History of McHale's 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.

May, 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).

January, 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.

November, 1998
Chuck sold the last retail store and moved 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.

May, 1999
McHale’s Catering opened The Marquise Banquet & Conference Center, an elegant full-service banquet facility, in Wilder, Kentucky.

February, 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.

May, 2002
McHale’s Catering expands its name to McHale’s Catering & Event Specialists to better emphasize its broadening scope of services.

December, 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%.

May, 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.

September, 2003
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.

March, 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.

October, 2004
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.

May, 2005
McHale's Catering celebrates it's 40th year anniversary--with an estimated 2.4 million meals served!

Currently
With four exquisite banquet rooms, a reputation for providing delectable cuisine and unparalleled service, the future of McHale’s Catering & Event Specialists is unlimited. Our goal is to continue to exceed all expectations in the area of on-premise and off-premise catering services.