Matthews House Acquires Cuisines Catering

December 15, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
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Matthews House Acquires Cuisines Catering
Owners Carroll and Sheila Ogle Adding To Heart Of Cary Acquisitions

CARY, N.C. – Carroll and Sheila Ogle, Owners of Matthews House, have announced the Cary events facility has acquired Cuisines Catering. Cuisines Catering is a full service catering and event design company that caters weddings, socials, and corporate events, providing clients with a special events coordinator and consultants to customize menus and manage details. This acquisition will allow the Matthews House, a Greek revival mansion on Cary's historic Chatham Street, to provide a more cost-effective catering option for its customers. With this new asset, the Ogles become the proprietor of several local companies, including MRPP, Inc., Integrated Clinical Trial Services, a firm offering complete management of the patient recruitment process for clinical trials, Matthews House, Cuisines Catering and numerous real estate ventures.

“We are excited to take on this new venture, linking Matthews House and Cuisines Catering,” said Carroll Ogle. Sheila Ogle added, “This acquisition will allow us to offer more cost-effective packages for our clients.”

About Matthews House:
Matthews House, a stately, Greek revival mansion nestled among giant oaks and flower gardens on Cary's historic Chatham Street, is a unique event facility designed for weddings, receptions, corporate meetings and entertainment. The renovated 1920s mansion offers spacious reception/dining areas; a fully equipped conference room with a high-speed Internet connection and complete presentation capabilities; four fully furnished upstairs bedrooms plus a master bedroom/honeymoon suite. For more information call 919-467-1944 or visit http://www.Matthews-House.com.

About Sheila Hale Ogle:
Ogle, a native of Cary, North Carolina, is CEO of MRPP, Inc. Media Research Planning & Placement Inc. (MRPP) is a full service media agency founded in 1986 by Sheila H. Ogle. The company is recognized, nationally, regionally and locally as a leading agency for managing the complete media process, including media market research, media planning and media buying.



Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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