Company Profile

Full spectrum Product and Recipe Development Company with focus on development for retail and foodservice processors and operators.

Services

• Flavor, Product, and Recipe Development
  • TRCD Inc. develops & tests over 500 recipes per year
• Food Styling & Photography
• Sales and Marketing Support
• National Account Presentation
• Sensory Evaluation
• Consultation Services
• Food Entertainment
  • Television
  • Radio
  • Newspaper, Magazine, and other Print Media
  • Ted Reader’s World Famous Q School
• BBQ Catering
• Retail and Foodservice Products
  • Grilling & Glazing Sauces
  • Rubs & Oils
  • oAward Winning Products & Recipes

Product Promotion & Demonstrations

• Spokesperson
  • Maille Mustard
  • McCain
  • Napoleon Appliance Corporation
  • Playtex/Wet Ones
• Trade Shows
  • Promotional Personality, Product Demonstrations, Product Sampling
  • Rupari Foodservice – National Restaurant Show
    Plumrose USA – Food Marketing Institute Tradeshow
    Cooke Aquaculture/Heritage Salmon – Boston Seafood Show
    Nova Scotia Arctic Charr – Boston Seafood Show, Gourmet Food & Wine Show
    Napoleon Appliance Corporation – HPBA
    Ontario Pork – Good Food Festival
    FPI – Canadian Food and Beverage Show
    Rupari – International Pizza Show
    McCain Foods – Grey Cup, Good Food Festival, Buskerfest
    Ontario Craft Brewers – Toronto Festival of Beer
    Dr. Oetker – Canadian Food and Beverage Show
    Omstead – Canadian Food and Beverage Show

History / Accreditations / Writings

• 25 years of Food Service, Retail, and Restaurant Expertise
• Executive Chef - Skydome Hotel 1989-1992
• Corporate Development Chef - Loblaw Companies Limited/President’s Choice 1993-1997

Author and Food Writer

Cookbooks

• *See Published Book List

Magazines

• Bon Appetit
• GQ Magazine
• City Bites Magazine
• Chill Magazine – The Beer Store
• New Product Design Magazine
• Chili Pepper Magazi

Television Shows & Guest Appearances

• King of the Q Grilling Adventures –
  CTV and CTV Travel 2003 & 2004 & 2005
• Cottage Country Television – CTV/CBC 1994-2002
• Fishing the Flats – TSN/OLN 2000-2006
• Camping Out TV – OLN 2002
• Live! With Regis and Kelly – 2003 & 2004 & 2005
• Fox & Friends 2003 & 2004
• Grilling Maestros 2003 & 2004
  • PBS Television Network - 2 Seasons x 16 Episodes per Season
• QVC Shopping Network 2003
  • o 2 Appearances to sell ‘Hot and Sticky BBQ’ Cookbook
• Discovery Channel – Secret Science of Everyday Things & Daily Planet
• HGTV – Kitchen Equipped
• Food Network Canada – Christine Cushing Live
• Breakfast Television – CityTV
• Canada AM – CTV
• Good Morning Canada – CTV

Awards

• NBBQA Awards of Excellence – Raleigh, North Carolina 2007
  • Best New BBQ/Grill Cookbook
    Gold Medal
    King of the Q’s Blue Plate BBQ
  • Best New BBQ Specialty Product
    Gold Medal
    The Art of Plank Grilling – Licked by Fire, Kissed by Smoke
  • Best New BBQ Restaurant Menu
    Gold Medal
    Teddy’s Island BBQ – Cofresi Beach, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
  • Barbeque Marinades – Asian
    Bronze Medal
    King of the Q Wasabi Teriyaki Grilin’ and Glazin’ Sauce

• NBBQA Awards of Excellence – Houston, Texas 2005
  • Best Cookbook
    Gold Medal
    Hot and Sticky BBQ
  • Best Sauce
    Gold Medal
    King of the Q Pineapple Rum Sauce
  • Best Asian Sauce
    Silver Medal
    King of the Q Spicy Asian Marinade
  • Best Steak Spice
    Silver Medal
    King of the Q Amazing Steak Spice
  • Best Cajun Spice 2005
    Silver Medal Winner
    King of the Q Bayou Bite Cajun Spice

• Sial D’Or Awards - Paris France
  • Best New Product
    If Chickens Could Fly!
    President’s Choice/Loblaw Companies Limited

• Cuisine Canada Cookbook Awards 2000
  • Sticks and Stones Cookbook

Compensation Options

• Daily Rate
• Monthly Rate
• Retainer
• Per Project Basis

Non-Compete Positioning

• Confidentiality agreements discussed on a per client basis.

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