Clean-label meat snacks are taking off. Charqui Jerky Co., Country Archer Provisions, and Cattaneo Bros. discuss their company histories and most popular meat snack offerings.
Matt Salts, president of Charqui Jerky Co., first got started in the meat snacks business when he was driving to Michigan. On his way there, he noticed a sign for a beef jerky store. “I was blown away by the store that had 1,200-1,500 square feet of retail space that was nothing but beef jerky,” Salts said.