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Premium Gold Angus: An Exclusive Chicagoland Specialty From Meats By Linz

Meats By Linz is a provider of high quality Premium Gold Angus Beef. We are the EXCLUSIVE provider of Premium Gold Angus Beef to the Chicago area.

The information included below comes courtesy of the Premium Gold Angus website. Click Here to visit their website, where in addition to the information included below, you can find more information.

Premium Gold Angus Beef (PGAB) is simply the most delicious beef offered in the marketplace today. It was originated by a concerned Angus breeder who felt discriminating consumers should be provided an opportunity to obtain consistently excellent beef. It is the belief of PGAB that over approximately the past ten years consumer options have become more and more limited to commodity products.  Quality has been further compromised by overreaction to some requests for leaner beef at the expense of full flavor, tenderness, and consistency.  The primary goal of Premium Gold is to offer consumers branded beef which can be trusted to provide superior taste and tenderness every time.  This consistency is achieved in a number of ways.


ANGUS CATTLE

Angus cattle are known for their propensity to produce tender, flavorful beef.  There is not another breed of cattle in the world that can provide such excellent taste at an affordable price.  Furthermore, Angus is now recognized by a tremendous number of consumers as the best beef available.

PGA service involves careful documentation and monitoring of breeding and care to ensure a high standard.  This service assists participating producers in continually upgrading their Angus herds.  The PGA works hand in hand with the finest Angus breeders to produce only the best of the best. 


MARBLING

Marbling is the fine specs of fat within the lean of beef.  While studies show that marbling does not significantly increase the caloric count of beef, without question, it greatly enhances flavor and tenderness.  PGA is able to achieve consistently high marbling scores through use of heavily influenced Angus guidelines and carefully supervised corn feeding.


QUALITY CONTROL

Premium Gold chose from its inception to include the United States Department of Agriculture in assisting with maintaining the highest standards of quality checks and controls.  PGA applied for and received a "Product Quality Control" certification and manual from the USDA.  This fully voluntary program basically documents procedures from meeting live cattle specifications to delivery of the finished product and is subject to audit by the USDA at all times.

Some of the requirements contained in the "PQC" are as follows:

• All cattle are fed a high-moisture, all vegetarian corn-based diet.
• The cattle are never administered antibiotics or growth hormones.
• Beef must be of "A" maturity (30 months of age or less at the time of slaughter)
• No cattle are accepted which display Brahman or Dairy influence
• Beef must be of bright red color
• Quarter inch trim is available at the customers request

WHO NEEDS PGA?

Only those supermarkets and food service distributors who want to serve the highest quality beef available should apply for a PGA license.  PGA will be awarding exclusive territorial licensing agreements to applicants in the US and International markets.  It is the strategy of PGA to provide one retail supermarket chain and one food service distributor in a single geographical area with exclusive rights to market PGA.  PGA will allow supermarkets and restaurants to provide the ultimate experience in beef taste.  Have no doubt, PGA will become the standard for quality beef.  Repeat sales and higher profits will be the result of PGA in your supermarket or restaurant.


(Content on this page courtesy of the Premium Angus Gold Beef website. Click Here to visit and find out more)