Making the grade

摘要

A spike in the amount of Prime-graded beef available in grocery stores and warehouse club stores this year could become the norm, rather than just a temporary change as a result of the current business recession, according to retailers, meat processors and brand managers. In the past, virtually all Prime beef has been sold to fine-dining restaurants.rnBrand managers and retail meat buyers, as well as beef slaughterers and processors, agree Prime beef will become more prominent in upscale steak restaurant chains, in addition to well-known independent steak houses around the U.S.