Steeped In History, Standard Meat Co. Moves Into The Future

Arlington TX

22 January, 2022

6:05 PM

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By Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report January 22, 2022 The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is a time when the city annually celebrates its ties to the ranching and meatpacking industry that was central to the city's early economy. The Rosenthal family's connection with Standard Meat has not been ongoing. It was interrupted for several years when the company was acquired in 1983 by Consolidated Foods, later known as Sara Lee Corp. Billy Rosenthal then retired from Standard Meat, but couldn't quite get out of the business. He was asked by the then burgeoning Outback Steakhouse chain to supply them with steaks. That Outback Steakhouse connection eventually led to the re-emergence of a new Standard Meat in 1995 under Rosenthal ownership. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.