North American Meat Institute Names New York Beef Council

The North American Meat Institute, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has entered into a sub-contracting arrangement with the New York Beef Council (NYBC) to execute the Fiscal Year 2021 Veal Promotion and marketing activities

In 2020, veal industry stakeholders gathered virtually to plan a renewed and focused direction for veal. They prioritized strategic initiatives and decided all programming and messaging for veal going forward would include three areas, Discovery of, Access to, and Confidence in veal as a protein choice.

The FY 21 Beef Checkoff funded veal promotion plan will target four specific areas, channel marketing, consumer outreach, influencer outreach, and digital marketing to increase demand for and confidence in purchasing veal.

“The synergy and experience that NYBC brings to this collaboration will well serve veal producers as new and innovative promotion and marketing programs are initiated”

 

“We look forward to working closely with the NYBC on the veal promotion programs for the coming year,” said NAMI Vice-President for Sustainability Eric Mittenthal. “The synergy and experience that NYBC brings to this collaboration will well serve veal producers as new and innovative promotion and marketing programs are initiated.”

Over the next year, the NYBC will partner with other State Beef Councils, industry professionals, and influencers to educate consumers on the benefits of adding veal to their plates. Keep in touch with the national promotion veal program at www.vealmadeeasy.com and subscribe to their newsletter to receive updates and recipes monthly.

The NYBC recently hired Ashley Russell as the Director of Veal Marketing. Prior to coming to NYBC, Ashley was the Communications Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County. She attended college in Syracuse, N.Y., at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and grew up in Central New York where she still lives.

She is excited to execute the Veal Promotion activities in FY21 and looks forward to working with industry partners and stakeholders to increase knowledge and awareness of veal as a protein choice.

The Beef Checkoff was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is the leading voice for the meat and poultry industry.