Boycott fast food chains

[rusty1]

I think it's time to boycott the fast food chains that continue to import foreign beef.

[Bruce14]

I'm with you on that one. We eat all our own meat at home but it would be interesting which fast food outlets and supermarkets are using imported beef.

We all heard of those who said they were going to only use western Canadian beef but I wonder which ones actually did switch.

Does any one know?

[rusty1]

I know MacDonalds is using CDN beef. Infact the store where 2 of my family members work at shipped back their US beef.
I don't know for sure but I believe that Wendy's, A & W, Burger King, are still using US. DQ was suposed to have quite and switched to CDN.
We need to make a pass through their windows and ask and if not drive away.

[dalek]

I remember the big announcement from The Keg steakhouses on BSE day, "Don't worry, we've never used any Canadian beef anyway". Don't worry, I never ate at The Keg anyway.

[15444]

Let's not limit this to only fast food chains, let's go for restaurants too. Ask and post the results. It would be nice to know which companies have a heart for the Canadian producer.

[farmboy1]

Dalek,
That is a good comeback. More people should use that line and adhere to that principle.

[Bruce14]

O.K. McD's and Dairy Queen on the fast food end. IGA's flyer said they are using western Canadian beef in the ir stores. I don't know about restaraunts. We have a chain in Sask. called The Venice House they serve Sterling Silver.

I didn't eat at the Keg very often. Can't remember the last time but I do know it was my last time.

It's too bad there are no industry groups checking this out and putting pressure on these busionesses to serve Canadian.

[Smithy]

Too bad about the keg. I used to enjoy eating there.
I walked out of Super Value last week and shopped at the Shoppers Food Mart instead because they had a special featuring imported U.S. beef. For all I know SFM might have had imported beef too but at least they weren't bragging about it. I wish afterwards that I had said something to the staff at Super Value as my little boycott didn't do much good if no one was aware of it.

[Bruce14]

A couple of farm teenagers from around Moose Jaw did some picketing and protesting outside a Burger King and an Arby's, I believe in Regina. They were trying to draw attention to the fact that those restaraunts use non-Canadian beef.

Good for them. Hopefully some of the other major centres can witness the same.

[Bruce14]

Just got back from the USA after visiting my wife's family in the far south. Down there the only news or even mention of Canada was the Ralph Cliine pie in the face incident. The weather channel stops at the 49th, and any mention of Canada in the papers is generally on an inside page on an inside section.
Nowhere did I see mention of BSE except in an Ag office in Kansas that I stopped in at. That info was just a fact sheet, not much different than that we see here.
In the only resturant that I happened to be in had beef from Cargill Excel. Certainly not the best steak I had but the father in law was buying so it tasted good enough <grin>
Sure hope this all gets straightened out soon

[ALICIA]

Tailman was pushing Alberta Beef over the CBC and saying the boys are going to eat steak tonight. Good Alberta Beef.
He said it two or three time.

[rookie]

I beleive that Wendys get burgers from Better Beef in Guelph.

[Bruce14]

Is Better Beef still bringing beef up from the U.S.?

[Smithy]

I called my local Super Value this morning and expressed my dismay at them bragging about selling imported beef in a cattle producing area. The manager said that it was New Zealand beef (apparently it has U.S. grading on it)
and that they only carry imported strip loins because they find it difficult to purchase them in Canada. She said they were more expensive out of Calgary and that it took a lot longer to get them.

[smcgrath76]

Burger King Boosts Canadian beef

CBC.ca

Burger King Canada is moving towards using 100 per cent Canadian beef in all its restaurants across the country.

It's a sign of support for the country's beef industry, decimated by the fall-out from the single case of BSE.

The fast food chain says as soon as it can secure an adequate supply of beef, all 360 restaurants of its restaurants will feature only Canadian beef.

Burger King currently buys 3 million kilograms of Canadian beef each year.

Some Saskatchewan teens are taking credit for forcing the issue. Last weekend the teens picketed a Burger King outlet in Moose Jaw calling for more Canadian beef on the menu.

One teen, 14-year-old Rhyann Duffey said she was spurred to action because of the uncertainty her family's ranch faces.

The teens plan to target Arby's next.