June 18, 2024
seCTer staff in May presented the owner of Moromi, producer of a handcrafted, Japanese-style soy sauce, miso and hot sauces, a check for $9,912 from the seCTerRise grant program.
The funding will be used to upgrade equipment and hire staff, which will allow co-owner Bob Florence to spend more time marketing the high-end sauces to premiuoer chefs and specialy shops around the country.
Florence is in partnership with his wife, Debbi Michiko Florence and local restaurateur James Wayman, who is akso a partner in the popular local eateries, Nana’s Bakery and Pizza, Nana’s Westerly,and Stonemill Bakery.