Food & Beverage
Catering & Corporate Dining
M&A Intelligence Hub
Five strategic insights on the catering & corporate dining M&A landscape, applied through the Prime Architecture™ Method and the Battle-Ready Index™.
Typical Revenue (LMM)
$5M–$50M
8–14% EBITDA margins
EBITDA Multiples
3.5x–7x
Mid-band: 5x
Transferability Risk
MEDIUM
Platform activity: Mature (Compass, Aramark, Sodexo).
The five insights
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For buy-side · ETA · IS
Buying a Catering & Corporate Dining Business
The Strategic Capacity playbook. Pre-LOI diligence framework, BRI factors, what the financials cannot tell you.
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For sell-side · Operator CEOs
Selling a Catering & Corporate Dining Business
The architecture of a premium exit. Value Gap math, BRI applied, the 18-month transformation roadmap.
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For both sides
The Catering Value Gap
How transferable value leaks in catering & corporate dining deals, and the architecture that closes the gap.
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For acquirers · post-close
Integration in Catering & Corporate Dining Acquisitions
Day-1 through day-365 integration architecture. Where deals fail and the substrate that saves them.
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For advisors · IBs · lenders
Catering & Corporate Dining M&A Diligence Playbook
The Strategic Capacity diligence layer. Runs alongside QoE. Pre-LOI viable.