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KC Restaurant Openings And Closings For January 2022
One of Kansas City’s best-loved beef growers is looking to open a restaurant in Parkville. KC Cattle Company is a veteran-owned ranch that grows wagyu cattle outside Weston. They’ve won praise for their all-beef hotdogs, which were named the best...
The 12 best subscription boxes to give this holiday season
K.C. Cattle Company is a veteran-owned company that specializes in mail-order beef. It features high-end American Wagyu, from items like hot dogs and burgers all the way up to showstoppers like bone-in tomahawk steaks. We recommend the bundles, which start...
The Pitch’s 2021 holiday gift guide
Patrick Montgomery started KC Cattle Company to serve people the highest quality meat possible. This veteran-owned company ethically raises American and hybrid wagyu cattle in a stress-free environment. The beef is antibiotic and hormone-free, and all protein is sourced from...
The Best Gifts for Foodies in Every State
MISSOURI: KC Cattle Company Trim the Tree Wagyu Holiday Bundle There sure are a lot of states well known for their famous barbecue, but with this holiday bundle, Missouri takes it up a notch. Enjoy world-famous cuts of meat at...
‘You’re missing out on a huge talent pool’: Why this founder only hires military veterans
After serving four years in the military, Patrick Montgomery never anticipated that one of the greatest challenges of his new civilian life would involve hot dogs — thousands of them. In 2019, the Army veteran and founder of KC Cattle...
[Podcast] KC Cattle Company With Patrick Montgomery
This week Joe is joined by Patrick Montgomery, the CEO and founder of KC Cattle Company. KC Cattle Company was founded with the goal of connecting the consumer with agriculture. They specialize in high quality Wagyu beef that is available...
From Army Ranger to founding KC Cattle Co., an exclusive interview with Patrick Montgomery
As the founder of KC Cattle Company, a purveyor of premium quality Wagyu beef, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery’s new mission is great food for a good cause. The company provides consumers with delicious, non GMO beef, employs only veterans...
KC Cattle Co. drives ahead with plans for offices, store, barbecue restaurant
The new location would give the seller of American Wagyu beef a clearer path to Kansas City consumers.
Former U.S. Army Ranger Battalion Member Uses Beef Company To Support Military Veterans
Southfield (CW50) – The KC Cattle Company is a company that brings high-quality wagyu beef products to the community. The foundation of the organization is the experience and dedication of its owner, Patrick Montgomery. Montgomery is a former U.S. Army...
Former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Mitchell Schwartz Focuses On Cooking While Rehabbing
While not suiting up for an NFL team for the first time in a decade, Mitchell Schwartz has delved into other pursuits, particularly his passion of cooking.
The Best & Worst Cuts of Steak—Ranked by Nutritional Benefits!
A good steak dinner is synonymous with celebration and achievement. From the world's most popular restaurants to your backyard grill, there are few foods as quintessentially American as steak. While plant-based products continue to flood the market, there will never...
Turning Point: How 9/11 Led One Veteran to Build a Beef Business 100% Veteran Owned and Operated
Forty miles north of Kansas City, Mo., is where you’ll usually find Patrick Montgomery. The green pastures and slightly rolling hills are more of a sanctuary for a man who knew nothing about raising cattle a decade ago. “I kind...
How 4 Kansas City-Famous Foods Were Invented
If you want the absolute best KC strip steak available, we recommend grilling it yourself. Two local ranches in the Northland, KC Cattle Company and the Upper Cut, have the best steaks we’ve ever tasted.
Pleased to Meat You: Five recommendations for a happy carnivore’s kitchen
You know what today is? If it’s still Thursday, Nov. 11, then it’s Veterans Day. And the KC Cattle Company out of Missouri is a veteran-owned and run business – started by a man named Patrick Montgomery, to continue serving...
Army Vet’s Love for Entrepreneurship Leads to Wagyu Beef Business, Hot-Dog Fame
“I never envisioned anything but hunting down bad guys as a career,” Patrick Montgomery says. But after five years in the Army with the 75th Ranger Regiment, he started to reconsider. Little did he know his path would lead him...
Veteran owned KC Cattle Company donating to patients at KU Med for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This October, local butcher shop KC Cattle Company is donating 100% of profits from a special Breast Cancer Awareness tee shirt to the “Patients in Need” Fund through The University of Kansas Cancer Center. But meat lovers, rejoice- they will...
Veteran-Run Business Producing Wagyu Beef
Hiring America shares the story of the KC Cattle Co. which seeks to raise quality American Wagyu beef. Founded by Patrick Montgomery, a former member of 1st Ranger Battalion, Patrick seeks to bring the lessons learned through sweat, blood, and...
Experts say the world’s best hot dogs come from this Weston, Missouri ranch
On a cloudy day near the end of May, Patrick Montgomery, Kale Swing and Tyler Hines of KC Cattle Company traverse their hilly three-hundred-acre property on the edge of Weston, searching for one of their four newborn calves. “Why don’t...
A Chiefs Chef: The Cooking Of Kansas City’s Mitchell Schwartz Rivals His Blocking
Following his Super Bowl LIV victory, Mitchell Schwartz and his wife had planned to spend the offseason traveling to France, England and Ireland. But with the coronavirus necessitating everyone shelter at home, the Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle has spent...
Veteran launches meat company, employs others
WESTON, Mo. — Sergeant Patrick Montgomery hated being told his military skills would not carry over to civilian life. “Not all the skills like kicking in doors do, but that determination and willpower of telling yourself that it’ll be tough,...
Rise and Grind: A Hot Dog Success Story
What happened when a small wagyu beef retailer got a huge boost from some press coverage. During his time the U.S. Army, combat veteran Patrick Montgomery learned to think on his feet. He couldn’t have known at the time that...
Local company gains popularity with Wagyu hot dogs
You've heard about the Popeye's chicken sandwich. Now, a Kansas City company is relishing similar success due to one of its products: Wagyu Beef Hot Dogs. By now, most everyone has heard about the buzz over Popeye's chicken sandwich, which...
KC Cattle Company, a veteran-owned ranch in Weston, now delivers American Wagyu beef
Fire up the grill, steak lovers: KC Cattle Co. now offers free delivery of its American Wagyu beef. The beef raised by the Weston ranch, which was founded in 2016 by combat veteran Patrick Montgomery, is USDA certified and hormone...
We Found a Hot Dog That Tastes Like Steak—Grilling Season Will Never Be the Same
After trying four different specialty hot dogs, one stood out for its incredibly rich, unique flavor.
Army Ranger turned Wagyu beef producer wrangles big growth
Patrick Montgomery had reached a crossroads — he could either re-enlist in the Army or pursue something on the civilian side. His girlfriend, now wife, nudged him to pursue the latter. Now, the former member of the First Ranger Battalion...
Former Army Ranger Makes Wagyu Beef and Veterans the Focus at KC Cattle Co. in Weston
At just 28 years old, Patrick Montgomery has seen and accomplished more than most people twice his age. He enlisted in the army right out of high school, earning a spot as an Army Ranger in the 1st Ranger Battalion....
Veteran finds new mission, helps other vets with cattle ranch
When Zeph Martinez goes to work each day now, he says he feels at home. “I love it. It is really peaceful,” he said. The veteran works at the KC Cattle Company ranch in Weston, Missouri. It’s a very different...
Japanese Beef: Made in America
Increasingly American ranches have been raising Wagyu, from at least two Japanese breeds of cattle, and there are now many sources making the rich, well-marbled beef available not just to chefs, but also to home cooks. Kurt Beecher Dammeier, the...