The Dietitians of Canada have named March Nutrition Month and are celebrating it by encouraging Canadians to seek out healthy local food options. Whether it’s participating in a community garden or asking your grocer to carry more local meat and produce, we all have a role to play in encouraging better nutrition and better eating habits.
And if you’re looking for a new way to eat beef this month, why not try these Canadian-style kabobs, made with maple syrup. Read more…
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Dogs always know when there’s some good beef being served. Their noses will lead them towards all things beef before they can shake their tails. They’ve got taste buds too and they know when there’s something good to eat.
Fortunately, there’s plenty of meat on a cow that doesn’t always tempt humans, but is major a hit with our canine friends. Keystone Processors Ltd. is pleased to announce it has worked with veterinarians to develop an all-beef dog food.
It is made from lean ground beef, liver and kidney in an 8:1:1 ratio. There’s nothing but Manitoba beef; we don’t use any additives. Read more…
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This week we read in the Manitoba Co-operator that Canada’s cattle herd fell to its smallest size in 15 years last year. Cattle and calves slaughter levels in Canada were down 3.7 per cent compared to 2008. More alarming was the fall in live cattle exports of 31.6 per cent.
These declines are the result of a number of things. It was the first year of mandatory U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL). The continued demand for ethanol has caused a surge in grain prices, which means feed costs have skyrocketed. And the higher Canadian dollar has also cut in to profit margins. The result is fewer cattle and fewer cattle producers. Read more…
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Keystone Processors Ltd. has stopped producing Halal-certified beef for the time being. The company plans to resume production and sales of Manitoba-raised Halal beef once our plant upgrades are complete. We thank you for your interest in Keystone’s Halal beef and appreciate your patience as we work to bring Manitoba Halal beef back to the market.
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Love me tender, love me true … till the end of time.
Show your sweetheart how tender your love is this Valentine’s Day with our premium beef tenderloin steaks. We’ve marked them down to a honey of a deal at only $95 per 10lb box (only $9.50/lb!). Sale lasts only till February 14, while supplies last, so buy them now!
Our tenderloins are all from our premium Natural Prairie Beef brand, which means they’re raised hormone-free on Manitoba farms.
And remember ladies, if the old saying is true that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, we can think of no better way to say “I love you” than this. Read more…
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Raising money the easy way with Keystone Processors
Is your school, team, church or community organization looking for an easy way to raise money? We’ve developed an easy-to-use automated system that lets your group Beef Up Your Fundraising and earn money every time you and your members buy beef through our online store.
It’s easy! And there’s no commitment from you. Just send us an email to create your organization’s membership, then every time your members buy premium, Manitoba beef online at www.KeystoneProcessors.com, your group will benefit. We’ll pay you 15% from every purchase!
That means $150 to your group for every $1,000 in Keystone Processors’ beef your group buys!
And since we only sell our beef by the box, those purchases add up quickly. We encourage friends and family to bundle their orders – for example, order a box of steaks, a couple of roasts, some ground beef and hamburgers together, then split them up and pop them in your freezers. We deliver free in Winnipeg on orders of $250+.
The Beef Up Your Fundraising program is available anywhere in Manitoba (Shipping and Handling may apply.)
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We continue to make progress with the process of converting our St. Boniface plant into a federally-certified beef packing plant. The team we’ve assembled includes some of the beef industry’s leading experts on engineering and plant design and construction. We’re also working closely with consultants with deep international experience in setting up and running successful and profitable beef plants.
It’s extremely gratifying to hear these experts say they’ve rarely seen better business plans for a beef plant than ours. And it’s even better to hear how they believe the quality of our Manitoba cattle will really make the difference as we pursue our goal of developing premium brands of beef for various consumer markets.
As we finalize the plant blueprints, we’re making sure it will give us the flexibility to target premium niche markets for Kosher and Halal beef immediately. And our intention is to be able to handle multiple species (ie. bison). The plant as we conceive it will give us a near perfect combination of flexibility and efficiency. Read more…
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We’re giving away a box of premium Natural Prairie Beef ribeye steaks to one of our Facebook fans as soon as our fanbase grows to 1,200. That’s a value of $97.50.
Many people think the ribeye is the king of steaks and we take special care with ours. They’re specially selected and carefully cut. We also take the time to age our steaks a minimum of 21 days. We’re confident you’ll love the marbling, and juicy delicious taste.
Our Natural Prairie Beef brand comes from cattle raised hormone-free on the wide open Manitoba prairie. All Natural Prairie Beef products are fully traceable back to their original farm, which means an extra level of food safety built into for your peace of mind and protection.
We’re serious about raising and selling excellent beef.
The contest is open to Manitoba residents only and we reserve the right to substitute an equivalent cash prize in cases where shipping and handling is deemed excessive.
Visit our Facebook fan page today!
Can’t wait for the contest, you can buy yours today in person at 663 Marion Street (M-F 9-5), or at our online store. Read more…
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On behalf of the hundreds of cattle producers who have helped make Keystone Processors possible, we want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas, happy Hanukah and a happy new year too.
We have an exciting year ahead of us as we continue our plant renovations and upgrades. Parts of the old building will need to be torn down to make way for new construction. Our retail store will be “beefed up” (pardon the pun) as we hope to win plenty of new local customers with the great taste of our delicious, premium Manitoba raised beef.
Meanwhile, we are also ramping up our marketing activities, meeting with buyers and potential buyers all over Canada, the U.S. and the world.
As you gather with your friends and family this holiday season, we hope you’ll find peace and health and happiness. And we also hope you’ll enjoy all of that while carving into a succulent piece of Manitoba beef from Keystone Processors.
See you in 2010!
From the employees, families and farms of Keystone Processors Ltd. Read more…
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We were really pleased to hear the provincial government has renewed its pledge to support a Buy Local program in Manitoba. The official word came in the speech from the throne last week and it’s very timely indeed. We’re not sure what that support will look like yet, but we’ll be the first in line to sign on to a strong Buy Local program like those that already exist in Ontario and BC and many other places.
Our province has abundant quantities of high quality food. While our climate may not allow us to grow artichokes, broccoli or grapes for wine, we raise some of the best beef, pork and chicken in the world. We also have terrific cheese makers and high quality vegetables, and even some great fruits with our apples and berries.
We believe people should buy local food for the great, fresh taste alone, but there are many other reasons too. Read more…
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