Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Iowa Beef Industry Council
2055 Ironwood Court, Ames, Iowa 50014
Phone: 515-296-2266 or 515-296-2305
NEWS RELEASE
February 11, 2015
Contact: Brooke Young, Director of Marketing, brooke@iabeef.org, 515-296-2305
Sixth annual contest for Iowa’s Best Burger begins
AMES, IOWA – Iowa’s cattle producers are asking their fellow Iowans to help them find Iowa’s Best Burger in
2015. In this year’s quest, the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) are
encouraging you to nominate your favorite burger, whether it’s gourmet or down-home style.
This is the sixth year the two groups are holding the annual Iowa’s Best Burger contest, which officially kicks off
February 11. All nominations must be in the IBIC office by 5 p.m. on March 10, 2015.
“We’re looking for the best burger served in an Iowa restaurant,” says Bedford cattle producer Roger Brummett,
chairman of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. Brummett says the entries need to be 100% beef burgers. “Although
burgers are often standard fare, we know from experience that the winners of this contest serve outstanding
burgers.”
In order to recognize these great burgers, IBIC and ICA are asking Iowa consumers to nominate their favorite
burgers for the award, and those nominations can be made by mail, text, or online.
Details about the contest rules and nomination forms are available on the Iowa Beef Industry Council’s website,
www.iabeef.org. Burger lovers can also find a link to the online nomination form at the Iowa Beef Council
Facebook page; or by texting BEEF to 313131.
Brummett noted that restaurants are a valuable partner to the beef industry. “They do a tremendous job of
preparing and serving our beef products in delicious and creative ways. The burger is the all–American classic,
and restaurants have done an excellent job in giving customers many choices when they order it.”
The nomination period ends March 10, 2015. The ‘Top Ten’ list will be announced in mid-March. Finalists will
receive a certificate and will be eligible for the secret taste-test of contest judges. The 2015 Best Burger in Iowa
will be announced on May 4 and will kick-off May Beef Month.
In 2014, 9,600 nominations for 456 restaurants were received in the contest. The final winners in previous years
are: 2014 – Brick City Grill, Ames; 2013 – 61 Chop House Grille, Mediapolis; 2012 – Coon Bowl III, Coon
Rapids; 2011 – Rusty Duck, Dexter; 2010 – Sac County Cattle Company, Sac City.
-30About the Iowa Cattlemen's Association: The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association represents more than 10,000 beefproducing families and associated companies dedicated to the future of Iowa’s beef industry. ICA’s mission is “Grow Iowa’s
beef business through advocacy, leadership and education.”
About the Iowa Beef Industry Council: The Iowa Beef Industry Council is funded by the $1-per-head beef checkoff.
Checkoff dollars are invested in beef promotion, consumer information, research, industry information and foreign market
development, all with the purpose of strengthening beef demand.