Speakers

Russell  Woodward


Russell Woodward is the senior manager of product marketing at Texas Beef Council. In hisrole, he fosters strategic partnerships and builds programs to strengthen the beef presence in the retail and food service sector.

Growing up on a farm in North Texas, he knows howpersonal producerstake growing and raising quality productsfor the consumer’s plates. His desire to pursue a career in the meat industry led him to Texas A&M Universitywhere he earned a bachelor’s degree in food science, with a special emphasisin meat science.

Russell has been with Texas Beef Councilsince 1996.He brings knowledge and experience from his previous work with the National Cattleman’s Beef Association and the National Livestock and Meat Board to hisrole.

Sessions

Navigating the Beef Supply Chain and the New Foodservice Environment