Content about Beef

April 30, 2012
Beef prices take hit from public concerns
John Barone's Commodities Corner column for April 30, 2012.
April 30, 2012
NRA Show preview: NRN editors' restaurant picks
Picks run the gamut of Chicago's diverse food scene
March 30, 2012
Wendy's ads: We've never used 'pink slime'
The chain runs a proactive ad in eight U.S. daily newspapers
March 15, 2012
Beef stars in new restaurant chain menu items
Beef 'O' Brady's, Applebee's, Dunkin' Donuts and Papa Murphy's new items
March 12, 2012
Beef at the Bar
Downsizing the portions but not the big flavor, some operators are leveraging the selling power of beef.
March 5, 2012
Chains practice premium positioning
Chains are finding new ways to give customers exactly what they want.
October 10, 2011
Chefs tinker with beef to find the secret of better burgers
Chefs are examining the virtues of fatty cuts of beef, like brisket and short ribs, to create a flavorful and juicy burger.
September 19, 2011
Equipment: How foodservice equipment helps to control costs
Equipment has the ability to ease challenges and protest profits
July 19, 2011
Buying Beef Smarter

This is a special message from the Beef Checkoff Program. Few menu items generate as much longing and enjoyment as a great steak. In fact, of all the proteins, beef seem to have an innate knack for pleasing customers, enhancing a dining experience and casting a special aura around a restaurant.

June 17, 2011
Black Angus aims for the BullsEye
Black Angus targets revival with new bar concept, menu
June 2, 2011
Maximizing Flavor and Flexibility with the Ribeye Cap
One of the best-loved beef cuts of all time, the ribeye, has spawned a versatile new offspring called the ribeye cap.
May 16, 2011
Menu watch
Facing soaring food and fuel costs, chain operators are trying to figure out how much of a hike in menu prices their customers can take and the best way to break the sad news to them that the days of heavy discounting are coming to an end.
May 2, 2011
Beef: Powerfully Good on the Plate
A special message from the Beef Checkoff Program
April 20, 2011
Beef 'O' Brady's outlets offer NFL fans free beer
Promo at five restaurants in Florida and Mississippi
April 4, 2011
Kruse Report: Admiring the greenery
Chefs, caught between patrons who want indulgent, great-tasting foods and menu-labeling laws that can paint such dishes in a negative light, have rediscovered the joys of green vegetables as a means to enhance flavor while adding few calories. 

March 21, 2011
Consumer snapshot: Strengthening health in the restaurant industry
Industry watchers point to improving signs in sales and traffic growth, what guests want
February 28, 2011
Taco Bell supports its beef in new ads
The chain’s employees, franchisees star in $3 million ad campaign
February 21, 2011
Low cattle counts, high demand drive beef prices up
Where’s the beef? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s semiannual inventory report confirmed expectations of lower beef cattle numbers. Total U.S. cattle inventories Jan. 1 were 92.6 million head, down 1.4 percent from a year ago and the lowest since 1958
February 14, 2011
The latest supplier news
For the week of Feb. 14
February 7, 2011
Ground beef recalled over E. coli concerns
Meat was distributed to restaurants in Southern California
February 3, 2011
Chef grows produce, raises cattle for kitchen
Q&A with Andrew Little, executive chef at Sheppard Mansion
January 25, 2011
Taco Bell threatens to sue over beef lawsuit
Woman claims chain falsely advertises taco meat as beef
January 24, 2011
Applebee’s adds to Weight Watchers menu
Chain adds chipotle-lime chicken, steak and potato salad, and spicy pineapple-glazed shrimp
December 6, 2010
Fed’s money policy spells trouble for margins

Since the Federal Reserve signaled this summer that it was preparing a second round of quantitative easing, the dollar has fallen more than 6 percent against major currencies. The Fed will buy roughly $600 billion in U.S. treasuries over the next nine months, hoping to lower
their yield and, in effect,
inject $600 billion of additional liquidity into the economy. 


September 17, 2010
Panda Express to offer Korean-style beef dish
Limited-time offering will be promoted by a Facebook campaign
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