YEADON, PA. — Philly’s Best Steak Co. announced to Philadelphia Phillies baseball fans the company’s popular cheesesteak meat was named the ball club’s Preferred Philly Steak and will be one of the concession offerings by Aramark at Citizens Bank Park during Phillies home games. Officials with the company, which has been based in Philadelphia for almost 30 years and is served at popular foodservice outlets across the city, said the partnership with the team is an opportunity to bring its hometown products to baseball’s most loyal fans.

“As the preferred steak of the Philadelphia Phillies, we get to do what we’ve always done best — serve the real taste of Philly,” said Zafeiris Akranis, president of Philly’s Best Steak Co. “This partnership between our family business, the Philadelphia Phillies and Aramark is about delivering a cheesesteak that’s worthy of this city and built to match the passion and pride of its fans.”

The company boasts that every cut of its meat is hand-trimmed to deliver optimum yield, better bite and its signature, bold flavor, with the goal of heightening fans’ engagement with the team.

“This is about giving the best fans in baseball the best ballpark experience,” said Michael Harris, Phillies vice president of marketing & government affairs. “There is nothing like the atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park, and we are excited to amp up that energy level even more with the newest additions to our off-the-field lineup.”