Butterball, LLC Named Gift-in-Kind Turkey Provider For The Culinary Institute of America
Leading turkey producer partners with CIA to promote culinary excellence.
- (1888PressRelease) December 16, 2011 - Butterball, LLC, the nation's largest turkey producer, today announced its support of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) as the Gift-in-Kind (GIK) turkey provider through July 31, 2012. As a GIK supporter of the college, Butterball will donate turkeys for a one-year period to be utilized in the CIA's top educational curriculum at its three United States campuses located in Hyde Park, N.Y.; Saint Helena, Calif.; and San Antonio, Tex.
"As one of America's most recognized and respected brands, Butterball is a leader in culinary excellence and is dedicated to promoting the safe preparation of delicious and nutritious meals," said Master Chef Tony Seta, director of culinary services at Butterball. "We are pleased to offer our high quality, wholesome turkey products to help the CIA in its mission to raise the standard of food preparation and provide an exceptional culinary education."
Through the GIK program, students will receive the opportunity to cook with Butterball's premium turkey products, while already learning about proper food safety practices and turkey preparation techniques in the CIA's industry-leading curriculum.
For more than six decades, the CIA has been setting the standard in professional culinary education. The independent, not-for-profit college offers bachelor's and associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts and certificate programs in culinary arts, Latin cuisines, and wine and beverage studies. Currently enrolling more than 2,800 students from virtually every U.S. state and 30 countries in its degree programs, the CIA offers students a broad base of knowledge and skills to prepare them to be effective professionals and leaders in the food world. For more information, visit www.ciachef.edu.
About Butterball, LLC:
Butterball, LLC offers consumers opportunities to celebrate traditional holidays and every day meal occasions with the Butterball branded line of products. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 50 years of cherished memories with consumers by providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day.
As an industry leader in quality and food safety, the company employs numerous processes to ensure the health of flocks and implements recognized prevention measures to exceed food safety standards in its six plants, located in North Carolina, Colorado, Arkansas and Missouri. In addition, Butterball has surpassed important workplace safety and health benchmarks set forth by OSHA's Voluntary Production Program.
Headquartered in Garner, N.C., Butterball, LLC is the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S. - producing 1 billion pounds of turkey each year. The company's retail and foodservice products are distributed throughout the U.S. and in more than 50 countries
For more information about Butterball, visit www.Butterball.com, or call 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372) for answers to your turkey preparation questions.
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