Essex Business Forum

Chelmsford

Caterer seat open

Looking for a recommended caterer in Chelmsford?

At EBF, we only ever recommend businesses we know and trust. Right now, our caterer seat is empty, so we’re looking for someone good near Chelmsford.

Which one are you?

I know a great caterer

Recommend them to us

I’m a caterer

Claim the only seat

For everyone

Can you recommend a caterer in Chelmsford?

If you’ve used a caterer you’d happily recommend, tell us about them. We’ll invite them to a no-obligation breakfast meeting, and you could help a local business grow.
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For the right business

Are you a caterer in Chelmsford?

There’s a seat with your name on it. Essex Business Forum only ever accepts one caterer, so every catering enquiry our members hear about is yours. Chelmsford is just about 25 minutes from our Thursday meeting down the A12.
Claim the seat – book a free visit
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Where the work comes from

Why referrals flow for a caterer

The warmest leads rarely come from cold marketing. They come from people who regularly talk to businesses, families and event hosts – usually right at a party, a corporate event or a wedding. This is why events organisers, venues and wedding planners are such strong allies for any caterer, in Chelmsford or anywhere in Essex.
Natural referral partners: events organisers, venues and wedding planners

Getting there from Chelmsford

Chelmsford is the county city of Essex, home to the cathedral, Anglia Ruskin University and a centre that runs from Bond Street to the independents on Moulsham Street.
Chelmsford is about 25 minutes from the meeting down the A12.
By train: Greater Anglia trains run from Chelmsford station.
Where we meet and where to park →

Membership

Why businesses join EBF

Once you join, you’ll get your own profile page on our website and a 60-second slot every week to present your business, and a chance to appear on our podcast, The Referral Effect. Each week includes a short training session to help you grow how you work. Once you’ve been with us a year, you can apply for our Mark of Excellence, a quality badge members show off with pride.

£25,000+

of new business a year, on average, for each member through EBF

Your own profile page

60 seconds or more every week

A spot on The Referral Effect podcast

Mark of Excellence after 12 months

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How our meetings work

Members meet every Thursday between 6:30am and 8:30am, before most working days begin. Every week you get 60 seconds or more to tell the room about your business – roughly double some other networking groups give you. Between meetings, members book one-to-one catch-ups to learn what each other is looking for, and there’s a genuine social side too – summer BBQs, Halloween events and charity challenges.
Members having breakfast together at the long meeting table

What it costs

Visiting costs nothing. If you’d like to join, membership fees can be spread into monthly payments, including our 6-month trial, which makes it manageable for smaller businesses.
See membership details and costs →

Questions

Does the caterer have to be based in Chelmsford?

No. EBF members travel in from all over Essex, so any great caterer nearby is worth recommending.

Is there any obligation to join?

Not at all. Visiting costs nothing, with no pressure to sign up. Join us one Thursday, see how the meeting runs and make up your own mind.
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Recommend someone, or take the seat

However you found this page, we’d love to hear from you: introduce a caterer you trust, or claim the seat yourself.