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Winn Meat Company Hosts Destination Booth at TRA Southwest Foodservice Expo 2009 in Dallas DALLAS (August 5, 2009) – Winn Meat Company hosted one of the destination booths at the Texas Restaurant Association Southwest Foodservice Expo in late June. Winn Meat Company, assisted by students from the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association Food Service Prep program, sampled some of the United States' finest proteins for chefs and culinary artists attending the Expo. Greater Dallas Restaurant Association's Food Service Prep program provides high school culinary education for careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. FS Prep students assisted the Winn Meat Company sales and leadership team at their destination booth with cooking and serving samples of fine proteins. Students at the college level from Art Institute of Dallas assisted the Winn Meat Company team with cooking at the protein stations. Pictured above: Jamie Samford (Winn Meat Company), Jim Crane (Snake River Farms) and Charlie Estrada (Winn Meat Company). According to Jamie Samford, Corporate Chef and Sales and Marketing Manager, Winn Meat Company, fine proteins are still an important item on menus in Texas. Value continues to be an important proposition from suppliers. “As the restaurant business continues to grow and respond to the current economic climate, we are finding that chefs are still seeking high quality in protein," said Samford. “Our customers are finding cuts such as kulottes and tri tips very flavorful ingredients.” Pictured above: Jamie Samford, Corporate Chef, Winn Meat Company (center) and Mike Hernandez (left) and John Perak, both culinary students at The Art Institute of Dallas. Pictured above: Katelyn Rogers, a student from Wylie High School's FS Prep program (funded by Greater Dallas Restaurant Association) and Jim Crane from AB Foods USA (right). Among the premier proteins sampled at the Winn Meat Company booth and at several food stations were: Provimi Veal, Tender Bison, Snake River Farms American Wagyu Beef and Kurobuta Pork, Sterling Silver Premium Meats featuring Beef and Pork, Mountain States Rosen Lamb, Pilot Brands Australian and New Zealand Lamb, Hudson Valley Fois Gras, D'Artagnan All Natural and Organic Meats and Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon. Pictured above: Chef Doug Allen (Sterling Silver Beef), Gary Grady, (Winn Meat Company) and Walter Wilkerson (Winn Meat Company).   Pictured above: Ed Morrisey (Tender Bison), Mike Hernandez and John Perak, culinary students from the Art Institute of Dallas.   Pictured above: Charlie Estrada (Winn Meat Company) and Sam Friend (Sterling Silver Pork).   Pictured above: Jose Vargas, Dallas/Fort Worth Sales Representative, Winn Meat Company; Jamie Samford, Corporate Chef and Sales and Marketing Manager, Winn Meat Company; Averi Smith, culinary student from Richardson High School and Mike Smith, Provimi Foods.   Pictured above: Front: Jim Crane, Snake River Farms; Jamie Samford, Winn Meat Company, and Jose Vargas, Winn Meat Company. Back: Alan Turner, Corporate Chef, Snake River Farms; and Jeff Hackney, Snake River Farms. Winn Meat Company also sampled the company's Certified Angus Beef in Grilled Burger Sliders at Ben E. Keith's high profile booth at TRA Expo 2009. Winn Meat Company is now a division of Ben E. Keith, acquired by the long-standing and highly successful industry provider in December of 2008. About Winn Meat Company Winn Meat Company, a division of Ben E. Keith Foods, has been providing food service customers with top-quality meat products and services for over 100 years. The company was originally founded as Bunting's Wholesale Market in 1902. Robert Winn bought the company in 1974. Today, Todd Winn and Walter Wilkerson continue the family tradition of service excellence that is now the hallmark of Winn Meat Company. From specialty cuts to custom orders, Winn Meat Company is dedicated to giving customers not only high-quality products and services, but value. With a team of experts from the culinary and meat and protein industries, Winn Meat Company's capabilities range from sourcing unique products to in-house development of products to meet customer specifications. Winn Meat Company is proud of many longstanding relationships built on a commitment to quality and service. Winn Meat Company offers a broad range of products, from true dry-aged beef to fresh all natural game birds. For more background, please visit www.winnmeat.com.