History of McHale's Events and Catering
1950’s
Charles McHale Sr. (Charles) began the family business when
he opened M&W Market, which was located at Madison and Wallace
in Covington, Kentucky.
1965
After graduating from the Toledo School of Meat Cutting, Charles
McHale Jr. (Charlie) became the second grocer in his family
when he opened Junior’s Food Market, which was located
at 4010 Decoursey Avenue in Covington, Kentucky. Charlie also
expanded the business to include freshly-cut meat.
1967
Charlie moved the Decoursey Avenue store to a brand new building
on Winston Avenue in Latonia, Kentucky. Charlie also grew the
family business by opening a new store at 6417 Dixie Highway
in Florence, Kentucky. To better emphasize its service of providing
freshly-cut meat, he also renamed the business McHale’s
Meats.
1976
Once again, Charlie grows the family business by opening a new
store at 1949 Dixie Highway in Ft. Wright, Kentucky. He also
expanded the business by adding a deli and catering services.
1986
After 21 years in the grocery business, Charlie reached record
sales of $7 million. Unfortunately, 1986 was also the year that
Charlie McHale passed away leaving the business to his wife,
Mary McHale. Due to family responsibilities, Mary turns over
management of the family business to Charles McHale III (Chuck).
1990
Due to changes in the retail industry, Mary McHale sells the
family business to Remke Markets. Ten months later, Chuck purchases
the Florence store back from Remke Markets. It is at this time
that Chuck’s focus began to change from the retail food
industry to the off-premise catering industry. From 1991 to
1998, as retail sales declined, catering sales increased and
more than made up the difference.
1998
Chuck sells the last retail store and moves his off-premise catering
business to a brand new 2000 square foot industrial kitchen
in Wilder, Kentucky which was equipped to handle catering services
for over 3000 guests per day.
1999
McHale’s Catering opened The
Marquise Banquet & Conference Center, an elegant full-service
banquet facility, in Wilder, Kentucky.
2002
McHale’s Catering takes over management of The
Point Pavilion, located in Covington, Kentucky. After extensive
renovations, The
Point reopens as an exquisite full-service banquet facility. McHale’s Catering expands its name to McHale’s Catering
& Event Specialists to better emphasize its broadening scope
of services.
2002
McHale’s Catering more than meets anticipated sales goals
by doubling total sales since the opening of The
Marquise. McHale’s accomplished this goal by focusing
on larger on-premise events and eliminating smaller off-premise
events decreasing the number of overall orders by 40%.
2003
McHale’s Catering & Event Specialists purchased Wood
Brothers Smokehouse and Grill and Town & Country Banquet
Center and renames it The
Gardens of Park Hills. The Gardens features two elegant
banquet rooms, The Vista Room and The Arbor Room. After
extensive renovations, McHale’s Catering & Event
Specialists opens The
Gardens of Park Hills Vista Room. Decorated in a Tuscany
Garden theme, the Vista Room exuberates elegance.
2004
McHale’s Catering & Event Specialists was selected
as one of three exclusive caterers for the Drees
Pavilion at Devou Memorial Overlook. With a spectacular
view of downtown Cincinnati, a fabulously decorated banquet
room, exquisite cuisine and supreme service, the Drees Pavilion
delivers excellence. Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce names McHale's Catering
one of the top 30 fastest growing companies in the region--for
the fourth consecutive year.
2005
McHale's Catering celebrates it's 40th year anniversary--with
an estimated 2.4 million meals served!
2006
To help celebrate McHale's involvement in the community, they offer a free $6,000 event as a contest to a worthy non-profit in the area. Due to the number of entries, they decided to award 3 non-profits with events.
2007
McHale’s Catering and Event Specialist changes name to reflect broader range of services to McHale’s Hospitality Group.
2008
In March 2008, major renovations were completed on The Arbor Room at the Garden Park Hills. The room received all new colors, carpet and updated accents. During 2008, McHale’s was selected to be one of the exclusive caterers for The Grand located in Odd Fellows Hall in historic Covington. Since then, McHale’s has taken over day to day management of this elegant building. With the blending of the history of this building with the timeless elegance, The Grand provides a classic backdrop for events and is an excellent addition to McHale’s Hospitality Group.
2009
McHale's Catering purchases THE ELEGANCE BANQUET HALL and begins renovations to turn it into THE FLORENTINE EVENT CENTER.
2010
McHale's Events and Catering is awarded as one of the top 10 workplaces in the Cincinnati area.
2011
McHale's Events and Catering completes construction on our new $350,000 commerical kitchen.
2012
McHale's Events and Catering is honored by The Knot as one of the best places to have a wedding, our chef Chris Weist wins NKY Magazine's Best Chef of Northern Kentucky.
2013
McHale's Events and Catering opens The Pinnacle, a new venue in Covington, KY. McHale’s Events and Catering and The Gardens of Park Hills are both recognized by The Knot as one of the best places to have a wedding.
Currently
With six exquisite venues, a reputation for providing delectable cuisine and unparalleled service, the future of McHale’s Events and Catering is unlimited. Our goal is to continue to exceed all expectations in the area of on-premise and off-premise catering services.
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