Danette Amstein, Author at Midan

Antibiotics provide opportunity for industry to re-educate consumers

by Danette Amstein | May 11, 2021 | Transparency/Traceability

Antibiotics have been part of meat production for decades. Today, they have become a source of controversy and, for some consumers, fear. In 1999, Chipotle became one of the first restaurants to tout that it sold meat from animals never given antibiotics. By 2017,...

Is the meat industry playing David to alt-protein’s Goliath?

by Danette Amstein | Apr 7, 2021 | Alt-Meat

I’m not a fan of plant-based “meat” products. So, as a marketer, it pains me to give them marketing credit for convincing people — our consumers — that their product is healthier and better for the environment. When protein becomes anything other than “real meat” in...

Plant-based meat: Resolve to keep it real in 2020

by Danette Amstein | Jan 1, 2020 | Alt-Meat

Happy 2020! It is time to make our new year’s resolutions – not the kind we have completely forgotten by Jan. 31, but rather those that create new habits with better outcomes. For many Americans, the gluttony of Christmas cookies and eggnog leads to a resolution...

There are two sides to every story; help tell ours

by Danette Amstein | Oct 24, 2019 | Alt-Meat

Every September we shut down Midan Marketing for four days and gather in one spot for our annual team meeting. This year our team descended on Tulsa, Okla. Our gathering always includes a day visiting places that help us educate our team members who do not have an ag...

Social media reviews can help meat processors win B2B customers

by Danette Amstein | Feb 27, 2019 | Omnichannel

I have been thinking a lot lately about word-of-mouth and the need for the meat industry to lean into the social space where our customers and consumers are hanging out. If you don’t have a strategy for communicating in the social spaces, it is time to identify...

Antibiotics provide opportunity for industry to re-educate consumers

Is the meat industry playing David to alt-protein’s Goliath?

Plant-based meat: Resolve to keep it real in 2020

There are two sides to every story; help tell ours

Social media reviews can help meat processors win B2B customers

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