Back in 2002, husband and wife Ray and Nina-Maria Cattaneo opened up a USDA facility from scratch. Ray handled the beef jerky aspect of the production process, and Nina-Marie was tasked with sales. This Ray’s Own Brand of jerky was officially launched in 2003. Within five years of very hard work and effort, sales were robust with Ray’s Own Brand being sold in countless Read More
Oberto – Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Oberto may still be the second largest national meat snack company that sells well over 100 different dried meat products. Oberto is a family owned company that was formed over 100 years ago in 1918 by Constantino Oberto. In 1967, Safeway became the first national grocery store to carry Oh Boy! Oberto jerky. In 1994, they launched turkey jerky. Then in 2000, they aligned Read More
The Patriot Brands Jerky – Hot Little Smokies Pork Beef Stick
In 2018, current CEO James Napier, being a knee down amputee, was determined not to let that disability affect him. James reached out to a friend, fellow patriot, serial entrepreneur, and current COO Lance Wood. Together, while eating some special hot sauces at a local barbecue, James thought that he could sell these hot sauces. In collaboration with their Read More
Jurassic Jerky – Inferno-XXX Beef Jerky
Hottest jerk in the World! Jurassic Jerky is described as being made by artisan Chefs to ensure that every step of the process creates the most flavorful, tender jerky in the world! Working in partnership with USDA with a time-tested family recipe that’s been refined over the years, to make Jurassic Jerky the best Jerky in the world! This Jurassic Jerky brand of jerky was officially launched in 2017. Read More
EPIC – Wagyu Beef Steak Strip
The EPIC jerky brand name was created by Taylor Collins and Katie Forrest. Both Taylor and Katie are physically active, and were looking for foods to satisfy their needs. Then they started eating a paleo diet. Shortly afterwards, they set out to create the world’s first 100% grass fed meat, fruit, and nut bar. This EPIC jerky brand is distributed by Epic Provisions, located in Austin Read More
Compliments – Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Compliments is the popular brand name for the Canadian grocery chain Sobeys. The Compliments brand is used for a wide variety of products, which includes also of course jerky. This jerky is not made by Sobeys. Instead, this jerky is made by a large unknown private labeler. While I have a guess as to who the private labeler is, I will respect them and keep this information private. This Read More