Asheville, N.C. – Sept. 25, 2019 – Amigos Meat, Chicago, was recognized with the Top Sales Volume Retail Distributor award by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand. The award was presented at the brand’s Annual Conference, held Sept. 23-25, in Asheville, N.C. Brand partners at the conference, including meat processors, distributors, chefs, retailers and cattle ranchers, explored merchandising and marketing solutions to satisfy growing consumer demand for great-tasting beef.

Amigos Meat is dedicated to customer success by offering top-quality beef and service. This year marked the opening of a new warehouse to expand the distributor’s market reach. The beef brand’s logo was painted on the warehouse to signify Amigos Meat’ companywide dedication to quality. It’s the largest Certified Angus Beef ® brand logo on a retail location in the world.

About the Certified Angus Beef ^® brand

World renowned for its exceptional quality and generous marbling, the Certified Angus Beef ® brand is the original brand of premium beef. It was created over 40 years ago, in 1978, and is still owned today by family ranchers who are determined to bring the best Angus beef to the table through a gate-to-plate network that also includes meat companies, retailers and chefs. Ten exacting standards ensure the beef’s superior taste and tenderness in every bite. For more information, visit CertifiedAngusBeef.com or follow the brand on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn.

July 20, 2019 – Orland Park, Illinois – Amigos Meat hosted its 15th annual golf outing at Crystal Tree Country Club. Winners were as follows:

1st Place Team: Raymond Sullivan Sr. and Raymond Sullivan Jr. of Sullivan Provisions; Lorenzo Hurtado – Amigos Meat and Juan Garfias – Tyson Meat

2nd Place Team: Eric Guettermann, Zack Kimbell, David Ollre and Nick Pasquini of National Beef
Closest to the pin #8: Jacob Karamol – DSI

Closest to the pin #12: Agustin Hurtado – Amigos Meat

A huge thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible:

• Al Warren Oil Co., Inc.
• Cermak Produce
• Certified Angus Beef
• Development Solutions, Inc.
• Greater Omaha
• Harrison Poultry
• IBP Tyson Meat
• Jack Phelan Chevrolet & Dodge
• Meats by Linz
• Mercedes Benz of Orland Park
• Meta Meat
• National Beef
• PacLease
• Ryder
• Sanderson Farms
• TASK Insurance Group, LLC
• Wintrust Commercial Banking

July 19, 2019 – Chicago, Illinois – It was an exceptionally hot day; nonetheless, we celebrated the Grand Opening of our new distribution center and office space located at 3526 W 51 Street. We were joined by our most valued employees, customers, vendors and friends.

Our partners at Certified Angus Beef® provided a first-class spread of food for our guests to enjoy.
Other highlights included words from Kevin Hueser of Tyson Fresh Meats, Louis Manis of Peoria Packing, and Steve Schwartz of Harrison Poultry – the first vendors to sell beef, pork and chicken to Amigos Meat when the company began in 2001.

David Benavidez, who is one of boxing’s most exciting contenders and sponsored by Amigos, also made a guest appearance. He will be competing for the WBC super-middleweight title at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, September 28.

Finally, guests were entertained by La Septima Banda from Mexico to cap off the night.