Free Materials

Attention Retail Beef Partners! 

We have a number of materials available to help you market and merchandise beef.  Items include recipe brochures, POS materials, consumer and nutrition research, sales trends data, new product information, and beef fact sheets. Click on the links below to view the materials available.  

SUMMER GRILLING MATERIALS: Check out these Point of Sale (POS) materials available for your meat case.  From case dividers to posters, these free POS materials will help "beef up" your meat case during the upcoming ummer grilling months. 
  • Iron Man Sign Card: 11'x7" Double-sided. (view here)
  • Wobbler: 4"x11" Double-sided. (view here)
  • Small Case Divider: 5"x13½" (view here)
  • Large Case Divider: 5"x26" (view here)
  • Rail Strip: 1¼x6" (view here)
  • Summer Grilling Poster: 22"x28" (view here)
  • Beef...Outdoors at the Grill (view here)
  • 2007 National Beef Cook-off Winning Recipes (view here)
  • Complete Take on Steak (view here)

BEEF FAST FACTS: A newsletter exclusively designed for beef retailers.  Each issue is packed full of information, insight and ideas, along with the latest and greatest beef news on current issues.  Don't forget to share this great resource with your staff to help them prepare for your customer's questions. 
  • Customer Service (pdf)
  • 2007 Holiday Edition (pdf)
  • Special Edition: Food Safety (pdf)
  • Endless Options for Opportunity Cuts (pdf)
  • Can't You Almost Taste It? (pdf)
  • Beef: Providing Solutions to New Year's Resolutions (pdf)
  • Retailer's Holiday Wish List (pdf)
  • Fall's Family Favorites (pdf)
  • Grilling...Always in Season (pdf)
  • Healthy Eating with Beef (pdf)
  • Holiday Beef (pdf)
  • Tailgating (pdf)
  • Nutrition (pdf)
  • Grilling (pdf)
RECIPE BROCHURES: Consumers love recipes!  Have these beef recipe brochures available to hand out to your customers when they purchase beef from your meat case!  
  • Complete Take on Steak (pdf)
  • Beef...Outdoors at the Grill (pdf)
  • 2005 National Beef Cook-off (jpg)
  • 2007 National Beef Cook-off (pdf)
  • Top Round Steak Grill Card (pdf)
  • Beef Roasting Recipes for the Family (pdf)
  • How to Prepare the Perfect Prime Rib (pdf)
  • Create a Holiday Roast Tradition (pdf)
  • Beef Favorite...Holiday Roasts (pdf)
  • Flat Iron Steak Recipe Card (pdf)
  • Beef Favorite...Flat Iron (pdf)
HOLIDAY ROASTING MATERIALS: Do your customers want to know how to cook the perfect prime rib roast?  Help answer their questions and beef up your meat case with these free POS materials! 
  • Iron Man Sign Card: 11'x7" Double-sided. (jpg)
  • Holiday Roasting Poster: 22"x28" (jpg)
  • Consumer Tips for Holiday Roasting
  • Recipe Brochures for Holiday Roasting
CONSUMER TIPS & HANDOUTS: Your customers will enjoy these reproducible handouts on all things beef! 
  • July 4th Perfect Burgers (pdf)
  • Grill Talk (pdf)
  • Steaks for Marinating Consumer Tips (pdf)
  • Grilling & Broiling Consumer Tips (pdf)
  • How To Carve a Beef Rib Roast (pdf)
  • Beef Roasting Timetable (pdf)
  • Pot Roast Holiday Cooking Tips & Recipes (pdf)
  • Customer Holiday FAQ (pdf)
  • How to Use a Meat Thermometer (pdf)
  • Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Beef! (pdf)
  • Father's Day - Celebrate with Beef (pdf)
NUTRITION RESOURCES: Today's health-conscious consumers want to know more about lean protein choices.  It is important that you and your staff understand beef's nutrition profile so you can provide your customers with answers to their nutrition questions.  Let them know the beef they love is good for them too!!  Help them choose one of the 29 lean beef cuts, packed with nutrients, from your meat case today! 
  • Statement of Principals (pdf)
  • 29 Lean Cuts (pdf)
  • Nutrient Bang for your Calorie  Buck (pdf)
  • Beef's Competitive Advantage (pdf)
  • Go for the Ground Beef (pdf)
  • Heart Healthy Diet (pdf)
  • Comparison of Beef to Chicken (pdf)
  • Easy Entertaining with Delicious Lean Beef (pdf)

  • Great Grilling with Lean Beef (pdf)

  • Healthy and Delicious Lean Beef Salads (pdf)

  • Hearty Lean Beef Stews and Chilis (pdf)

  • Family-Pleasing Lean Beef Meals (pdf)

  • Lean Beef One-Dish Meals (pdf)
FACT SHEETS:  In today’s retail world, consumers have more choices than ever before. This means that consumers have more questions than ever. Is your staff prepared to answer customer questions about hormones, antibiotics, BSE, or animal welfare?  Use these fact sheets to educate your meat department staff on the a-to-z’s of beef production and safety.
  • Animal Welfare (pdf)
  • Antibiotics (pdf)
  • BSE (pdf)
  • E coli (pdf)
  • Environment (pdf)
  • Feedlot Finishing (pdf)
  • Growth Promotants (pdf)
  • Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) (pdf)
  • Red Meat & Cancer (pdf)
  • vCJD & CJD (pdf)
  • Who We Are (pdf)
  • Farm to Fork (pdf)
OTHER MATERIALS:  From beef cut charts to weekly wholesale pricing updates, you will find all of your beef needs here! 
  • Beef Made Easy Cut Chart: Beef in English (pdf)
  • Beef Made Easy Cut Chart: Beef in Spanish (pdf)
  • Beef Made Easy Cut Chart: Veal in English (pdf)
  • Guide to Identifying Meat Cuts (jpg)
  • Wholesale Pricing Chart: Produced weekly. Contact our office to sign-up for weekly updates emailed directly to you. (pdf)
  • Answers to Your Beef Questions (pdf)
  • National Meat Case Study (pdf)
These materials are offered free to our retail partners, courtesy of Idaho Beef Producers through their $1-per-head beef checkoff.  Please contact the IBC office at 208-376-6004 for more information. 

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