Galen, Lori & Megan Fink
15523 Tuttle Creek Blvd. • Randolph, Kansas 66554
785-293-5106 (phone and FAX) • finkbull1@twinvalley.net Commercial representatives:
Gene Barrett • Grantville, KS • Cell: 785-224-8509
Barrett Broadie • Burns, KS • Cell: 620-635-6128

Fink Beef Genetics News

What happened in 2002

The short list

  • Little Apple Brewing Company wins 2002 Beef Backer Award
  • Galen Fink Awarded 2002 B.I.F. Continuing Service Award

    • Little Apple Brewing Company wins 2002 Beef Backer Award

    The Kansas Beef Council has named Little Apple Brewing Company winner of the state's 2002 Beef Backer Award for its dedication to high-quality beef and commitment to offering and merchandising beef. Little Apple also won the Best Ground Beef Menu items with its Black and Bleu Burger.

    Little Apple Brewing Company was the overall winner of the contest in 2000 and received honorable mention in 1996.

    It has based its success on the consistent premium quality of the Certified Angus Beef® brand and excellent service. Since re-opening in 1995, the restaurant's owners decided to feature only Certified Angus Beef® brand steaks. This summer it upgraded to the Certified Angus Beef® brand for all of its ground beef offerings.

    Little Apple Brewing Company's beef menu includes:
  • Steak & Black Bean Chili Nachos appetizer
  • Mediterranean Steak Salad, a Greek salad with Certified Angus Beef® sirloin and hummus dip
  • Popular Certified Angus Beef® steak cuts
  • Black and Bleu Burger, a Certified Angus Beef® burger topped with cracked peppercorns, Maytag Bleu cheese and served on a toasted onion focaccia
  • Old-fashioned Chili cheese Dog, a quarter-pound Certified Angus Beef® hot dog topped with steak chili and cheddar cheese
  • Steak Pizzetta, tomato-basil sauce, provolone and Parmesan cheeses topped with a six-ounce Certified Angus Beef® sirloin steak

    • "The new menu (created this year) has been a smash hit," said Russ Loub, co-owner and general manager. "We added six new beef items, incorporating a lot of the new value-added products from the Certified Angus Beef® brand. With the weaker economy, we are finding that value is a strong motivator for a lot of people. For us, that is premium beef. We added non-beef items too, but the Certified Angus Beef® brand continues to be the dominating item in our sales."

    The Certified Angus Beef® brand accounts for 42% of Little Apple Brewing Company's total sales and 50% of its food sales.

    The restaurant has 85 staff members and is owned by eight partners, located throughout the United States. Russ Loub has been a co-owner and general manager since April 1995. Majority owners are Galen and Lori Fink and Russ and Kelly Loub.

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    Galen Fink Awarded 2002 B.I.F. Continuing Service Award

    (Manhattan, Kansas)

    Galen Fink and his wife, Lori, started in the cattle business in 1977 with one Angus cow and the determination to develop a respected source for quality beef cattle genetics.

    Today Fink Beef Genetics is known worldwide as a source for outstanding Angus, Charolais and F1 genetics. Their business incorporates all segments of the beef industry from conception to consumption, including a heifer development business and ownership of a restaurant licensed to sell Certified Angus Beef® products.

    The use of high-accuracy proven sires through AI has been important in the development of their herd. They rely on cooperator herds for recipients for more than 1,000 embryos each year to produce calves that are sold private treaty and through an annual production sale. Customer service is also a priority, including feeder calf sales for customers, commercial female sales and relationships with feedlots and alliances.

    The Finks have received numerous industry honors, including the 2000 BIF Outstanding Seedstock Producer Award and being honored as the 2001 Kansas State University Alumni fellows for the College of Agriculture.

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