diff --git a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
index 138ad0e..893d835 100644
--- a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import EditGroceryFrequency from "./EditGroceryFrequency";
 import EditGroceryItem from "./EditGroceryItem";
 import {StyleSheet} from "react-native";
 import {IGrocery} from "@/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData";
+import firestore from "@react-native-firebase/firestore";
+import {UserProfile} from "@/hooks/firebase/types/profileTypes";
 
 const GroceryItem = ({
   item,
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ const GroceryItem = ({
   const [category, setCategory] = useState<GroceryCategory>(
     GroceryCategory.None
   );
+  const [itemCreator, setItemCreator] = useState<UserProfile>(null);
 
   const handleTitleChange = (newTitle: string) => {
     updateGroceryItem({id: item?.id, title: newTitle});
@@ -33,8 +36,23 @@ const GroceryItem = ({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setNewTitle(item.title);
+
+    getItemCreator(item?.creatorId);
   }, []);
 
+  const getItemCreator = async (uid: string | undefined) => {
+    if (uid) {
+      const documentSnapshot = await firestore()
+          .collection("Profiles")
+          .doc(uid)
+          .get();
+
+      if (documentSnapshot.exists) {
+        setItemCreator(documentSnapshot.data() as UserProfile)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <View
       key={item.id}
@@ -122,7 +140,7 @@ const GroceryItem = ({
               }}
             ></View>
             <Text color="#858585" text70>
-              Requested by Austin
+              Requested by {itemCreator?.firstName}
             </Text>
           </View>
         </View>
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData.ts b/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData.ts
index 5f7c134..193d1d8 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export interface IGrocery {
     frequency: GroceryFrequency;
     bought: boolean;
     familyId?: string,
+    creatorId?: string
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/useCreateGrocery.ts b/hooks/firebase/useCreateGrocery.ts
index 4f8e027..b286dd3 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/useCreateGrocery.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/useCreateGrocery.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useAuthContext } from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
 import {IGrocery} from "@/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData";
 
 export const useCreateGrocery = () => {
-    const { profileData } = useAuthContext();
+    const { user: currentUser, profileData } = useAuthContext();
     const queryClients = useQueryClient();
 
     return useMutation({
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const useCreateGrocery = () => {
                 const newDoc = firestore().collection('Groceries').doc();
                 await firestore()
                     .collection("Groceries")
-                    .add({...groceryData, id: newDoc.id, familyId: profileData?.familyId})
+                    .add({...groceryData, id: newDoc.id, familyId: profileData?.familyId, creatorId: currentUser?.uid})
             } catch (e) {
                 console.error(e)
             }
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/useGetGroceries.ts b/hooks/firebase/useGetGroceries.ts
index ada31a0..91ac256 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/useGetGroceries.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/useGetGroceries.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const useGetGroceries = () => {
                     approved: data.approved,
                     bought: data.bought,
                     recurring: data.recurring,
-                    frequency: data.frequency
+                    frequency: data.frequency,
+                    creatorId: data.creatorId
                 };
             });
         }
diff --git a/hooks/firebase/useUpdateGrocery.ts b/hooks/firebase/useUpdateGrocery.ts
index b29eead..e5143df 100644
--- a/hooks/firebase/useUpdateGrocery.ts
+++ b/hooks/firebase/useUpdateGrocery.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export const useUpdateGrocery = () => {
     return useMutation({
         mutationKey: ["updateGrocery"],
         mutationFn: async (groceryData: Partial<IGrocery>) => {
-            console.log(groceryData);
             try {
                 await firestore()
                     .collection("Groceries")