Wedding Planners & Venues
Questions 8Top 5 of 269 brandsScore
Subcategory
Catering Services
This index adds up the scores of 5 questions. 159 brands are ranked.
55 regional questions are not added to this index. By region
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1ezCater140.8
- 2Compass Group87.4
- 3Panera Bread83.9
- 4Zerocater77.6
- 5Chipotle73.8
- 6Sodexo65.8
- 7Aramark65.3
- 8Cater2.me64.8
- 9Fooda61.1
- 10Chick-fil-A53.8
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- 11Qdoba51.5
- 12Olive Garden50.7
- 13Wolfgang Puck Catering47.3
- 14HUNGRY45.4
- 15DoorDash for Business42.2
- 16CaterCow36.0
- 17Bon Appétit Management Company33.0
- 18Foodee31.8
- 19Party Rental Ltd.31.4
- 20McAlister’s Deli30.9
- 21Jimmy John’s30.0
- 22The Knot29.1
- 23Town & Country Event Rentals28.9
- 24WeddingWire28.6
- 25BBJ La Tavola28.0
- 26LUX Catering & Events28.0
- 27Jersey Mike’s28.0
- 28Sharebite27.1
- 29Texas Roadhouse26.9
- 30Bright Event Rentals25.8
- 31Rosemary’s Catering23.9
- 32Occasions Caterers23.8
- 33Rocky Mountain Catering & Events21.5
- 34Bright Rentals21.5
- 35Yelp20.7
- 36Panda Express20.5
- 37CORT Events20.0
- 38Better Cater19.2
- 39Cracker Barrel19.1
- 40Bite Catering Couture19.0
- 41Levy18.0
- 42Marquee Event Rentals17.9
- 43Grubhub Corporate Accounts17.7
- 44Premiere Party Rents17.5
- 45Tripleseat Event Management Software17.5
- 46Affordable Party & Event Rentals17.0
- 47Rutt's Catering17.0
- 48Caterease16.8
- 49Brooklyn Party Rental16.5
- 50PartySlate15.9
- 1ezCater140.8
- 2Compass Group87.4
- 3Panera Bread83.9
- 4Zerocater77.6
- 5Chipotle73.8
- 6Sodexo65.8
- 7Aramark65.3
- 8Cater2.me64.8
- 9Fooda61.1
- 10Chick-fil-A53.8
- 11Qdoba51.5
- 12Olive Garden50.7
- 13Wolfgang Puck Catering47.3
- 14HUNGRY45.4
- 15DoorDash for Business42.2
- 16CaterCow36.0
- 17Bon Appétit Management Company33.0
- 18Foodee31.8
- 19Party Rental Ltd.31.4
- 20McAlister’s Deli30.9
- 21Jimmy John’s30.0
- 22The Knot29.1
- 23Town & Country Event Rentals28.9
- 24WeddingWire28.6
- 25BBJ La Tavola28.0
- 26LUX Catering & Events28.0
- 27Jersey Mike’s28.0
- 28Sharebite27.1
- 29Texas Roadhouse26.9
- 30Bright Event Rentals25.8
- 31Rosemary’s Catering23.9
- 32Occasions Caterers23.8
- 33Rocky Mountain Catering & Events21.5
- 34Bright Rentals21.5
- 35Yelp20.7
- 36Panda Express20.5
- 37CORT Events20.0
- 38Better Cater19.2
- 39Cracker Barrel19.1
- 40Bite Catering Couture19.0
- 41Levy18.0
- 42Marquee Event Rentals17.9
- 43Grubhub Corporate Accounts17.7
- 44Premiere Party Rents17.5
- 45Tripleseat Event Management Software17.5
- 46Affordable Party & Event Rentals17.0
- 47Rutt's Catering17.0
- 48Caterease16.8
- 49Brooklyn Party Rental16.5
- 50PartySlate15.9
Top 50 of 159
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
5Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 5 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ezCater | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2Compass Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Panera Bread | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Zerocater | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5Chipotle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6Sodexo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7Aramark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8Cater2.me | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9Fooda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10Chick-fil-A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Qdoba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12Olive Garden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13Wolfgang Puck Catering | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14HUNGRY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15DoorDash for Business | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 5
