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OCTOBER 2007
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Fall is a time of enjoyment and expectation – for cooler temperatures, new flavors and events for the holidays.  The busiest season of the year is upon us all, so let’s get ready with creativity and quality.

This issue of Prime News offers some great news and ideas about ways to bring event fuller flavor and variety to your holiday menus.  You’ll learn about our newest high-quality partner, Town Dock Calamari, who provides the best squid for spectacular appetizers and other savory recipes for guests’ celebrations.

We’re also sharing some insights on a key strategic partner of Winn Meat Company’s:  Ben E. Keith.  This relationship allows Winn Meat Company to serve key markets across Texas, in Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. 

Additionally, you’ll get to know our Austin sales director, Mark Ecton, who has been responsible for some fabulous holiday entertaining, has been the chef at Camp David for President Bill Clinton.  He’s sharing his special recipe to spark some great holiday ideas for you and your team.

Let us know how can help you make Holiday 2007 the best yet!

All the best to your team,

The Winn Meat Company Team

Winn Meat Co.

   

Good Morning Texas
Winn Meat Company Vice President of Product Development, Jamie Samford, recently hosted a program at the historic Plano Balloon Festival, in conjunction with North Texas Food Bank’s Operation Front Line and Kashi Foods: The Days of Change Tour.
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Finally Fall!

Cornish Game HenAccording to the calendar, September 23 is the first official day of autumn. Fall has fell, fall has fallen…You know what I mean.  It’s finally here!

It is now time to officially get your game on. Not your football or baseball game, but game birds and game meats! Let me run Winn Meat Company’s lineup by you. Call us for info on case size and weight etc.

  • Game Birds – Cornish Hens, Squab, Quail, Quail Eggs, Quail Breast, Quail Legs, Pheasant, Pheasant Bones, Poussin, Petit Poulet, Grouse, Red Leg Partridge, Wood Pigeon, Geese and Guinea Hens. We have whole, bone-in, semi-boneless and boneless.

  • Game Meats – Buffalo, Venison, Elk, Ostrich, Wild Boar, Rabbit, Scottish Brown Hare, Turtle and Rattlesnake. We have a myriad of cuts as well, saddle, tenderloin, strip loin, backstrap, leg, trimmings, ground, bones, flank, stew meat, osso bucco, ribs, baby back ribs, racks, cutlets, chops, rib eye, patties, chuck, chuck roll, short rib, netted shoulder or eye of loin.

Menu Suggestions

Harissa-Tangerine Glazed Squab
 Baked Fig & Thyme Gastrique

Pomegranate Braised Buffalo Short Ribs
Bitter Chocolate - Banana Mole


Hear what our customers have to say!

"When I invite my members into my kitchen, I do so with confidence because I know I am doing everything right and can be proud of the kitchen I live in. Winn Meat Company has recently proven they feel the same way about their operation. I toured the entire facility recently and was blown away by the sense of teamwork and professionalism exhibited by the entire team at the plant. Chef Jamie prepared a wonderful meal for us from their professional test kitchen that really showcased their meat line and the level of pride they take in their products. It was a real treat to share that with Mr. Winn and Walter Wilkerson who took the time to dine with me and get to know me not only as a customer but as a fellow professional in the food service industry.

They have made a customer for life out of me and I challenge any of the chefs in the industry to give them the time to make a believer out of them. They walk the talk and really understand our needs."

- Glen Shepherd, Executive Chef,
Berry Creek Country Club, Georgetown, Texas



Ben E. Keith Winn Meat

Winn Meat Company and
Ben E. Keith: Strength in
Standards and Service

Strength through partnership and service reach, with the ability to deliver fine proteins to ANY market.  That’s what Winn Meat Company’s partnership with Ben E. Keith provides our customers.  Winn Meat Company and Ben E. Keith brands share a century of history that shows longevity and success for our customers, for the long term.

