U S Steaks history

Table Supply grew steadily, and by 1924 the Simons were able to move their operation to larger accommodations, although they opted to retain the name inherited from the old carpentry shop.

In 1929, a third generation of the Simon family, B.A.'s son Lester, became involved in the business.

When Pietro's opened in 1932 on the corner of Third Avenue and 45th Street in Manhattan, it was a raucous, crowded place upstairs with an open kitchen and a devoted clientele.

Steak ‘n Shake was founded in February, 1934 in Normal, Illinois.

He took over as president in 1946 and guided Table Supply through the next stage of its development.

In 1961, Nebraska Governor Frank B. Morrison sent steaks from Table Supply to President Kennedy and all of the governors in the United States.

In 1965, Table Supply launched an incentive division and began to build a nationwide network of representatives to help businesses create and implement promotion and reward programs.

In 1975, it opened an inbound call center, offering a toll-free telephone number to take catalog orders.

1976: Omaha Steaks' first retail store is opened.

LongHorn Steakhouse first fired it up in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 10, 1981.

Omaha Steaks first became involved in retail operations in 1976, when it opened a store in Omaha at 79th and Dodge Streets. It was not until 1985, though, that the company ventured beyond the state, opening a retail store in Houston.

In 1990, a new distribution center was created in a building bought in South Omaha.

In 1994, a new manufacturing plant was built in Snyder, Nebraska.

The first Omaha Steakhouse opened in a Phoenix hotel in the fall of 1996.

Omaha Steaks opted to voluntarily recall some 22,000 pounds of ground beef in October 2000 due to possible E. coli contamination, although it was more than likely that all the product from the lots in question had already been consumed without incident.

In 2003, the company added 42,000 square feet to its warehouse, greatly expanding its freezer capacity.

LongHorn Steakhouse became part of the Darden Restaurant family in 2007.

Since 2008, we’ve donated over 23 million pounds of fresh food to feed our neighbors.