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1974 |
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| 1981 Sold grocery store and opened J & J Quality Meats butcher shop |
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| 1985 Opened a second butcher shop and began experimenting making beef jerky |
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| 1987 Wild Joe begins test marketing beef jerky at his butcher shops |
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| 1988 Wild Colleen comes into Wild Joe's life to share his love for jerky (She was a customer...his favorite customer) Orders for his beef jerky are 3 months deep and continue to grow.... |
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| 1990 Wild Joe and Wild Colleen marry. Wild Joe sold his butcher shops to begin making Wild Joe's Beef Jerky full time at USDA plant HMI in Cincinnati, OH |
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| 1991 Birth of Wild Savannah Jo (Maybe the future President of Wild Joe's??) Wild Joe's Beef Jerky is placed in United Dairy Farmer stores |
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| 1997 Wild Joe purchases his own USDA mfg. plant in Cincinnati, OH Wild Joe's website begins with secure online ordering for their "wild" fans! |
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2000 The Food Network chooses Wild Joe's Beef Jerky for their Snacks Unwrapped show after sampling jerkies from across the country. |
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TO PRESENT Wild Joe's Beef Jerky is available in many retail stores in and around Cincinnati including Remke stores and Biggs stores. Carried by many local distributors. Wild Joe's national distributor is The McLane Company |