Corporate
Breaks that land between sessions, executive hospitality on its own clock, and one account lead across the whole program.
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Full-service catering, backed by an operation built for festivals.
Catering →Catering →
Branded food and beverage experiences, built and run.
Activations →Activations →
Multi-location concession operations, from permitting to settlement.
Concessions →Concessions →
We run the bar operation. Service through our licensed bar partner.
Bars →Bars →
Concession stands for air shows, stadiums and fairgrounds.
Venues →Venues →
Churro carts for weddings, parties and festivals, through SoCal Churro.
Churros →Churros →Event Specialists runs food and beverage operations at events. Since 1989, across music festivals, sporting events, air shows, entertainment productions, and corporate hospitality throughout Southern California.
That means more than cooking. It means menu development, culinary production, staffing, on-site kitchen infrastructure, equipment, inventory, purchasing, point-of-sale, permitting, load-in, load-out, and settlement reporting: the infrastructure an event needs before a single guest is served.
We work at the scale where that infrastructure keeps service smooth and consistent, from the first guest to the last.
Events, clients and partners
What We Do
Full-service catering for corporate events, private celebrations, productions, and the people who build them.
Weddings & Private Events
Fresh churros served warm from an attended cart, with ice cream and popcorn add-ons, through our sister company SoCal Churro.
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Production & Crew
Crew meals, craft services, and artist and VIP hospitality for film, television, commercial, and live production. Boxed, buffet, or stations. Built around the call sheet. Productions run long and change late, and the meal program has to move with them rather than against them.
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Bars & Beverage
Bar programs sized to pour speed, not headcount, so nobody queues through a keynote. Our own license, permits handled.
Read more →The Operation
One team. One operation. One seamless experience.
We bring food and beverage operations under one experienced team, creating better communication, smoother execution, and a more consistent guest experience from start to finish.
More Ways We Bring Events to Life
Concessions, activations, and full-scale event operations.
Festivals & Large-Scale Events
Multi-stand operations across a footprint, run as one system. Permitting, staffing, cashless POS, and a single reconciled settlement.
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Venue & Recurring Contracts
The same footprint forty times a year. Fixed stand assignments, standing par levels, and a returning core crew.
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Branded Activations
Custom carts and bars built and wrapped to the creative, then run on the day by the people who built them.
Read more →In their words
“Working with Event Specialists was seamless from start to finish. Their team arrived on time, was fully prepared and self-contained, and required very little oversight from our team. The entire operation ran smoothly without creating any issues for our event staff or venue. They were professional, organized, and easy to work with, allowing us to focus on the event while they handled their operation from beginning to end.”
Questions
Can you work a venue with no kitchen?
Yes. We build a full working kitchen on site and bring everything it needs: refrigerated trucks, sinks, potable water, gray water tanks, canopies and flooring.
How late can we change the guest count?
Decreases need at least two weeks' notice before the event. Increases need at least one week.
Do you handle permits and health department filings?
Yes, we handle the permitting. Depending on the event, the fees are paid either by us or by the client, and we agree that up front.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry a $5 million general liability policy and can add your venue, or anyone else you need, as additional insured on the certificate.
How far do you travel?
We work across the Western United States, and for the right event, anywhere in the country. Our carts are permitted through Los Angeles County Environmental Health, and events outside that jurisdiction run on permits filed for the event. A second warehouse in Ohio runs a smaller fleet of carts and booths covering the East Coast, from Washington, DC to Florida.
What is your minimum?
It depends on the services you book. Tell us what you need and we'll quote it.
Do you handle POS and settlement reporting?
Yes. Every transaction runs through our POS system. You can watch sales live or get a full sales report at the end of each day, with settlement breakdowns.