Did you know that last summer retail fresh beef sales totaled 1.553 billion pounds, for a weekly average of 91.4 million pounds? And during the week of Memorial Day, retail beef sales totaled 100.8 million pounds, a 10% increase for the grilling season weekly average and 11% higher than weekly average volume sales for the entire year.
We know that Beef is king of the grill, and consumers' love for sizzling steaks and mouthwatering burgers isn't waning in 2015. In a recent Google poll, consumers said they are more likely to grill or eat beef than other proteins this upcoming Memorial Day.
What's on the menu?
- 61.4% plan to eat or grill burgers
- 45%will be eating steak
- 9% plan to eat or grill Kebobs
- 12.4% say they'll be eating another beef dish such as ribs or roasts
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