Barbara Cotton Kirshner has over 25 years of creative, artistic and technical experience in the food industry. This blend of experience and expertise combined with Barbara’s out-of-the-box approach to recipe and new product development has been the catalyst for many new product concepts and new business opportunities.
PROTOTYPE/CONCEPTS Barbara’s creativity has led to the development of products like the Twix Cookie Bar, new flavors of Rondele Cheese Spread, and prototype development of Kudos, and Mars Ice Cream Novelties. DOGGITY'S DINER OrigInal Children's Programming for the Web. TV and more........ Barbara is a partner in a production company currently developing a new and fun Television Show, Doggity's Diner. The Animated Show features a dog that owns a restaurant, who shares ideas for healthy living in a fun and entertaining way geared towards children 4-8yo  RECIPE DEVELOPMENTecipe Development Barbara’s recipes are strategically designed for targeted audiences, and varying dietary needs. Her recipes are thoughtfully created with a consciousness towards ease of preparation, the availability of good quality ingredients locally, and nutritional content. Some of her recent clients include Johnson and Johnson/McNeil Laboratories (Splenda), and Berkshire Grain  |
MENU DEVELOPMENT Her client includes some of the biggest names includes some of the biggest names in the food industry, such as Masterfoods/M&M Mars,Nabisco, Progressive International, Pizza Hut and Qualer Oats. Barbara has also consulted in the development of heart healthy menus for corporate dining, and restaurant groups. She created and opened the Healthy Eating Kafe at the Kripalu Yoga Center. FOOD PHOTOGRPAPHY AND STYLING Barbara works with several photographers for food styling. She has an on going relationship with Black Ice Entertainment, which produces video informercials for kitchenwares and other food related clients.  Fun Time in the Summer Time Each summer Barbara spends several weeks teaching young people about food & nutrition at Camp Medolark, in Washington ME. The success of this program has been overwhelming. Barbara teaches6 hands-on classes daily for 5 days each week full of delicious foods and healthful techniques she learned first-hand at Canyon Ranch Health Resort. At the end of each 4 week camp session Campers take home a cookbook of healthy recipes that made and are now able to share with their families. Teen Culinary Arts Program  Developed for Camp Medolark Washington, ME Barbara holds a B.S. degree in Home Economics and Marketing from the University of Massachusetts. She is a former board member of the Massachusetts Specialty Food Association. |