Omaha Steaks® "Remarkable Dadness" Challenge to Determine Most Remarkable Dad in America

Nominated Dads Will Advance Through Digital Tournament Brackets and Win Prizes, Thanks to Votes From Family and Friends

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Mar 18, 2015, 01:00 ET

OMAHA, Neb., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Omaha Steaks®, a fifth generation, family-owned company and the nation's leading provider of exceptional grain-fed beef and premium gourmet foods, announced today that 64 dads from around the country have been selected as the starting field in the "Remarkable Dadness" challenge to find the Most Remarkable Dad in America.

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The dad entrants, nominated by either themselves or their family or friends, will be narrowed down this week to a final voting round of 16. To nominate a dad, go to http://challenge.remarkabledads.com. Online voting will start on Monday, March 23. To vote for a dad, site visitors must create an account on http://challenge.remarkabledads.com.

Dads who are nominated (or who nominate themselves) for Remarkable Dadness, will have the chance to win prizes ranging from Omaha Steaks T-Bones to the Weber^® Q^® 1200^™ gas grills in color. Prizes will be awarded each week as dads advance through the bracket with a chance to win the grand prize which includes Omaha Steaks for a year and a Weber^® Original Kettle^™ charcoal grill.

"Our Remarkable Dadness challenge is all about celebrating fathers – and father figures – for the influence they have on our lives," said Todd Simon, Sr. Vice President and Family Owner of Omaha Steaks. "We're excited to see a diverse group of dads from across the country advance through the brackets thanks to the votes of the family members and friends who know how remarkable they really are."

The challenge is part of Omaha Steaks new online community, RemarkableDads.com. According to Simon, the site is sponsored by Omaha Steaks, but features content about dads from a variety of guest dad bloggers and partner brands including Weber^® Grills, as well as user-generated content.

The Remarkable Dadness challenge will reward the top vote-getting dads with additional prizes from Omaha Steaks and Weber^® at each stage of the digital tournament. The remarkable dad who receives the most online votes from family and friends will win the title "Most Remarkable Dad in America."

About Omaha Steaks

Omaha Steaks, founded in 1917, is an Omaha, Nebraska-based, fifth-generation, family-owned company that markets and distributes a wide variety of the finest quality USDA-approved, grain-fed beef and other gourmet foods including seafood, pork, poultry, side dishes, appetizers, complete meals and desserts. Today, Omaha Steaks is recognized as the nation's largest direct response marketer of premium beef and gourmet foods, available to customers by calling 1-800-228-9055, online at www.OmahaSteaks.com or at retail stores nationwide.

About Weber^®

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, headquartered in Palatine, Ill., is the world's premier manufacturer of charcoal, gas and electric grills, grilling accessories and award-winning cookbooks and mobile applications. In 1952, founder George Stephen sparked a backyard revolution with his invention of the Weber^® kettle. More than 60 years later, the privately-held company's products are sold worldwide at select national home centers, specialty hardware stores, patio stores and other retail outlets. Weber has the strongest customer support program in the industry with its Weber Grill-Line^SM (1-800-GRILL-OUT^®). Weber can also be followed on Facebook (www.facebook.com/weberbbq) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/webergrills). Visit www.weber.com for more information.

About Remarkable Dads

Remarkable Dads is an online community brought to you by Omaha Steaks that is focused on all things dad. Whether you have a dad, are a dad, or one day will be a dad, the Remarkable Dads community invites you to pay homage to the men who are remarkable dads of the world. Audiences everywhere are invited and encouraged to share what they love about their dads – and how their dad has touched their life in unique ways – with anecdotes, stories, photos, videos and more. Remarkable Dads can be followed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RemarkableDads), Twitter (https://twitter.com/RemarkableDads), Tumblr, Pinterest and other social channels.

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