Caterer

[poli]

A caterer is a person or company that prepares food usually for parties and events. Dictionaries say abastecedor, but that seems more like purveyor.
Is abastecedor the right word for caterer?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Yes, "abastecedor", "proveedor", "surtidor", are all good, as long as they go with "de alimentos/comida", because those words could be used to a purveyor of any kind. :)

Also, for the specific service of parties and events, in Mexico we would prefer "servicio de banquetes". :)

[pjt33]

In Spain I think the most common phrase would be servicio de cátering.

(The TV series Los misterios de Laura had a character whose company was called Catering Zeta Jones, which I thought an excellent pun).

[JPablo]

Excellent pun, indeed. :-)

From An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 10.2
caterer

(n.) = catering, servicio de restauración
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.