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McDonald's Angus burgers boost New Zealand beef industry
August 26, 2009
McDonald's is giving New Zealand's meat industry a boost with a deal to supply Angus beef for the chain's new premium burgers in United States, Canada and Australia, as well as in New Zealand, according to a story in The Dominion. In North America, the grass-fed New Zealand Angus meat will be mixed with grain-fed American Angus.
From The Dominion:
Angus is noted for a fine texture and slight marbling that gives it a special flavor, and has been a four-year winner in the Steak of Origin taste contest.McDonald's is New Zealand's biggest beef buyer and the Angus deal will lift its annual purchase to 25.2 million kilograms, 20 million of which goes overseas.
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