Over 100 years ago, a small produce distributing company in Fort Worth opened its doors, selling fruits and vegetables to grocery store and restaurant owners. But, under the leadership of one enterprising individual, the struggling business matured from a simple potato and onion company into the eighth largest major food service distributor in the nation. Established in 1906, the company was the Harkrider-Morrison Company and the individual was Ben E. Keith.

"Pioneering is eternal," was the personal motto of the company founder, Ben E. Keith. His and the company's enviable record of success is an enduring testimonial to the basic principles of business, "perseverance and integrity are essential."

Winn Meat Company teamed up with the stellar Ben E. Keith Foodservice division in 2002, and has provided customers with benefits ever since. 

This relationship has been a great opportunity for Winn Meat Company to share ideas, product knowledge and our team of protein specialists with the team at Ben. E. Keith Foods. We’re both selective about the partnerships we develop, and the longstanding relationship is a testimony to our shared high standards and matched culture of service, integrity and success for our customers.

“Our partnership with Ben E. Keith provides customers with benefits all around,” says Mark Tilley, Key Accounts Specialist for Winn Meat Company and lead sales executive working directly with Ben E. Keith Foods throughout the Southwest.  “We provide the specialized expertise in fine proteins for all sizes of food businesses, and Ben E. Keith makes it economically efficient for customers to receive great protein products, regardless of where they are throughout the Southwest and beyond.”

If you’re thinking expansion in 2008 and beyond, keep the Winn Meat Company/Ben E. Keith partnership in mind for your fine protein needs.


 

Product Spotlight: Town Dock Calamari

Recipes from Jamie's Kitchen

Autumn Squid Stew, Hunter Style White Anchovy – Smoked Bacon Gremolata
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Eight Hour Cider-Bock Braised Pork Tibia w/ Sautéed Collard Greens and Fried Cheese Grits
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Stephanie Davis

WMC Star Employee:
Mark Ecton, Austin and San Antonio Sales Director.
Former Chef at Camp David during Clinton Administration Brings Amazing Experience and Quality Perspective to Winn Meat Company - Austin
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Town Dock Calamari

Winn Meat Company Now Offers Town Dock Calamari
Demand for fine squid among Texas restaurant, hospitality industry increases
DALLAS (September 17, 2007) – In response to growing demand from its fine protein customers across Texas and the Southwest, Winn Meat Company will now provide the impressive Town Dock domestic calamari line...

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Ordering Guidelines and Delivery Schedule Revisions

In order to serve Winn Meat Company’s valued customers in the timeliest fashion and to maintain our competitive pricing of products the following changes will take place beginning October 22, 2007.

  1. Minimum order is $250.

  2. D/FW - All chicken delivered on the Tuesday through Friday AM run must be ordered by 4PM of the day prior to delivery. Chicken orders for Monday AM delivery should be left on the recorder.

  3. D/FW - All Chicken deliveries for PM runs must be placed by 11 AM same day.

  4. D/FW - Chicken orders placed on the recorder will be delivered on the second run with all the other items ordered (with the exception of Monday AM).

Please contact your Winn Meat Company representative or call our offices if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you for doing business with Winn Meat Company,

- Todd Winn & Walter Wilkerson

The Planning Zone
October is the calm before the storm. Let the planning begin!
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Glen Sheperd

Austin sales executive
Michael Pearce and Berry Creek Country Club’s Executive Chef
Glen Sheperd.

Tailgate Party

Winn Meat Company hosts tailgate with chefs at Houston Texans Game
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Good Morning Texas

Winn Meat Company Vice President of Product Development, Jamie Samford, recently hosted a program at the historic Plano Balloon Festival, in conjunction with North Texas Food Bank’s Operation Front Line and Kashi Foods: The Days of Change Tour. Operation Frontline is a program that helps agencies across the United States that are serving the needy to better utilize foods for maximum nutrition and cost efficiency. Jamie Samford is a lead educator for this program.

The Days of Change Tour is communicating the need for Operation Frontline Chefs and volunteers in the North Texas Community.

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