Essex has 67 caterers based in it, across Basildon, Billericay, Braintree, Brentwood, Canvey Island, Chelmsford and 13 other towns.
Chelmsford holds 10 of them, Maldon only 3.
11 of the 20 trades are covered from inside Essex, most often buffet catering (44), party catering (43) and food truck hire (20).
Trading addresses on file in the county: 1, 3 A224, 102 Billericay Rd and 10 pm.
Oldest here is Milsom Catering of Colchester, 70+ years in business in the trade.
Landlines run on 01206, 01245, 01255, 01268 and 01277.
37 of the 67 have a food hygiene rating matched on the FSA register, 32 of them at the top grade.
20 work from a van, trailer or mobile unit.
They also work into Barking and Dagenham, Bishop's Stortford, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and 28 other towns.
Largest town still without a page: Thundersley and South Benfleet, 49,886 people.

Other towns in Essex

15 towns in Essex have no page yet. A town page needs at least three caterers based there.