January 19, 2011 Meeting

Einav Gefen, corporate chef for Unilever North America, will share what a research and development chef for a large food company does on a daily basis and how products get developed. After working as a restaurant chef and a chef-instructor, she is now one of 250 chefs employed by Unilever around the world. She will discuss how she is responsible for setting the bar, from a culinary point of view, for culinary development, keeping a pulse on restaurant and food trends, and inspiring passion for food; functions as a quality gatekeeper throughout the development process; and provides support for product innovations and rejuvenations and internal culinary education.