Originally Posted by
ESpen36
I highly doubt that AA has anything at all to do with the type of meat served on board. Aside for some very limited exceptions (i.e. ex-BDA), AA does not cater its own flights.
Seems like your question would be better addressed on a LSG or GateGourmet forum.
The airlines specify what they want and what they want to spend, and the catering companies provide it. If the airlines say "meat", the catering agent says "what color?" Some colors are more---how you say---cost-effective than others.