- 14
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 9
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 5
- 14
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 9
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| ezCater | 14 | Cater2.me (8), Zerocater (8), Sodexo (6) |
| Compass Group | 9 | Sodexo (9), Aramark (9), Wolfgang Puck Catering (7) |
| Panera Bread | 6 | Chipotle (6), Qdoba (5), Olive Garden (5) |
| Zerocater | 9 | ezCater (8), Cater2.me (7), Foodee (5) |
| Chipotle | 6 | Panera Bread (6), Qdoba (5), Olive Garden (5) |
| Sodexo | 9 | Aramark (9), Compass Group (9), Wolfgang Puck Catering (7) |
| Aramark | 9 | Sodexo (9), Compass Group (9), Wolfgang Puck Catering (7) |
| Cater2.me | 8 | ezCater (8), Zerocater (7), Foodee (5) |
| Fooda | 6 | ezCater (6), Cater2.me (5), Foodee (4) |
| Chick-fil-A | 5 | Panera Bread (5), Chipotle (5), Qdoba (4) |
| Qdoba | 5 | Panera Bread (5), Chipotle (5), Jimmy John’s (4) |
| Olive Garden | 5 | Panera Bread (5), Chipotle (5), Qdoba (4) |
| Wolfgang Puck Catering | 9 | Sodexo (7), Aramark (7), Compass Group (7) |
| HUNGRY | 6 | ezCater (4), CaterCow (3), Zerocater (3) |
| DoorDash for Business | 4 | ezCater (4), Fooda (4), Cater2.me (3) |
| CaterCow | 5 | ezCater (5), DoorDash for Business (3), HUNGRY (3) |
| Bon Appétit Management Company | 5 | Sodexo (4), Aramark (4), Compass Group (4) |
| Foodee | 5 | Cater2.me (5), ezCater (5), Zerocater (5) |
| Party Rental Ltd. | 2 | Bright Event Rentals (2), WeddingWire (1), The Knot (1) |
| McAlister’s Deli | 2 | Panera Bread (2), Qdoba (2), Chipotle (2) |
| Jimmy John’s | 4 | Panera Bread (4), Qdoba (4), Chipotle (4) |
| The Knot | 5 | WeddingWire (5), Sodexo (3), Aramark (3) |
| Town & Country Event Rentals | 2 | WeddingWire (1), The Knot (1), Bright Event Rentals (1) |
| WeddingWire | 5 | The Knot (5), Sodexo (3), Aramark (3) |
| BBJ La Tavola | 1 | Town & Country Event Rentals (1) |
| LUX Catering & Events | 1 | |
| Jersey Mike’s | 2 | Panera Bread (2), Qdoba (2), McAlister’s Deli (2) |
| Sharebite | 3 | Cater2.me (3), Foodee (3), ezCater (3) |
| Texas Roadhouse | 4 | Panera Bread (4), Qdoba (4), Jimmy John’s (4) |
| Bright Event Rentals | 2 | Party Rental Ltd. (2), WeddingWire (1), The Knot (1) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | catercow.com | 5 |
| 2 | partyslate.com | 4 |
| 3 | fooda.com | 4 |
| 4 | yelp.com | 4 |
| 5 | tastingtable.com | 4 |
| 6 | reddit.com | 3 |
| 7 | honestbrandreviews.com | 3 |
| 8 | zerocater.com | 3 |
| 9 | flexcateringhq.com | 3 |
| 10 | dealstream.com | 2 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| catercow.com | ezCater | 6 |
| zerocater.com | Zerocater | 5 |
| catercow.com | Cater2.me | 5 |
| catercow.com | Zerocater | 5 |
| fooda.com | ezCater | 4 |
| zerocater.com | ezCater | 4 |
| zerocater.com | Cater2.me | 3 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | Sodexo | 3 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | Aramark | 3 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | Compass Group | 3 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | ezCater | 3 |
| fooda.com | Cater2.me | 3 |
| myshortlister.com | Cater2.me | 3 |
| myshortlister.com | ezCater | 3 |
| myshortlister.com | Zerocater | 3 |
| revenuebase.ai | ezCater | 3 |
| theinternationalman.com | Sodexo | 2 |
| theinternationalman.com | Aramark | 2 |
| ensun.io | Sodexo | 2 |
| ensun.io | Aramark | 2 |
| ensun.io | Compass Group | 2 |
| ensun.io | ezCater | 2 |
| ensun.io | Zerocater | 2 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | Cater2.me | 2 |
