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National Beef
As the fourth largest U.S. beef company, National Beef® Packing Company has come a long way from our origins as a single beef processing plant in 1992. Today, we are known as an American Beef Supplier dedicated to building our customers’ success by producing and delivering high-quality fresh, chilled, and further processed beef and beef by-products. And through the expansion of our branded boxed beef, case ready beef, portion control beef and wet blue leather business, we’re prepared to be a reliable supply partner with the capabilities to exceed the needs of our customers.
Meeting the consumer push for protein
It seems as though going gluten-free may no longer be the diet du jour. Spurred on by health and wellness trends such as the Paleo diet and the Whole 30 challenge, health-conscious consumers are increasingly seeking out more protein.
Quality key to better-burger success
For all of the buzz surrounding global-food trends like ethnic flavors and small plates, it might come as a surprise that one of the things consumers are most clamoring for is as American as apple pie: hamburgers. 95 percent of consumers report eating a burger at least once per month, according to Chicago research firm Technomic’s 2013 Burger Consumer Trend Report.
Consumers’ craving for burgers is stronger than ever, and operators have responded in a big way. Better-burger concepts are continuing to grow; in fact, six burger concepts were featured in this year’s Future 50, Restaurant Business’ annual ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing small chains, compared to three in 2013.