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History of Dodge City Steak Company
 Mention the name Dodge City and your head is filled with images of cowboys on the trail, gunfights, and eatin' and drinkin' at the Boot Hill Saloon. Mention the name Dodge City Steak Company and your head is filled with the image of a thick, juicy cut of beef that has been specially dry aged to enhance the flavor that evokes the robust heritage of the Old West. That's the idea behind Dodge City Steak Company. Finally, a steak company that is committed to producing the finest quality of steaks by investing the extra time and money necessary to dry age choice tenderloins, delivering superb gourmet steaks that are bolder tasting and more tender. 
In May 1999, an article in USA Today entitled "The Best Steaks of Your Life" captured the attention of Pat George and Doug Parker, local Dodge City businessmen. They were living in the heart of beef country, the Cowboy Capital of the world, Dodge City, Kansas-the logical place to enjoy the best steak of your life- and yet there were no local providers supplying gourmet dry aged steaks to consumers. Thus, with this idea, George and Parker were on the road to founding Dodge City Steak Company.
George and Parker began an investigative process by consulting with beef packers, processing plants, federally inspected meat cutting companies and food distributors. They talked with representatives from the USDA about the regulations and requirements for the grading process of beef. George and Parker then toured dry aging facilities in Denver and Kansas City, and met with master dry agers to discuss the art of dry aging.
Over the next six months, Dodge City Steak Company, LLC was formed and the national office secured space on the actual grounds of the famous Boot Hill in Dodge City. The corporate team was hired and began designing specific products such as steak gift boxes, reuseable Styrofoam containers, private labels and brochures. Alliances were formed with master dry agers, meat cutting facilities and delivery services. By November l999, Dodge City Steak Company, LLC was open and ready for business.
In 2004 Dodge City Steaks became an affiliate of Columbus Gourmet, a wholly owned subsidiary of ATL Industries, Inc, which specializes in Premier Gourmet Specialty Foods and is located in Columbus, Georgia. Larry Stone, CEO of ATL Industries, who has over 40 years of experience in the Beef Industry for some of the nations largest foodservice conglomerates, is heading up the Dodge City/ATL Industries, Inc. Strategic Partnership.
For further information, please contact Columbus Gourmet at 1-800-356-1858 or by email.
As the reputation for this young company grows, so does the number of satisfied customers. Dodge City Steaks may be purchased at the following places:
* Toll free at 1-800-356-1858
* Upscale restaurants
* Gourmet Grocery Stores
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Columbus Gourmet
302 Brown Avenue, Columbus, GA 31903
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