| theinternationalman.com | Compass Group | 2 |
| theinternationalman.com | ezCater | 2 |
| fooda.com | Zerocater | 2 |
| revenuebase.ai | Cater2.me | 2 |
| revenuebase.ai | Sodexo | 2 |
| revenuebase.ai | Aramark | 2 |
| revenuebase.ai | Compass Group | 2 |
| expertmarketresearch.com | Zerocater | 2 |
| revenuebase.ai | Zerocater | 2 |
| ensun.io | Cater2.me | 2 |
| theinternationalman.com | Zerocater | 1 |
| zerocater.com | Sodexo | 1 |
| zerocater.com | Aramark | 1 |
| myshortlister.com | Sodexo | 1 |
| myshortlister.com | Aramark | 1 |
| myshortlister.com | Compass Group | 1 |
| zerocater.com | Compass Group | 1 |
| catercow.com | Aramark | 1 |
| catercow.com | Sodexo | 1 |
| theinternationalman.com | Cater2.me | 1 |
| catercow.com | Compass Group | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
By region
This category is measured separately in 55 cities in the United States and Canada. Regional results are shown per city and are not added to the national ranking above.
United States and Canada
New York City
- Leading business by region
- A different business leads in every region55 cities
Arizona
- Phoenix, AZFat Freddy's Catering
California
- Los Angeles, CAHeirloom LA
- Orange County, CaliforniaJay’s Catering
- Sacramento, CACrisp Catering
- San Diego, CAThe Wild Thyme Company
- San Francisco, CAMcCalls Catering & Events
- San Jose, CAHandheld Catering
Colorado
- Denver, COSerendipity Catering
District of Columbia
- Washington, DCWell Dunn
Florida
- Miami, FLBill Hansen Catering & Event Production
- Orlando, FLPuff ’n Stuff Catering
- Tampa, FLGood Food Events + Catering Bing
Georgia
- Atlanta, GABold Catering & Design
Illinois
- Chicago, ILBlue Plate
Indiana
- Indianapolis, INNameless Catering
Kentucky
- Louisville, KYLadyfingers Catering
Louisiana
- New Orleans, LAMessina’s Catering & Events
Maryland
- Baltimore, MDZeffert & Gold
Massachusetts
- Boston, MABG Events & Catering
Michigan
- Detroit, MIEdibles Rex Catering
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MNChowgirls Catering
Missouri
- Kansas City, MOChef Kansas City Catering
- St. Louis, MOButler’s Pantry
Nebraska
- Omaha, NEAttitude on Food
Nevada
- Las Vegas, NVRenaissance Catering
New York
- New York CityDeborah Miller Catering & Events
- BrooklynRed Table Catering
- Long IslandCorinne’s Concepts In Catering
North Carolina
- Charlotte, NCROOTS Catering | Charlotte Catering & Events
- Greensboro, NCReto’s Kitchen
- Raleigh, NCCatering Works, Inc.
Ohio
- Cincinnati, OHCincinnati Catering
- Cleveland, OHA Taste of Excellence
- Columbus, OHTogether & Company
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City, OKFox & Forage Catering and Bar Services
- Tulsa, OKLudger's Catering & Private Dining
Oregon
- Portland, ORVibrant Table Catering & Events
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia Catering Company
- Pittsburgh, PACommon Plea Catering
South Carolina
- Charleston, SCHamby Catering & Events
Tennessee
- Nashville, TNFlavor Catering & Special
Texas
- Austin, TXAustin Catering
- Dallas, TXG Texas Catering
- Fort Worth, TXMagdalena’s Event Venue & Catering
- Houston, TXThe Heights Catering
- San Antonio, TXFour Sisters Catering
Washington
- Seattle, WAArista Catering
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, WISaz’s Catering
Alberta
- Calgary, ABDevour Catering
- Edmonton, ABA Cappella Catering
British Columbia
- Vancouver, BCEdge Catering
Manitoba
- Winnipeg, MBKing Cole Catering
Ontario
- Ottawa, ONMy Catering Group
- Toronto, ONFood Dudes
Quebec
- Montreal, QCOlive Orange
The name beside a city is the business AI named most there.
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