Founder Ken Pearson founded Pearson Ranch in 1959, which is a family owned ranch raising elk, buffalo (also known as bison), and cattle. Today, Ken’s grand-nephew Marvin Cromwell and his sons Brandon and Matt run the key operations for the company. While Pearson Ranch Jerky has been in the meat snack business for over 15 years, the main focus of ranch operations shifted to meat snack products in the summer of 2011. Pearson Ranch advertises their jerky as made of only natural ingredients, contain no Read More
Archives for June 2018
Sierra Madre Provision Co. – Buffalo Wing Chicken Jerky
Sierra Madre Provision Co. is located in Sierra Madre, California, which is in the foothill of the San Gabriel Mountains. Sierra Madre Provision Co. has been in business for over 30 years selling wholesale and retail, using ranch raised cattle. Their meat is hand sliced, and Sierra Madre Provision Co. sells over 10 different flavors. The Sierra Madre Provision Co. jerky brand name is distributed and manufactured by Read More
700 Jerky Tags Created To Date
The next fun milestone to celebrate here at Jerky Ingredients is 700 Jerky Tags created to date (June 24/2018), including 60 Jerky Categories. As a basic description, a Jerky Tag is descriptive, and a Jerky Category is generalized. There is a maximum of around only 100 Jerky Categories available, but Jerky Tags are unlimited.
According to Google Analytics, the 7th most visited page on our jerky review web site is Read More
Glenwood Smoked Meats – Cracked Pepper Beef Jerky
The first review for Glenwood Smoked Meats will focus on a 1.4 ounce/40 gram bag of their cracked pepper beef jerky. This flavor is simply advertised as good old fashion peppered jerky made with 100% beef. The bag was purchased at a 7-Eleven store in Brampton, Ontario.
This Glenwood Smoked Meats brand of jerky is distributed by Glenwood Snacks, LLC. They are located in St. Anthony, Idaho, and have Read More
Lawless Jerky – Sweet Sriracha 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jerky (Review #2)
This will be the second review on a Lawless Jerky 2 ounce/57 gram bag of their Sweet Sriracha flavored 100% grass-fed beef jerky. The jerky has since been reformulated, meaning the ingredient list has been tweaked, the manufacturing process changed, and a new bag design has been introduced. This jerky was kindly submitted by the Lawless Jerky Team.
Matt Tolnick, a former attorney, bravely left his law practice, and teamed up with Read More
Halal Mummified Jerky – Nefirtiti Mango Habanero Halal Chicken Jerky (Review #1)
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design, open up Halal Mummified Jerky – Nefirtiti Mango Habanero Halal Chicken Jerky (Review #2).
It is a generally accepted story that an ancient South American Inca tribe called the Quechua first made jerky (“ch’arki”) as early as the Read More
Sweet Baby Ray’s – Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky
Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauces were first introduced in 1985. Their philosophy and slogan is “The Sauce is the Boss”. Bridgford Foods Corp. started business in 1932 specializing in multiple food products, not just meat snacks, and currently have about 500 employees. They have a deep distribution network, and are likely in the top five for jerky sales in North America. The Sweet Baby Ray’s jerky brand name is manufactured and distributed by Bridgford Foods Corp., and they are located in Read More
400 Jerky Flavor Names Reviewed To Date
Our next milestone to celebrate is a fun fact. While it took almost 4 ½ years to accomplish this latest feat, we have reviewed over 400 jerky flavor names to date. For any jerky maker thinking of adding a new flavor name, our Jerky Flavors page is a great place to start for getting ideas on jerky flavor names.
This Jerky Flavors page is broken down into jerky flavor tags, and then the actual jerky flavor names. A jerky flavor tag as a general rule is created when Read More
Broya – Mango Madness Turkey Bites
After the Founder and CEO Tim Sotoadeh’s first visit to a local farm in 2012, he vowed never to spend another dollar on factory farmed meat again. Tim knew that ancient traditions used bones, and determined it was worth pursuing this ancient knowledge. Bones are not very popular in North America, so Tim and his team developed a bone broth. All bones used are from locally sourced farms. After finding success selling super healthy bone broth, Broya recently launched a bites jerky line in April 2018 that currently offers Read More
Primal Strips – Mesquite Lime Vegan Jerky
The first review for Primal Strips will focus on a 1 ounce/28 gram bag of their mesquite lime chopped and formed vegan jerky. This bag was purchased at a Healthy Planet store in Brampton, Ontario.
This Primal Strips brand of jerky is distributed by Primal Spirit Foods Inc., and they are based out of Moundsville, West Virginia. In the late 90s, some walking buddies met an old Thai chef who introduced them to a meat alternative recipe that they Read More