/WND greenrebel.ca
20 1980
800 50 $18.50-$48.89
Mark Cantor, manager Y WND N Y 350
Steaks and hamburgers
Food and beverage services; catering; cafeteria services; on-site/off-site services; bar; weddings; corporate; conferences; private Corporate; government; Full-service catering in-house seminars; trade shows; consumer and to a location of your shows; social events; sports choice; specialized Italian events cooking; international cuisine; audio visual and WiFi/fibre optic technology onsite; free parking on-site BBQ WND
16 2002
1,000 10 WND
Erin Clatney, director Elsa Dankbaar
Y N Y 800
WND
Social; corporate; brand launch
Full-service catering; staff; sommelier services; styling; event planning
15 1991
WND 30 WND
Erin Loney, general manager WND
Y Y Y WND
WND
All types of events
Full service catering; custom menus
11 2001
WND 10 $10
Janet Moss, owner Brendan Mears
N N Y 800
Fresh baked pastries and cookies; sandwiches and wraps; variety of salads
Corporate meetings (breakfast and lunch)
WND
11 1990
1,500 15 $12 to $70
Tracey Black, executive Y chef N Michelle Lafrance Y WND
WND
Pick-up catering to corporate lunches; cocktail parties; galas; weddings
Take-home cuisine and catering
10 1963
3,000 30 $12-$100
Jonas Moniz, president Y N and head chef Ana Rodrigues Y 2,400
Paella; chorizo-stuffed supreme of chicken; 100 ways of salted codfish; portuguese-style menus
Weddings; barbecues; cocktail receptions
Off-premises catering; fully serviced within a 100 km radius
10 1969
150 30 $30-$60
Inese Arkulinska, catering manager Inese Arkulinska
Y Y Y 150
WND
Plated dinners; buffet style dinners; cocktail parties
WND
5 2008
200 10 $10-$30
Jill Doctor, catering manager WND
N N N 150
Gourmet salads and sandwiches
Kitchen Inspired 20 Fieldberry Pvt. Ottawa, ON K2J 5E8 613-355-9397/WND kitcheninspired.com Meatings BBQ & Catering 885 Taylor Creek Dr. Orleans, ON K1C 1T1 613-407-8788/WND meatings.ca
5 7
400 2 Starting at $75
Risha Khakhria, managing director WND
Y N Y 350
WND
Business meetings; conferences; Ceramic dishes for pickup charity events after or disposable/ compostable plates and cutlery; fresh food, environmentally aware; vegan and vegetarian options Wedding; dinner-at-home WND parties; anniversaries; special occasions
3 2012
5,000 30 $15-$50
Mat Flosse, president Mat Flosse
Y Y Y 1,200
Local meats: whole roasted Weddings; corporate; private; pig and lamb; pulled pork; fundraisers ribs; rotisserie chicken; handmade burgers and sausages; chicken and beef brochettes
2 2010
45 10 $7.50- $50
WND Sherry Miller
N N N 45
Sandwich platters; baked goods; salads; scones
Trainings; board meetings; staff meetings; luncheons; breakfast meetings; job fairs
1 WND
1,000 10 $10+
WND Michael Prendergast
N N N WND
Jerk chicken; curried chicken; oxtail; curried goat; salmon; king fish; ackee and saltfish; escovitch fish; curried chickpeas; rotis; rice and peas; seasoned callaloo; festival; codfish fritters
Business events; meetings; company lunch; weddings; parties; banquets; buffet-style events; plated-style events; catered dinners, cocktail parties
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Tableworks Catering 9-1 Brewer Hunt Way Ottawa, WND K2K 2B5 613 254-9400 ext 266/613 254-8414 tableworks@ocl.ca Caribbean Sizzler 133 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5N7 613-569-7000/WND caribbeansizzler.com/catering
380 1983
1,000 20 $60-$70
Ross Meredith, general Y manager Y Shaddy Shibley Y 1,000
Canadian whiskey and Weddings; galas; banquets; bar/ brown sugar braised beef bat mitzvahs; social events short ribs; roasted autumn root vegetables; aged horseradish whipped potato; braising reduction enhanced with shallots and red wine WND Meetings; socials; receptions; weddings
WND
Full service event coordination, trained staff, and rental services
Complete food and beverage services; event planning; customized menus
BBQ cater-tainment company focused on sourcing local meat and produce and cooking it fresh on-site at weddings, private parties and corporate events. Event coordination; musical entertainment Catering and delivery
Catering services. Caribbean and Jamaican catering and restaurant and catering.
WND = Would not disclose. *Did not respond to 2015 survey. Using data from previous years. Should your company be on this list? If so, please send details to research@obj.ca. This list is current as of August 24, 2015 by Ottawa Business Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced by any method in whole or in part without written permission by Ottawa Business Journal. While every attempt is made to ensure the thoroughness and accuracy of the list, omissions and errors sometimes occur. Please send any corrections or additions by e-mail to research@obj.ca. OBJ lists are primarily compiled using information provided voluntarily by the organizations named. Some firms that may qualify for the list are not included because the company either failed to respond to requests for information by press time, because the company declined to take part in the survey or because of space constraints. Categories are drawn up in an attempt to gather information of relevance to the Ottawa market. Research by Patti Moran. Please send questions and comments to research@obj.ca.
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