Global Excellence 2019

Acquisition International - Global Excellence 2019 33 Acquisition International - Issue 1 27 A Taste Of The Future Company: Culinary Systems Inc Address: Windermere, Florida 34786 Website: www.culinarysystems.com Innovation in food follows a horizontal path - one that is a slow, evolutionary improvement. If you’re too early, customers will not understand your product. If you’re too late, you are just following a trend, not creating one. Menu Innovator ® provides the essentials, becoming your tool kit to help you develop innovative food with mass appeal. All of the data that is collected, such as restaurants, menu items, even measurement of culinary media, come together as components driving the Menu Innovator ® analysis. Leading Menu Innovator ® forward is 43-year veteran of the food industry, chef Tony Lagana. Often called the “New Product Guru”, Tony is trained in the classics and nouvelle cuisine. He has worked in new concept development for Kraft Foods, and was also director of culinary at Darden restaurants. Tony and his team have generated over a staggering two billion dollars in sales for their clients in restaurants, retail, and manufacturing. As for what the future holds for the talented firm, the gifted team behind Menu Innovator ® hopes to continue to build on their exceptional success and to become the go-to-site for creators of new food in any form. The team hopes to provide unbiased culinary-forward data which can easily be incorporated into strategies resulting in ground- breaking and profitable new food options. Most Influential Restaurant Product Development Expert 2019 - USA