Article: Area gift basket businesses full of ideas

Impressing an important client has become significantly easier for those who have already spotted a welcome trend in the Quad-State region: the growing number of gift basket professionals.

"At Christmas, I make baskets with specially-ordered salmon and three different kinds of wine for one corporate client," says Martresa Zuckerman, co-owner with her daughter Kristin of Personal Touch Gift Baskets by Confetti in Winchester. "Another orders 100 or more country hams, boneless and ready to slice, packed with a variety of mustard sauces. Some companies request baskets of snacks delivered to a motel for visiting customers. I include everything--small plate, glass, napkin, implements, so they ...

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