The Beef Checkoff's Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI) began when representatives from various State Beef Councils and industry organizations in the Northeast region joined together in 2004 to discuss the opportunity to initiate a program specifically designed to channel national Beef Checkoff resources to the Northeast region, with focus along the I-95 corridor.  

In the fall of 2005, an authorization request for funding was presented to the Beef Promotion Operating Committee to initiate the NEBPI program when the funding was subsequently approved. The 2006 fiscal year was the inaugural year for the NEBPI Retail and Public Relations programs and during the 2007 fiscal year, the Foodservice program was approved.     

There are more than 327 million¹ people who reside in the United States and nearly 74 million¹ (25%) of those residents call the Northeast their home. However, only 2.8% of Beef Checkoff dollars are collected in this region. This gap between limited Checkoff dollar resources and a growing population of residents in the Northeast creates a clear opportunity to channel nationally collected Checkoff dollars into this region. 

 Each year, staff with the NEBPI strategically allocate these dollars into programs, promotions and events within the region to help strengthen the demand for beef and veal. You can learn more about the specific programs executed within the region by browsing through our Newsroom.  

 For more details and for the full report, please email Kaitlyn Swope directly.   

 Sources: ¹U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2019 Population Estimates