Sienna runs a restaurant.The barbeque chicken that is served in the restaurant is famous and draws a large crowd.Sienna follows a special process of preparing the chicken.This process is not known to anyone except Sienna and her cook.Does this process of barbequing chicken qualify as a trade secret?

Yes.First,the plan,process,or program must gain financial worth simply because it is a secret and cannot be applied by others who might use it to compete with the owner of the secret.That holds true for Sienna's process.If the secret is known,the same process might be followed by others to compete with Sienna.Secondly the secret,if known by others,could be used to financially hurt Sienna.The process of barbequing is the thing that differentiates Sienna's restaurant from others and is responsible for drawing large crowds.