Our Five-Step Process

We harvest cattle when climate and feed conditions are at their peak, ensuring consistent quality product year-round.

Our exact aging specifications deliver optimal tenderness.

Individual vacuum packaging allows you to temper only as much as you need, when you need it.

Rapid freezing maintains its quality by preventing undesirable large crystals from forming through the product, locking in freshness with each product, helping to limit purge and shrinkage from the freezing process.

You have an important role to play in the Tender by Design® process. To achieve the desired results, customers should temper the steaks using our commercial-grade Aluminum Tempering Tray (8377597). Our Tempering Tray tempers faster than traditional thin aluminum sheet pans, or wood or plastic cutting boards, preparing the product to wow diners on their plate. US Foods® recommends that customers never place the product in water (of any temperature), as this may adversely affect product quality.