Industry working to position prime grade US beef as premium product in Japan
With support from U.S. beef producers touring the Japanese market as part of the Pacific Northwest Initiative (PNI), USMEF conducted its first-ever seminar in Japan to promote Prime grade American beef to consumers. For the Tokyo event, 30 upscale club members of a high-end lifestyle magazine were invited to attend.
“The event is part of our strategy to encourage consumers to compare highly marbled U.S. Prime grade beef to Wagyu beef”, says Taz Hijikata, USMEF Japan senior director consumer affairs. “We are working to increase awareness of U.S. Prime grade beef as a premium product in Japan”.
During the seminar, producers Peter Charriere and Will Derting of Washington State Beef Commission introduced their ranches and discussed how their feeding and animal welfare practices lead to top-quality U.S. beef products. David Marquilles, head chef of The Steakhouse at ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo, also shared his rationale for choosing American beef for the restaurant’s signature menus.
The PNI team also participated in a USMEF barbecue event featuring U.S. Prime grade beef for 100 selected listeners of a popular radio show in Tokyo.
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