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| Industry | Food manufacturing |
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| Founded | Minong, Wisconsin, United States (1986) |
| Founder | John 'Jack' Link |
| Headquarters | Minong, Wisconsin, United States of America[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Link Snacks, Inc., better known as Jack Link's Protein Snacks, or simply Jack Link's, is an American[2] snack company best known as the producer and marketer of the eponymous brand of beef jerky. It was founded by John 'Jack' Link in 1986,[3] using the recipes of his great-grandfather, Chris Link, a master sausage maker from Germany.[4] They are known for their "Messin' with Sasquatch" ads.[5]
In addition to their original facility in Minong, Wisconsin, the company also has facilities across the Midwest including in New Glarus, Wisconsin; Alpena, South Dakota; Mankato, Minnesota; Laurens, Iowa; and Underwood, Iowa; and its marketing office in Minneapolis.[6][7]
On April 1, 2014, Jack Link's bought Unilever's meat snack division[8] in an attempt to expand its consumer base into Europe. The purchase includes the BiFi brand, sold across Europe and Peperami, which retails in the UK and Ireland; and the manufacturing unit in Ansbach, Germany.
In addition to traditional beef jerky, the company also manufactures bacon jerky, made with salt-and-sugar cured pork meat.
In 2019 Jack Links acquired the Golden Island brand from Tyson Foods.[9]
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- ^ "About Us – Jack Link's". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ Hajewski, Doris (April 1, 2007). "Battle over beef jerky". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "About Us | Jack Link's". Jacklinks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ^ "Snack time! When stomachs growl, these delight". Arkansas Online. 2021-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "JACK LINK'S® GIVES BACK TO THE UNDERWOOD, IOWA COMMUNITY" (Press release). Link Snacks, Inc. August 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Hughlett, Mike (October 24, 2015). "Jack Link's enjoys ride as industry leader while keeping its family roots". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "Peperami gobbled up by US meat snacks firm Jack Link's". Theguardian.com. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Tyson Foods sells Golden Island jerky business to Jack Link's". FoodBev Media. 2020-01-10. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-09-14.