About GRO Catering Services and Staff

About Us

GRO Catering is a full-service catering company. GRO is devoted to delivering an exceptional dining experience to our guests, with delicious food and reliable service. With our "Full Service," we handle every aspect of your meal for you, even the dreaded clean-up!

We offer a wide selection of menus and packages. However, many of our events are customized to meet the needs of each individual client. We take pride in bringing a passion for food and service to the residents of Northwest Arkansas.

With over 60 years of combined catering experience, GRO Catering values our history in the community and is passionate about giving back. Seeing the smiles on our client's faces after a successful event is the reason we are in this industry.

GRO Catering, based out of Rogers, Fayetteville, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, proudly services Northwest Arkansas, Eastern Oklahoma, and Southern Missouri. From Drop Off & Go catering to Serve Galas, our customers value the attention to detail our staff provides.

SEE TESTIMONIALS from our customers.

OUR STAFF

Anne Foster,
Catering Director

Anne comes to the catering world via the special events industy. Her 25 years of special events experience helps in the execution of catered events. Anne is a natural planner and organizer. Her attention to details and her love for events is evident in her customer's praises. Anne has been blessed to create extraordinary events for families, nonprofits, and corporate clients in Northwest Arkansas. On her free weekends, Anne is searching for antiques - her other passion!

Mariah Johnson,
Catering Director

Mariah, armed with a friendly personality and talent for guest experiences, has served as Golden Corral’s hospitality manager for over 7 years. In addition to her role as hospitality manager, Mariah found a passion in the way catering can bring groups of people closer together. Her execution of customer service and love for pleasing the guest goes above and beyond. As the Catering Director for GRO Catering in the River Valley area, Mariah’s goal is to connect with the community and develop lasting relationships. When she is not hard at work, Mariah loves the outdoors and spending time with friends and family.

Jon Fritchey,
General Manager/
Operating Partner

Jon's knowledge of food, preparation, and execution of large catered events places GRO Catering at a level all its own! Jon's 35 years of experience brings a unique level of expertise to GRO. When not in the kitchen, Jon is an avid golfer and his love of the game has led him to start an annual golf tournament benefiting Camp Corral. Camp Corral is a non-profit which sends children of past, present, and fallen military personnel to summer camp. More information on Camp Corral

Waitstaff and
Kitchen Staff

Every GRO employee understands why we exist – to create joy through our service at clients' events! GRO's large, experienced staff takes pride in the execution of your event. From the quality and freshness of our food, to the creation of your menu, the delivery, and execution/service at your event, we take pride in our staff for their dedication. Our staff is dedicated to taking care of your needs and the needs of your guests, ensuring a successful event!

Testimonials

~ What do they say ~

Thank you so much for providing delicious meals for our conference attendees. I heard many compliments about the food and wanted to pass them along. It was wonderful to work with you and we will certainly call you again for any future events in Bentonville.

Erin W.

Anne, thank you for handling our rehearsal dinner and reception so professioinally. The dinner was delicious and your staff were so gracious and kind. It was a pleasure working with you.

Rebecca K.

Your thoughtfulness champions children and families at Arkansas Children's Northwest every day – thank you for the delicious food you provided for our families.

Rebecca N.

Everyone raved about the lunch! We will most definitely use you again. Thank you!

Barbara M.

Thank you again for the wonderful food for the baby shower I hosted. Everything was fantastic!

Rhonda D.

The food and service were amazing! Thank you for a top-notch job!

Brandy C.

Thank you so much for working with us on our reception catering. Everything was perfect. We appreciate all your hard work, and your staff was wonderful to work with too!

Jennifer & Casey D.

Thank you so much for providing delicious food in such a professional way at our Annual Memorial Service. The attendees loved the food and it was such an important part of having such a successful event. We appreciate your generosity and all that you do for us at Circle of Life. Thank you!

Allison W.

Thank you for providing meals to our team members during the Pandemic. Your staff was promptly on time with hot boxed meals every shift. Great job, thank you!

Matt B.

I wanted to personally write to thank you for the delicious food. Knowing you were taking care of the food for the Repast Meal relieved my mind. I knew you and your staff would take care of everything and you did. Please tell your staff thank you. We appreciate you more than you know.

Sarah B.

Thank you so much for your help and flexibility this week! I got amazing feedback on how wonderful the food and you were. Thank you, Anne!

Lauren S.

On behalf of all of us Sharing & Caring of Benton County, THANK YOU for your continued support and for providing such delicious meals and outstanding service at our golf tournament. I truly appreciate how easy you make everything!

Ruth W.

Thank you so much for making our reception go off without a hitch! All of our guests loved your food. We so appreciated your staff and how they took care of everything.

Brad & Natalie E.

The food was wonderful and your staff always goes beyond the call! Thank you.

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