Meet Chef Jeff Merry;

A little over a year ago, AGAR brought Veteran Chef Jeff Merry on board to spearhead their Test Kitchen initiative. The AGAR Test Kitchen is a concept that welcomes customers of AGAR to come in and have Chef Merry work side by side with chefs and owners to take a look at their menus and try to come up with solutions to their challenges whether it’s menu items, food costs, labor costs or whatever can help them become more profitable in these times. Chef Merry offers many valuable solutions including the re-engineering of their menus and advice on portion sizes etc… As a food distributor in New England, AGAR tries very hard to offer other value-added services to their customers. This is just one example.

Chef Merry is a 25-year veteran of the foodservice industry. He has served as executive chef at major hotels in the greater Boston area and beyond. Chef Merry served as Director of Food and Beverage at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Natick, MA. and served as a Chef Instructor at Newbury College in Brookline, MA, where he trained countless students for a culinary career.

During his career, he has earned many industry awards including the Peabody Hotel Group “Culinary Leadership Award,” “Manager of the Year” Executive Chef, Intercontinental Hotel Group “Best of the Best,” Crowne Plaza Americas “Food & Beverage Director of the Year,” and “Manager of the Year” Director of Food and Beverage.

Click on the video and get to know Chef Jeff Merry; If you’d like to visit the test kitchen, contact AGAR.