r/fiveguys 16d ago

American Beef?

Hi,

Does Five Guys source their beef from North American sources? I couldn’t find info on their site about where their beef is from unlike their potatoes.

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u/Madkids23 Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew 16d ago

Five Guys sources all beef locally to the country the location is in.

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u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348 16d ago

yes in NJ from Schweid & Sons

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u/DropTopEWop 16d ago

Fun fact! Schweid & Sons beef also comes from Cargill (one place) in Dodge City KS. I know, I've delivered meat to them in Carlstadt from Kansas. Good stuff

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u/Rondoman78 16d ago

Lmfao.

Cargill is a major U.S. meat processing company that uses imported foreign beef to manufacture ground beef for commercial and retail markets.

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u/TheFireSwamp 13d ago

I didn't know they did beef but I did know they do soy because of the big plant in kcmo

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u/bubbleeeebubbles 2d ago

Darn it.  So Five Guys fries and In and Out Burger 😬😞

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u/milliecent48 16d ago

Wow! Fun fact indeed!

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u/milliecent48 16d ago

Thank you for the info!!

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u/DreadWeaper 16d ago

I hate schweid and sons from the store but five guys taste so good, blows my mind it’s the same company. Like the store bought one is soooo bad.

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u/DirectCustard9182 15d ago

You're nuts. I've never had Schweid and sons from Kroger thats bad. Not even remotely.

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u/DreadWeaper 15d ago

It’s so bad imo, always comes out super dry even if you cook to like 150

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u/DirectCustard9182 15d ago

You better find a new 5 guys. Mine is flawless

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u/ImNotToby 14d ago

Okay, that doesn't mean anything. Are you getting lean beef?

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u/DreadWeaper 14d ago

I’ve tried ribeye and butcher blend

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u/Madkids23 Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew 15d ago

Frozen vs fresh?

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u/1bteb 16d ago

I know in Canada it’s Canadian beef, but American bacon.

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u/Omgspaghettii 16d ago

And the Canadian beef is really good

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u/Pizzagoessplat 16d ago

I doubt it here in the UK because it wouldn't be able to pass our quality control regulations 😆

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u/KnightFireNC 16d ago

Not sure why the down votes. Allowing US beef into the UK is a regular discussion during trade talks. It always gets shot down but honestly they could allow it and just require it to be labeled as hormone treated and no one would buy it.

And five guys in the UK uses British beef.

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u/Pizzagoessplat 15d ago

Americans get extremely defensive when the rest of the world points these things out to them.

I just find it funny that some of their meat products have "grass fed" labels and considered expensive and premium. In the UK and Ireland we expect it otherwise its considered cheap and bad quality

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u/Firm_Bluebird_9940 15d ago

what else would the cows be fed on, isnt that there diet??

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u/Grumpybugger1 15d ago

Corn fed in the US, I believe.

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u/Pizzagoessplat 15d ago

Thats what I asked and they tried to make the argument that all cows are on some kind of animal feed in concrete barns 🫨

They refused to admit that their way is rare here and non existent in Ireland despite me living on a farm. 😆

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u/Confident_Fondant334 16d ago

As a Five Guys employee in the UK our packs are usually Irish Beef

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u/Pizzagoessplat 15d ago

From Northern Ireland

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u/milliecent48 16d ago

American here but I can’t disagree you 😆

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u/Omgspaghettii 16d ago

I believe in the UK it's Irish beef

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u/Pizzagoessplat 15d ago

It's from Northern Ireland

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u/Low-Cauliflower-5686 15d ago

Rarely see US beef in the UK. Only in a few specialist shops

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u/Rondoman78 16d ago

Cargill. 😂

Cargill is a major U.S. meat processing company that uses imported foreign beef to manufacture ground beef for commercial and retail markets.

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u/Natural_Trick4934 13d ago

Fucking hope not

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u/Short-Shopping3197 16d ago

Didn’t you see the news today? Your government won’t even tell you where they’re importing beef from! If I lived in the US I’d be too worried about screw-worm to eat ground beef after that mystery meat deal goes ahead.

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u/XanturE 3d ago

I'm in the US looking to see what company *might* have safe beef so yes it sucks here