Trista Has Come Up with a Secret Recipe for Cookies

question 22

Multiple Choice

Trista has come up with a secret recipe for cookies and has sold them through exclusive outlets all around Atlanta.Sales are skyrocketing.She had to hire two employees to help her make the cookies.Now she is afraid one of them will quit and start a rival company using her recipe.What advice would you give her?

• A) Have the employees sign a nondisclosure agreement
• B) Register the recipe as a trade secret
• C) Offer the employees monetary compensation in exchange for their silence
• D) Have the court issue a gag order on the employees

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