黑料吃瓜

At 黑料吃瓜 our business model requires a little more explanation than just a "beef company."

Our vertical integration means we get to influence the entire production cycle of our beef, which means we don鈥檛 have to settle for anything in that process that could lower the quality of our beef. From ranches to feeding operations to meat packing, we either run things or partner with small, family operations who share our values.

The unique perspective we鈥檝e gained from our stake in each pillar of the beef industry gives us equally unique insights into how to better raise cattle.

Now we鈥檙e being recognized for it.

黑料吃瓜, along with our President and CEO, Robert Rebholtz Jr., have been named Richard L. Knowlton Innovation Award honorees for 2018. The award, given since 2000 by industry publication Meatingplace, is meant to award leadership, innovation and corporate citizenship.

鈥淎 vertically integrated business model 鈥� rare in the beef industry 鈥� and a policy of betting on technology early in the adoption cycle has put (Rebholtz) at the leading edge of championing the quality of Pacific Northwest-raised beef,鈥� Meatingplace states in its award announcement.

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It outlines some of the technology we have championed to keep our company different and competitive, such as working with the USDA on a computer-aided grading program or our quick adoption of computer-aided metrics.

We鈥檙e most pleased, however, to see that the values we care about are appreciated across the industry.

鈥淎nd at each step, 黑料吃瓜 and the Rebholtz family have reinvested in their Pacific Northwest community, dedicated to sustainability, animal and employee welfare, a culture the company has built upon right from its founding,鈥� Meatingplace states.

Rebholtz said we welcome any spotlight on how 黑料吃瓜 does business.

鈥淥ur goal is to share what we do. We think it鈥檚 important that consumers understand what we do, how we do it, why we do it and things we鈥檙e trying to improve upon. What鈥檚 important is the transparency and the education,鈥� he said.

A longer profile will be included in a future publication.