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CHICAGO, 111. Determining
the price/value relationship of
various lamb products just became
easier for retailers, thanks to a
Lamb Computer Assisted Retail
Decision Support (CARDS) pro
gram funded by the Lamb Com
mittee of the National Live Stock
and Meat Board and the National
Lamb Feeders Association
(NLFA).
Developed by a team of Texas
A&M University and Meat Board
researchers, CARDS is a comput
er management tool that allows re
tailers to quickly predict product
variables such as trim and
make merchandising decisions
based on many in-store meat case
scenarios.“ With CARDS, retailers
can see whether it’s more cost ef
fective to purchase lamb cuts with
cover fat and trim it in the stores,
or whether they should purchase
leaner products from the packing
plants,” Saveli says. “It will more
accurately identify the expense of
fat purchased by the store. Ulti
mately, that information will be
communicated all the way back
through the packer to the produc
er, who can manage his produc
tion practices accordingly.”
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CARDS is a macro-based Mi
crosoft® Excel spreadsheet with
thousands of data points used to
predict yields, labor requirements,
prices and profitability of different
purchase and selling options. It is
the most recent element of a Com
ROSEMONT, 111. Building
on the success of their joint pro
motions in 1993, American Dairy
Association (ADA) and Arby’s
are continuing their partnership
this spring with three promotions
designed to build incremental vol
ume of cheese.
Arby’s franchises nationwide
will participate in the February,
March, and April promotions,
which will be supported by radio,
television, and print advertising.
ADA is contributing funds toward
the production of point-of-pur
chase materials that will be avail
able systemwide. The materials
will display the REAL® seal and
will include the slogan “REAL
cheese makes the difference.”
The first of the three promo
tions will begin in February with
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from winter
lime application
municating Curability project that
had the objectives of determining
standard yields and time and mo
tion (labor) of various meat pro
ducts, then creating'a system to
implement that data for the speci
fic species (beef, pork and lamb).
the Triple Cheese Melt sandwich,
which combines roast beef with
Swiss, shredded Cheddar and Par
mesan cheese sauce. In March,
Arby’s will feature the Hot Ham
WILKES BARRE (Luzerne
Co.) On March 9 Penn State
Cooperative Extension in co
operation with the Pennsylvania
Urban and Community Forestry
Council, and the Bureau of Fores
try will hold a seminar designed
for landscape professionals, titled
“Landscape Clinic ’94.” This pro
gram provides a combination of
proper horticultural and pest con
trol techniques that professionals
require in order to stay competi
tive in today’s economy. Pesticide
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Cards Program
The Lamb CARDS program
was unveiled at the NLFA annual
convention in Reno, Nev., Jan. 19.
It was made possible through a
voluntary checkoff on lamb by
iamb feeders and raisers through-
’n Swiss Submarine sandwich.
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The Chicken Cordon Bleu sand
wich, made with a breaded chick
en breast fillet, ham and Swiss
cheese, will be promoted in April.
Landscape Clinic
update credits in core and categor
ies 6,7, 18, 22, and 23 will be
awarded.
The workshop will be held at
the Holiday Inn in Dunmore. The
registration fee is $lB per person,
which includes lunch and handout
SH 5-7
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GB-H 3-1
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GE-H 3-2
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out the U.S. Distribution and im
plementation of the Lamb
CARDS program will be carried
out through a combined effort of
the Meat Board and the merchan
dising staff of the American Sheep
Industry Association.
In the first six months of 1993,
Arby’s ran 5 promotions featuring
REAL cheese and saw cheese and
cheese sauce tonnage increase
49% versus one year ago.
materials. Pre-registration is re
quired before February 25. (No
walk-ins will be accepted.) For
more information call Luzerne
County Cooperative Extension at
(717)825-1701 or (717) 459-0736
ext. 701.
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