Event News and Notes
Urner Barry Cancels 2012 Night at the Races:
For over 35 years the meat, poultry and seafood industry has assembled at the Meadowlands Racetrack for an Annual Night at the Races. The event was first hosted by The West Washington Market Men's Club. When that group dissolved, Urner Barry stepped in to organize the event. The Night at the Races hit its peak attendance in 2008 when almost 1,000 people assembled at the Meadowland's Pegasus Club for an evening of great food, drinks and horse racing.
Due to change in ownership at the Meadowlands, it was only a few short weeks ago that we were able to secure the Pegasus Club for this year's event. We immediately began organizing and adverting the 2012 Night at the Races. It has become evident that the lead time was too short to amass the amount of people the industry has come to expect at this event. It is with disappointment, that Urner Barry is cancelling the 2012 Night at the Races and will be issuing refunds for all the tickets purchased.
In a time when business is increasingly reliant on phone calls, email, text messaging other non personal means of contact, Urner Barry feels that networking events, like the Night at the Races, are important to build new relationships, explore business opportunities, and learn more about other industry associates. In an effort to continue to give the industry an opportunity to meet face-to-face, we will begin considering a number of events that would accomplish this in the future. We will be sure to contact you with our plans for future events.
Urner Barry appreciates your support and welcomes your feedback.
Photographs from the 2011 Event
Urner Barry Cancels 2012 Night at the Races:
For over 35 years the meat, poultry and seafood industry has assembled at the Meadowlands Racetrack for an Annual Night at the Races. The event was first hosted by The West Washington Market Men's Club. When that group dissolved, Urner Barry stepped in to organize the event. The Night at the Races hit its peak attendance in 2008 when almost 1,000 people assembled at the Meadowland's Pegasus Club for an evening of great food, drinks and horse racing.
Due to change in ownership at the Meadowlands, it was only a few short weeks ago that we were able to secure the Pegasus Club for this year's event. We immediately began organizing and adverting the 2012 Night at the Races. It has become evident that the lead time was too short to amass the amount of people the industry has come to expect at this event. It is with disappointment, that Urner Barry is cancelling the 2012 Night at the Races and will be issuing refunds for all the tickets purchased.
In a time when business is increasingly reliant on phone calls, email, text messaging other non personal means of contact, Urner Barry feels that networking events, like the Night at the Races, are important to build new relationships, explore business opportunities, and learn more about other industry associates. In an effort to continue to give the industry an opportunity to meet face-to-face, we will begin considering a number of events that would accomplish this in the future. We will be sure to contact you with our plans for future events.
Urner Barry appreciates your support and welcomes your feedback.
Photographs from the 2011 Event
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