Caterer is a Google Business Profile category used by 22 of the 187 local business types in our free guides — as the main (primary) category for 2 of them. Below is when it fits, when it should only be an extra category, and when to leave it off.
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As a primary category
The primary category carries the most weight, so use it only if it describes the main thing this location is.
- Food truck: truck mainly booked for events
- Caterer: catering for events
As an additional category
Add it on top of your primary category only when the condition is genuinely true at this location.
- Italian restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Pizzeria: only if private events / catering
- Mexican restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Chinese restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Indian restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Thai restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Japanese restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Korean restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Vietnamese restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Mediterranean restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Burger restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Barbecue restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Steakhouse: only if private events / catering
- Seafood restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Fish and chip shop: only if private events / catering
- Vegan restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Breakfast and brunch restaurant: only if private events / catering
- Sandwich shop: only if private events / catering
- Butcher shop: only if bBQ packs / catering
- Event venue: only if in-house catering
When to leave it off
For these business types it usually describes a different or broader business, so it tends to blur rather than help:
How to add or change it
In your Business Profile, edit your business category, start typing “Caterer” and choose it from Google's list (you can't type a custom category). You get one primary and up to nine additional categories; fewer, accurate ones are better than a full list. Category changes can take a few days to show and Google may review them before they go live. Step-by-step: change your category safely · category not in the list?
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