Beaverton Foods' 'Maestro of Mustard' honored (copy)

Gene Biggi, then-chairman of Beaverton Foods, was inducted into the Specialty Food Associations Specialty Food Hall of Fame in 2016.

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Gene Biggi, Beaverton's “Maestro of Mustard," successor to the Beaverton Foods empire and prominent developer, died Dec. 9 at the age of 94.

The son of horseradish maker extraordinaire and Beavertonian Rose Biggi worked nearly all his life innovating for Beaverton Foods, a family-led business now spanning four generations. From out-of-the-box mustard recipes to developing the early stages of downtown Beaverton, Gene Biggi helped put the city on the condiment map of the United States.

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