Walter Zuromski, CEC, CCE, is founder and president of the Chef Services Group, a consultancy located in Lincoln, R.I. A founding member of the Research Chefs Assn., Zuromski is an operations, research and development expert with more than 20 years in the foodservice and manufacturing industry. An accomplished and successful product developer and formulator, Zuromski has been involved with numerous conceptual developments, from ideation to gold-standard product development and through to commercialization. He can be reached via the CSG website at www.chefservicesgroup.com.
Small offerings continue to be big business. Flavors, texturants, stabilizers for freeze-thaw systems—all help processors create high-quality finger foods and well-crafted delicacies.
Traditional appetizers, more formally known as hors d’oeuvre, from the French term referring to an item that’s a “small part set apart from the main work,” are served during the cocktail hour.
