Jack Link’s Beef: How the Minnesota Snack Giant Is Lobbying Trump and Fighting the MAHA Movement

Jack Link’s beef: How the Minnesota snack giant is lobbying Trump and fighting the MAHA movement

A sasquatch display at the Jack Link's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Investigate Midwest)Jack Link’s, the world’s largest manufacturer of meat snacks, has spent years integrating itself into the country’s cultural and political arenas. Riding a wave of protein-crazed consumers and a booming snack industry, the company’s iconic Sasquatch marketing campaign has helped its products become a staple in gas stations, g…

Jack Link's beef: How the snack giant is lobbying Trump and fighting the MAHA movement - Investigate Midwest

Jack Link’s, the world’s largest manufacturer of meat snacks, has spent years integrating itself into the country’s cultural and political arenas.  Riding a wave of protein-crazed consumers and a booming snack industry, the company’s iconic Sasquatch marketing campaign has helped its products become a staple in gas stations, grocery checkout lines and school vending machines. The company has also spent years cultivating deep political ties, funn…