1946 It all started when Henry and Rosemary Kowalski opened Uncle Ben’s Diner in San Antonio, a little beer and barbecue spot near St. Mary’s University. Rosemary sent the business in a new direction when she began catering private parties, making the deliveries in her 1953 Buick.

1968 As the 1960s were coming to a close, Catering by Rosemary had outgrown Uncle Ben’s, so the Kowalskis said goodbye to the old diner and moved to a bigger place on Zarzamora Street. Before long, the business occupied eleven buildings on four city blocks. The expansion came just in time for HemisFair ’68, where Catering by Rosemary made a big splash, catering 105 of the 112 pavilion celebrations at the Fair.

1972 This was the year the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center awarded its food and beverage contract to Catering by Rosemary. More than 30 years later, the company is still the Convention Center’s official caterer, sending delicious, creative meals out of the 18,000 sf on-site kitchen and three satellite kitchens.

1981 The company continued to grow so robustly that another move was necessary, this time to a 6-acre site in downtown San Antonio, where all the company’s subsidiaries — floral design, rental equipment, destination management, catering, corporate dining, and deli deliveries — came together under one roof.

1989 The company name, Catering by Rosemary, didn’t communicate the broad array of services being offered, so the 45-year-old firm was re-christened “The RK Group.” The same year, founder Rosemary Kowalski turned leadership of the company over to her son, Greg, who continues the family tradition of quality, service, and innovation.

Today The RK Group employs over 800 employees who see to it that the company’s 62-year reputation for excellence is maintained and enhanced as growth continues — in November 2006, The RK Group opened its newest facility in Phoenix.