Certified Angus Beef Celebrates Another Strong Fiscal Year

In a year marked by shifting marketing dynamics and margin pressure across the supply chain, Certified Angus Beef closed its 2024 fiscal year with its second strongest sales year in the company’s history. With marked growth both domestically and internationally, the global beef brand sold 1.237 billion pounds across the U.S. and 55 other countries.

“Since 1978, Certified Angus Beef’s success has been in large part because of the engaging, forward-thinking and collaborative partners we work with from pasture to plate,” says John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef. “It’s our shared commitment to quality and drive to meet growing consumer demand for the best beef that we’re celebrating our second-ever best sales year.”

Continued Growth and Demand

The market signals from domestic and international consumers were clear in 2024: high-quality beef is in demand both at restaurants and in the meat case.

Diners continued to find Certified Angus Beef ® offerings from Michelin-star restaurants to barbecue joints and beyond, spurring continued foodservice growth with 415 million pounds sold across independent specialty, broadline and corporate specialty distributors. Domestically, foodservice experienced the second-best year ever, marking 14 years of growth out of the past 15.

At the meat case, shoppers reached for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand. Retail stores recorded 521.5 million pounds sold, a slight 1.7% decline from the previous year. This marked the sixth year of more than 500 million pounds sold across retailers.

International Certified Angus Beef ® product sales grew by 4.6% in 2024 to 194.8 million pounds. At a time when overall U.S. beef exports were down, this huge growth was in large part due to increased sales in Mexico, which grew by 30%, making it the brand’s second-largest international market.