Happy "Made in Oklahoma" Month to our members throughout the pork supply chain! In celebration of the countless pork items produced right here at home, the Oklahoma Pork Council once again partnered with our friends at the Made in Oklahoma (MIO) Coalition for two fun events during April.
On Thursday, the Oklahoma Pork Council hosted our first of the two MIO Month festivities with a free pork lunch at Crest Foods in Edmond. Despite a lot of wind, we had 200 free Prairie Fresh pulled pork sandwiches ready to share on behalf of the Oklahoma Pork Council and cooked by our friends at Head Country BBQ. Each of these free lunch events we do throughout the year brings something new, and for Thursday's Crest Foods experience it was an interesting series of questions and comments from real-world consumers. Shoppers took note of pork's affordability compared to beef products and several people shared their personal connections to pork production through 4-H and FFA while growing up. We never get tired of promoting pork to our neighbors across Oklahoma, and doing so with free delicious food and smiles is always well received!
Then just a few hours ago, our Head Country BBQ pals did it again with more than 200 delicious pork meals available with hungry shoppers at Pruett Foods along Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. The MIO Coalition members continually prove to be great supporters of Oklahoma's pork industry, and this week's giveaway events are only the most recent examples of this successful teamwork. Their coalition consists of more than 100 food and beverage companies proudly representing home-grown products in our state, and we love teaming up with these passionate folks multiple times each year.
If you are interested in helping the Oklahoma Pork Council host a free lunch event in your community, click here to let us know. Within our Image Enhancement strategic intention, we are always looking for chances to feed people pork across the state with an "Outreach Budget" specifically allocated by our farmer-leaders to feed folks as often as we can.