Avalon Meat Candy is a veteran-owned, USDA-certified jerky company renowned for its innovative take on traditional beef jerky. Founded by Christian Petersen in April 2016, the brand emerged from his quest to create the perfect jerky after experiencing frequent shortages at his favorite store in Huntington Beach, California. Leveraging his background in the Coast Guard and his experience in the electrical Read More
Mesquite Creek Jerky Co. – Hot Garlic Pepper Beef Jerky
Mesquite Creek Jerky Co. is a small‑batch, Texas‑inspired beef jerky brand that prides itself on taking the ordinary snack and turning it into a bold, flavorful experience. With roots firmly planted in Texas tradition, the company handcrafts each batch using premium beef and an innovative blend of spices to create unique flavor profiles where the flavor names are what they say from tangy Dill Fuego, Atomic Read More
El Vicio – Carne Acecina Beef Jerky
El Vicio is a brand known for its bold, Mexican-inspired snacks, including its signature jerky product, Carne Acecina. This jerky is described as dry, crisp, and brittle, offering a flavorful spice that complements its texture. Popular among fans of micheladas (a Mexican drink made with beer, lime juice, spices, chili peppers, and assorted sauces), it’s often enjoyed as a snack on its own or paired with drinks. Read More
Nordic Snack – Dried Cod Bites
Launched in 2022, Nordic Snack offers cod jerky (referred to as dried cod bites), a high-protein, nutrient-rich take on Iceland’s traditional harðfiskur. These freeze-dried bites are made from 100% wild-caught Icelandic cod fillets and retain their natural freshness and essential nutrients, including Vitamin B12, iodine, magnesium, phosphorus, niacin, folic acid, and selenium. With an impressive 84% protein content, they are Read More
Original USA Kilishi – Hot Beef Kilishi
Original USA Kilishi debuted in 2021. Kilishi is described as the African version of beef jerky, which uses peanut butter, among other ingredients. Their kilishi ingredients are special herbs & spices unique only to their kilishi, making it delicious and outstanding. Original USA Kilishi is an Original USA Product, one of the many products made in the USA with original African recipes. Original USA Kilishi is distributed under the name of Read More
Weekend Jerky – Crispy Beef Brisket Jerky
Weekend Jerky is one of the latest jerky makers to enter the market, debuting on September 3/2021. Their recipe is created by a food and travel-obsessed family inspired by flavors and quality ingredients from around the world. Weekend Jerky is proudly made from thinly sliced premium beef brisket. While on their three year voyage of perfecting their jerky, they discovered that leaving some of the fat on makes it easier Read More
Shrooms – Mesquite Barbecue Mushroom Crisps
Growing mushrooms has been a passion of South Mill Champs since Louie Pia began farming nearly 90 years ago. With a long, rich heritage, he knew mushrooms’ taste and value in traditional Italian cooking and wanted to bring those same qualities to families in America. Today, South Mill Champs is a leader among the largest growers in North America supplying 110 million pounds Read More
Ria’s RoadKill Jerky – Mesquite Beef Jerky Chips
Eden and his wife Marie (aka Ria) Van officially launched Ria’s RoadKill Jerky in 2011, based out of Long Beach, California, where Eden was raised. Eden is a first-generation Cambodian immigrant and Marie is Filipina. Ria’s RoadKill Jerky award-winning jerky is smoked in tiny batches using all-natural ingredients with no preservatives that take four days to make from start Read More
Beefy Boys – Crispy Beef Jerky
The next review on Beefy Boys will focus on a 2 ounce/56 gram bag of their original crispy flavored beef jerky. This intentionally crispy/crunchy/almost brittle jerky debuted not so long ago, and has been a huge hit ever since. Beefy Boys has been challenged just to keep this flavor in stock. Beefy Boys plans to launch this jerky in Monterey County, California Safeway stores next Read More
Bovino – Original 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jerky
It all started with Trisha Paternite’s father-in-law, Frank’s beef jerky, which he has been making as a hobby for more than 20 years. Trisha and her husband Tony had been sharing this jerky with friends, when one of them offered to pay for a bag. That sparked the idea of exploring it as a business opportunity. Frank taught Trisha how to make the jerky, which she and Tony tweaked by slicing the Read More