- 1950’s Graves BillBoard
For 60 years, our mission has been to offer the highest quality products available. Our employees are committed to serving you with courteous service, timely deliveries and consistent, high quality products.
Founded in 1947 by John L. Graves, John Graves Food Service quickly established itself as a consistent purveyor of quality meat products in and around the Chillicothe, MO area. In 1951 John began fabricating portion control steaks and beef patties under the Mr. G’s Quality Cut Meats label, which we continue to proudly sell.
In 1968 Dick Graves, following in his father’s footsteps, established Menu Maker Foods in Jefferson City, MO. Building on their center-of-the-plate expertise, John and Dick began to offer a full-line of frozen foods to their customers.
In 1989, under Dick’s leadership, both companies joined forces and became members of UniPro Foodservice, a cooperative of independent foodservice distributors. This association provided Graves Menu Maker Foods the access and ability to broaden their product offerings to include canned goods, dry groceries, non-foods and specialty items. Dick has directed the company to tremendous growth, both geographically and with product diversity.Recently, Dick Graves wife Tracy Graves has joined the Menu Maker team. She has added much knowledge and is very helpful ensuring that our customers success is our goal.
The rest is history! After many years of growth and expansion Graves Menu Maker Foods has established itself as the dependable source of foodservice products and services in the Midwest. Graves Menu Maker Foods will help you with all your product needs. Give our 60 years’ experience a chance-you will be glad you did, and so will your customers.