January 14, 2003 - Giant Eagle supermarkets to begin selling irradiated ground beef

by Dan Murphy

Giant Eagle is the first supermarket retailer in western Pennsylvania and Ohio markets to offer case-ready fresh ground beef treated with irradiation, according to a news release. The product will initially be on sale in Pittsburgh and other locations throughout a four-state area.

The ground beef will be treated by SureBeam Corp.'s electron beam technology and will be sold

Giant Eagle, ranked 22 on Forbes magazine's largest private corporations list and recently named Retailer of the Year by Progressive Grocer, is one of the nation's largest food retailers and food distributors with over $4.4 billion in annual sales.

Founded in 1931, Giant Eagle, Inc. has grown to be the No. 1 supermarket retailer in its region, with 124 corporate and 89 independently owned stores throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, north-central West Virginia and Maryland.

This article reprinted with permission from Meat Marketing & Technology.

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