Donald E.  Smith, director of marketing, poultry and fish for Cryovac Division, Sealed Air Corporation, Duncan, South Carolina, is the lucky winner of the “early registration” contest for the National Chicken Council’s Marketing Seminar.  The seminar, sponsored by NCC in cooperation with the National Poultry & Food Distributors Association,  is scheduled for July 21-23 at the  Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Smith’s name was randomly selected from all registrations received by NCC by May 20.  He will receive a complimentary premier lake-view suite at the Coeur d’Alene Resort for 4 nights.  NCC congratulates Smith and appreciates Cryovac’s long-standing support of the seminar.  Smith is a long-time participant of the seminar, Cryovac has served as a seminar sponsor for a number of years.    NCC is also grateful to all those who have support of the seminar and registered early.

If you have not yet registered for the seminar but plan to attend, visit www.chickenmarketingseminar.org  to register and for complete information about the seminar, including an agenda, how to make hotel reservations, and details on transportation.   Please note that each meeting participant must register separately online using their own email address and NCC password.  You can recover your password on file with NCC as you start the registration process.  All hotel reservations must be made by June 20After that date, discounted group rates will not be available and accommodations cannot be guaranteed.

The two-day seminar explores trends in food marketing, consumer purchasing behavior, and new products to help you better succeed in today’s competitive marketplace.  Analysts also provide forecasts for chicken and competing meats and the annual supermarket-foodservice round table gives chicken marketers the opportunity to hear directly from their customers.  The seminar also incorporates a number of relaxed networking opportunities, including a golf tournament, all in a beautiful lake-front setting.

For questions about the seminar, contact Maggie Ernst, NCC’s senior director of meetings and member services at [email protected].