Jack Link's
Last checked: Oct 19, 2026
The full answer: Is Jack Link's Made in USA?Verification Summary
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Manufacturing Location
Minong, WI
Headquarters
Minong, WI
Founded
1986
Products Verified
7 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
The brand's website says it makes its products in the USA
Manufacturing History
Long record of US manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
No imported lines on record
Verification Notes
Jack Link's beef jerky has been family-owned since 1986 in Minong, Wisconsin. Their flagship beef jerky products are made in the USA using domestic beef. The Minong plant is their flagship production facility. Amazon listings confirm Made in USA for jerky products.
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Manufacturing Profile
Jack Link's manufactures at its factory in Minong, WI. Founded in 1986, 40 years ago. The 7 Jack Link's listings here sit in food & beverages.
Verification tier
90% average
High: strong brand evidence, usually with product-level origin statements
Factory evidence
Specific city
Minong, WI
Catalog breadth
7 products
1 category
How we verified Jack Link's
Most recent check: Oct 19, 2026
From the brand's website
US-manufacturing statement found on jacklinks.com · checked Oct 6, 2026
Independent source
“Jack Link opened the company's first processing plant in 1986 in Minong, Wis. While some jerky processing occurs in the Minong, Wis., facility, the Alpena plant is the go-to for modern, high-speed jerky production.”
provisioneronline.com · checked Sep 20, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 7 of the 7 Jack Link's products on this page (most recently Oct 19, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
Company history
“Company roots trace to 1880s German sausage-making family recipes (Chris Link); Jack Link began selling namesake beef steaks to Wisconsin convenience stores in 1985, with the modern Jack Link's jerky business (widely reported founding year ”
jacklinks.com · checked Sep 20, 2026
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Jack Link's was founded in 1986 and makes the products listed here in Minong, WI. The site lists 7 verified American-made Jack Link's products.
A butcher family from Minong, Wisconsin
The Link family's story starts in the 1880s, when Chris Link came to America with the family's sausage recipes. His son Earl opened Minong's first general store and butcher shop, and Earl's son Wolf raised cattle. Wolf's son Jack Link began selling his namesake beef steaks to Wisconsin convenience stores in 1985 and opened the company's first processing plant in Minong in 1986. The company is still family-owned and run, with Jack and his son Troy leading it, and its headquarters remain in Minong.
Four Midwest plants, plus New Zealand
Jack Link's FAQ says the majority of the products it sells in the United States and Canada are packaged at its own plants in Alpena, South Dakota; Mankato, Minnesota; Minong, Wisconsin; and New Glarus, Wisconsin. A meat-industry trade profile describes Alpena as the main plant for high-speed jerky production, with some processing still done in Minong.
The same FAQ says Jack Link's also sells products made and packaged at its own facilities in New Zealand. It does not say which markets those products go to, so we cannot rule out that a given US bag came from there. The Amazon listing we checked carried no country-of-origin line, so check the package itself if origin matters to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jack Link's made in the USA?
Yes, for the 7 products listed here. Jack Link's manufactures in Minong, WI. Jack Link's makes beef jerky and meat snacks, most of it for the US and Canada packaged at four company plants in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It also runs plants in New Zealand.
Where is Jack Link's manufactured?
Jack Link's is headquartered in Minong, WI. Manufacturing takes place in Minong, WI.
What Jack Link's products can I buy?
The site lists 7 Jack Link's products in Food & Beverages. Each one links to a store that sells it.
When was Jack Link's founded?
Jack Link's was founded in 1986. Jack Link's makes beef jerky and meat snacks, most of it for the US and Canada packaged at four company plants in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It also runs plants in New Zealand.
Where can I buy Jack Link's products?
Every Jack Link's product listed here links to a store that sells it, either a large online retailer or the brand's own shop.