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How a 40-year-old father launched a $1.6 billion-a-year meat snacks empire from a bankrupt Wisconsin business

Wednesday, July 29, 2026


Jack Link acquired a bankrupt Wisconsin meat business and built it into Link Snacks, which generates over $1 billion in annual sales. The company produces beef jerky and other meat snacks. Link Snacks operates as a private company.

Original reporting: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/how-link-snacks-grew-from-jack-links-beef-jerky-to-meat-snacks-empire.html

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