Brancato’s Catering started business as Robinson Catering in 1942. In 1968, Nate Brancato purchased the company from Chuck Robinson. The company provides off-site catering services for social occasions, weddings, receptions, corporate events and family get-together. It has an extensive menu of Mexican, Italian and American cuisine with of a range of buffet preparations, steak specials, breakfast specials, hors d’oeuvres, box lunches and carryouts. Its subsidiaries provide party rentals such as tables and chairs, tents, audiovisual equipment, linen, china, decorative awnings and tarp covers. The company, headquartered in Grandview, Mo., serves the entire Midwest region, including Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Ottawa, Saint Joseph, Sedalia and Harrisonville, Mo.