 Mario Beltran (Austin), Stephen Bourgeois (Houston) and Matt Smith (DFW) attended the North American Meat Processor’s “Center of the Plate Training” seminar at Texas A&M University, College Station this April. Matt Smith talks about his experience, “The instructor actually wrote the NAMP guide and participates on International boards! He was not only knowledgeable but also extremely enthusiastic. The class really helped me to visualize the cuts described in the guide. It’s one thing to read something in a book and try to learn, it’s another to see the actual cuts being made.”
The course spans three days of classroom learning, designed to teach the essentials of portioned meat cuts. By seeing how carcasses convert into commonly traded meat cuts, our team learned how to identify variations in quality, which cuts are best for different menu items or applications, the grading systems, definition of terms and more. The program featured -
- Introduction IMPS/NAMP numbering system and a copy of the NAMP Meat Buyers Guide
- Breaking down beef, pork, lamb, veal and poultry carcasses
- Latest foodservice trends and menuing ideas
- In-depth muscle and cut identification for beef, pork, veal, lamb and poultry
- Overview of processed meats
Mario Beltran recommends the class for anyone in the industry, “The training I received has been a great help. I have a better working knowledge of the product we sell and I am able to help our customers and understand their needs”.
We see training as an investment in the long-term success of our business. Knowledge is power and a knowledgeable sales force offers our customers insight, expertise and value far beyond the norm.
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Contact your Winn Meat Company sales representative for more details:
DFW Main Office
Winn Meat Company
2250 Lone Star Drive
Dallas, Texas 75212
Phone: (214) 634-0456
Fax: (214) 634-0474
Toll Free: 1 888 637-0888
Houston
Winn Meat Company
2837 Miller Ranch Rd. #129
Pearland, Texas 77584
Phone: (832) 230-2471
Fax: (832) 230-2475 (fax)
Toll Free: 1 866 217-5811
Austin/San Antonio
Winn Meat Company
2620 Buell Avenue, Suite 2
Austin, Texas 78757
Phone: (512) 788-4156
Fax: (512) 657-0331
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