Foodies take note! Henry Wainer '72 has been dubbed “ The Willy Wonka of the produce industry" by The Boston Herald for having traveled the world to source the best food products for his family's company, Sid Wainer & Son, which has been in business for over 100 years. Henry helped grow Sid Wainer & Son from 17 people to  over 320 employees who supply over 23,000 chefs nationwide with the absolute best ingredients, including establishing a 300+ crop experimental greenhouse and farm. In fact, most of the unique food items from the pantry of The Food Network’s hit show ‘Chopped’ are provided by Henry and his company. This is a true "two-in-one episode" as Henry first talks about his time at Nichols and what it takes to build and run a large business. We then get into food and travel talk in the second half of the podcast ... including Henry's favorite seasonal ingredients, traveling to Italy for a truffle festival, eating the world's deadliest meal of blowfish sushi in Japan ... and the three cheeses you'll want on your next cheese plate when entertaining. This was an incredibly fun episode to record and I am sure you'll learn some amazing things.

(Show note … After this episode was recorded, Sid Wainer & Son was sold to The Chef’s Warehouse. Henry will remain president of the company and the company will retain the Sid Wainer & Co. name.)

You can visit Sid Wainer & Son's Gourmet Outlet at 2301 Purchase Street, #1, New Bedford, MA 02746 Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. where you'll be able to shop like Gordon Ramsay and sample some of the finest and freshest produce and specialty items the culinary world offers.

Visit their website at: www.sidwainer.com 

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