Catering Company – Saltwater Catering Co.
Saltwater Catering Co. is a full-service, family-owned catering company serving the Tampa Bay area, with roots that trace back to founding chef Chuck Weldon, who has worked in the St. Petersburg food industry since 1974 and established the company in 1983. The team brings 50 years of combined culinary experience and draws on its Gulf Coast fishing family heritage, specializing in seafood while preparing quality food across all cuisine types. Family members fill key roles, including Executive Chef Chris Weldon, Operations Development Coordinator Betty Weldon, and Event Creativity Coordinator and Planner Jessica Weldon.
The company caters events of every scale, from school lunches to elaborate weddings and corporate functions. Its stated focus areas are food and space creativity, attention to detail, impeccable service, and fresh, quality food. Sample menus offered as downloadable PDFs include the A La Carte Corporate Lunch, A La Carte Corporate Breakfast, Full Moon Menu, Middle Grounds Menu, Papa W’s Hemingway Menu, Sand Bar Menu, and Sunset Menu, giving clients a range of options for different occasions and budgets.
Beyond event catering, Saltwater Catering Co. runs a specialized school lunch program for local private schools, building customized menus tailored to each school’s needs. To support that program, the company developed an online ordering and account management system for school parents, streamlining meal selection and payment. The business was featured on Bay News 9, which highlighted its culinary offerings, and it maintains a photo gallery documenting completed events along with an active Facebook presence.
Customers interested in the school program or in booking weddings, corporate gatherings, and other events can reach the company through its website contact form. The downloadable sample menus give clients a starting point for planning, while the school ordering system reflects the company’s investment in serving recurring private-school clients across the Tampa Bay area. Operating from the St. Petersburg and wider Tampa Bay market, Saltwater Catering Co. combines decades of regional restaurant experience with a seafood-forward approach for clients throughout the Gulf Coast community.