noun
caterer; catering business
Refers to a business that prepares and delivers meals for events, parties, or institutions. Often used for traditional Japanese catering.
会議の昼食は仕出し屋に頼んだ。
We ordered lunch for the meeting from a caterer.
地元の仕出し屋が結婚式の料理を用意した。
A local caterer prepared the food for the wedding reception.
ケータリング is a loanword often used for Western-style catering services, while 仕出し屋 typically implies a traditional Japanese caterer.
Compound of 仕出し (shidashi, 'catering', from 仕出す 'to send out food') and 屋 (ya, 'shop' or 'business').