Kansas City Steak Company based in

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, manufactures and markets premium

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(including USDA Prime beef),

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, and other foods for

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and

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History

Kansas City Steak Company was founded by Giovanni Scavuzzo during the

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. He opened the S&S Meat Company butcher shop in 1932 with sons Santo, Edward and Carlo. The retail store operated for nearly 50 years. In 1980, the family decided to focus entirely on

, delivering meat to hotels and restaurants around the

area. When Ed Scavuzzo, great-grandson of the company's founder, joined the business in 1984, he focused on a new venture: a

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. Capitalizing on Kansas City’s reputation for premier steaks, he called the mail order portion of the business Kansas City Steak Co. The catalog business grew during the 1980s but only accounted for 8-10 percent of the company’s revenues. In 1995, Kansas City Steak Company signed a deal with televised home shopping channel

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. Today, managed by David Grosenheider (president, consumer division), The Kansas City Steak Company distributes meat products to restaurants across the United States and delivers packaged gourmet products nationwide.

Products

Kansas City Steak Company uses Midwestern corn-fed beef to create and sell Filet Mignon, Kansas City strips,

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, T-bones, Porterhouse and

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steaks, beef roasts and Steakburgers. The company's offerings include their Private Stock line of USDA Prime beef and American Style Kobe beef. A selection of poultry, pork, seafood and desserts complete the company's product offerings.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.kansascitysteaks.com Companies based in Kansas City, Missouri Food manufacturers of the United States Brand name meats American companies established in 1932 Food and drink companies established in 1932