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More than 100 industry professionals attended the Wagyu Seminar, hosted by the Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council (J-LEC). The event took place on Sept. 5 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in downtown Toronto.
The Wagyu Seminar was organized to promote the export of Wagyu beef from Japan, and to explain what sets Wagyu apart from other beef products. Invited guests included restaurant owners, retailers, butchers, importers, wholesalers, and other industry professionals.
After Takuya Sasayama, the Consul General of Japan, welcomed everyone to the Seminar, the audience heard from Toshiro Kawashima, Director of the Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council (J-LEC). Kawashima explained that the export of Japanese Wagyu beef has been growing steadily over the past few years, and that Japan now exports Wagyu beef to over 40 countries.
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