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It’s Not All Business in Commerce: As NMCA’s All-Star Nationals Prepares to Smoke Atlanta Dragway, Coast Packing Serves Up ‘Take-out or Delivery’ #FatMap762 (and Screaming Camaro)

June 24, 2020

Known as “Georgia’s House of Speed,” Atlanta Dragway is cheek-by-jowl with some of the area’s best purveyors of traditional Southern fare. For the occasion, Coast has whipped up its special online gastronomic #FatMap762, showcasing local spots where fans can “Taste the Difference” that lard and beef tallow make in popular dishes – dishes available by delivery or on a take-out basis. The 36 locations across 25 cities on #FatMap762 all feature dishes prepared with lard and/or beef tallow.

As PDRA’s ‘Carolina Showdown’ Rolls into Darlington, S.C., Coast Packing Fires Up Its Blazing Camaro – and Serves Up ‘Take-out or Delivery’ #FatMap843

June 8, 2020

To mark the PDRA Carolina Showdown, we've updated our special online gastronomic #FatMap843, showcasing local spots where fans can “Taste the Difference” that natural cooking fats make in popular dishes – dishes now available exclusively by delivery or on a take-out basis. The 50 locations across 18 cities on #FatMap834 all feature dishes prepared with lard and/or beef tallow. Check them all out here.

Even Without Fans in the Stands, Coast to Make a Stand at PDRA East Coast Nationals on May 29-30 in Benson, N.C. — Serving Up Its First ‘Take-out or Delivery’ #FatMap919

May 20, 2020

With veteran driver Jason Lee behind the wheel, Coast Packing Company’s ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro was back in action last weekend, May 16-17, for Wooostock in Darlington, S.C. – a test run ahead of PDRA’s East Coast Nationals on May 29-30 at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C. The weekend event will see the return of Coast CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson, two months after his stunning win in Bradenton, Fla. – but it won’t include the usual legion of fans. As states begin to loosen restrictions set in place to control the spread of COVID-19, the Professional Drag Racers Association is preparing to start its 2020 season, nearly two months later than planned.

March Madness in Tampa Bay: 3.68 is Magic Number for Goose: Qualifying #1, Setting NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod Record – and Winning

March 12, 2020

Kicking off the racing season at the 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem in Bradenton, Florida, Coast Packing Company CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson powered his ’69 Noonan Hemi ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to an unprecedented trifecta — qualifying #1, setting the NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod record, and wrapping up the weekend in the Aerospace Components Winner’s Circle.

At 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Coast Packing’s ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to Blaze Through Bradenton — and Light Up Lard & Tallow Hot Spots in Sarasota, Tampa-St. Pete

March 2, 2020

Kicking off the racing season at the 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Coast Packing Company CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson will take his ’69 ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro to the Gulf Coast -- and give roaring shout-outs to leading restaurant kitchens in the process. Coast brings to Bradenton online gastronomic #FatMap941, trumpeting 26 stellar spots in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota area that feature lard and beef tallow on the menu.

As the 2020 PDRA Season Kicks Off, Coast Packing Returns to the Drag Strip with Its World-Beating Camaro — And Fast #FatMaps for Every Spot on the Circuit

February 10, 2020

As sure as the calendar flips into a new year, the PDRA, the the Professional Drag Racers Association, swings into action -- and that means the roaring return of Coast Packing Company CEO Eric R. “Goose” Gustafson’s and his ’69 ProCharger Pro Mod Camaro (along with the skinny on the very best places to score awesome dishes prepared with lard and/or beef tallow).

Coast Packing President & Chairman Ron Gustafson Named Citizen of the Year by Vernon Chamber of Commerce

December 19, 2019

In recognition of a career marked by both business innovation and service to the community, Coast Packing Company President and Chairman Ron Gustafson has received the first-ever Citizen of the Year Award, conferred by the Vernon Chamber of Commerce.

Coast Packing CEO Eric R. Gustafson Named Secretary of North American Meat Institute

December 12, 2019

We are proud to announce Eric R. Gustafson, CEO of Coast Packing Company, has been elected Secretary of NAMI, the North American Meat Institute. Gustafson was also reelected to a three-year term on the NAMI Board of Directors and a one-year term on the Executive Board, and is co-founder of NAMI’s Family Business Task Force.

On #NationalLardDay, Brenda Watts of Gaffney, S.C. (and Her Crumble Carrot Cake Caramel Cheesecake) Takes Top Honors in Coast Packing’s 3rd Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest

December 11, 2019

Preparing an epic cheesecake with flavors to spare, Brenda Watts of Gaffney, S.C. took home top honors – and some nifty kitchen bling – in our 3rdAnnual #LardLovers Recipe Contest, which was announced on #NationalLardDay (Dec. 8) of course!

In the Spirit of the Authentic and the Traditional, Healthy Fats Coalition Celebrates Dec. 8 as Second Annual #NationalLardDay

December 3, 2019

Under the auspices of the Healthy Fats Coalition (HFC) and ideally timed for the holidays, this Sunday, Dec. 8, will mark the second annual #NationalLardDay -- a celebration of pure lard, a traditional, authentic animal fat that is now enjoying a resurgence within America’s food culture, in restaurants, fast food operations and home kitchens.