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Merri-Makers began their catering business in 1978 and have facilitated countless corporate events, awards ceremonies and holiday parties. Today Merri-Makers Catering is the exclusive corporate caterer on some of New Jersey’s premier properties including: Bonnet Island Estate and the Mallard Island Yacht Club on Long Beach Island, and Neshanic Valley Golf Course in Somerset County. Merri-Makers Corporate Catering division is also on the recommended catering list for corporate event destinations that include Grounds for Sculpture, Morris Museum and The Berkeley Hotel.
With their high-end catering division, M2 Caterers, coupled with their Food Solutions division, MM365, this multi-faceted catering and food service organization has established itself as New Jersey’s pre-eminent caterer providing quality food and service for all occasions including weddings, corporate events, meetings, social gatherings and gourmet nutrition fulfillment.

More information on Merri-Makers and their locations can be found at: http://merrimakerscatering.com/locations

Merri-Makers have catered the past three Governor’s Inaugural Balls, as well as President George W. Bush’s political fundraiser in May 2007. They most recently catered the Grand Opening for Tiffany’s, Red Bank and on the same night, a fundraiser for Child Advocacy for the Freehold Raceway Mall celebration of their new stores and restaurant expansions.
In 2006, Jack McCann III, Merri-Makers’ Chef de Cuisine, was voted Chef of the Year by the International Caterers Association. The International Caterers Association (ICA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, mentoring and service for professional caterers and promoting the profession of catering to clients, industry members, vendors and the public.
As the exclusive catering company for many venues in New Jersey, Merri-Makers offer a broad variety of facilities to meet any client’s needs. Merri-Makers is known for infusing an unwavering passion for the culinary arts into every event they host. Their obsession for detail translates into a flawless execution every time. Creative menus, artful presentation and professional staff make Merri-Makers corporate events truly exceptional.

About Merri-Makers
For the past 30 years, Merri-Makers has been providing quality food and service to functions including weddings, corporate events, social celebrations, contract and gourmet nutrition. Merri-Makers is the exclusive on-site caterer for many facilities throughout New Jersey and they have been the recipient of many notable awards including ‘Best Caterer’ from national magazine The Knot in 2007 and 2008.

Mark Murphy
Merri-Makers Caterers
97 Sunfield Avenue, Suite C
Edison, NJ 08837
877-625-3770
info@merrimakerscatering.com

“Somerset County Parks Commission contracts NJ catering company for Neshanic Valley Golf Course. The gourmet caterer offers off-premise catering.”

Merri-Makers, New Jersey’s pre-eminent caterer for 30 years, announces that they have entered into an exclusive 5-year partnership with the Somerset County New Jersey Parks Commission to manage the food & beverage operations of the award-winning Neshanic Valley Golf Course, starting in January of 2009. Merri-Makers is a pre-eminent caterer of large upscale banquets, servicing well-known New Jersey clients for thirty years.

Neshanic Valley Golf Course is the gem of the Somerset Park System and has been rated in the top five public golf courses in the State of New Jersey, while garnishing national recognition, as well. Replete with 27 PGA championship holes, Neshanic Valley GC also has, on site, a world-renowned Callaway Learning Center, with its own 9 hole course. The facility is completely open to the public.

The Clubhouse at Neshanic Valley contains a main room available for parties, seminars, benefits , golf outings, weddings and private parties for up to 200 people. Merri-Makers plans on re-decorating this beautiful catering facility and opening the panoramic-beauty of “A Room with a View” in time for the 2009 season. Plans also include the installation of a fully serviced tent on premises, “Splendor in the Grass”, able to accommodate up to 500 people.

For more information you can contact:

Mark B. Murphy
VP Business Development & Marketing
markm@merrimakers.com
732-225-0009, ext. 121
732-225-0009

The Grounds For Sculpture, a 35-acre public sculpture park located in Hamilton, NJ. was founded in 1992 on the site of the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture for all people.

Visitors to the park can enjoy the outdoor permanent collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children, artist residencies and lectures, tours for adults, schoolchildren, toddlers, as well as touch tours for the blind. In addition, the park also offers various events, a 35-acre arboretum, shopping and dining,. In 2007, over 100,000 people visited Grounds For Sculpture.

In their ongoing relationship to provide the region with world-class artistic and dining experiences, Merri-Makers, in conjunction with the Grounds for Sculpture offer and unique venue within the State of New Jersey for people to enjoy the finest food and beverage services among some world-class pieces of contemporary art.

Merri-Makers and their new off-premise division, M2 Caterers, continues their 30 year tradition of providing the highest quality food in the most unique venues around the state of New Jersey.

You can contact M2 Caterers by calling the sales team at:

732-225-0009

After over 30 successful years of providing the highest quality food in the most unique venues around the state of New Jersey, Merri-Makers is pleased to announce their newly-formed, high-end off premise catering division: M2 Caterers.

M2 Caterers is led by Chef de Cuisine, Jack McCann, a recipient of the industry-acclaimed “Chef of the Year”, awarded by the International Caterers Association. The M2 Catering Division continues the Merri-Makers legacy of providing world-class catered events to notable people and organizations including the NJ RNC’s fundraising dinner, featuring President George W. Bush, the inaugural balls of Governors McGreevy and Corzine, as well as the various food and entertainment needs of a number of Fortune 500 Companies the reside in New Jersey.

M2 can provide all that is needed for a beautiful wedding or glorious party at any location throughout the tri-state area.

You can contact M2 Caterers by calling the sales team at:

732-225-0009