“Jeff was very resourceful in helping us set up our jerky brand and their knowledge of the industry is unparalleled. They were always available when I needed to reach out to them for help even for the smallest of things and always happy to help. I highly recommend them for anyone that is thinking of starting their own jerky brand.” – T. Anderson, California

Private Label Production & Shipping Process

• 75% Deposit Upon Order
• Final Payment is Due Prior to Shipping
• Standing weekly private label orders are the best way to keep your inventory stocked.

PAYMENT for Private Label Jerky & Other Private Label Snacks

• Payment is required with your order by Credit or Debit Card.

Why Not Sell Jeff’s Finest Jerky alongside your private label jerky flavors?

In addition to private label, we have many businesses that also sell our traditional line of award-winning jerky flavors in the Jeff’s Finest brand. They compliment your selection and sell well alongside your private label choices.

 

“One jerky company just told us that her order she placed five months ago was just finally canceled because the manufacturer she uses for her high volume company just finally admitted that they cannot fill it.” -New Private Label Customer

High Volume Production Capability?  Absolutely.  Always plan ahead for the busy holiday season of October 1 – December 31. Large pallet orders for the Christmas holiday season usually start coming in about September 1.

Small runs or multiple pallets, we’ve got you covered with great tasting, quality products that sell well.

Buy some samples and get your business going.

Why is smaller run private label jerky important? Unless you have an unending supply of money, protecting cash flow is vitally important and the companies who do have millions of dollars of operating capitol know the secret of protecting it.  Most of our private label customers order every Sunday.  That protects cash flow and it keeps inventory fresher… and even though jerky has a year long shelf life… the fresher it is, the more you will sell and the more profit you will make. Typical private label companies require 360-1000 pounds of each flavor as a minimum order in every production; that does not serve the small start up business that doesn’t have any customers yet.

More Private Label Jerky Flavors are in Development  Jeff is always working on new innovative flavors… always!

TIME TABLE for Starting with Jeff’s Finest Private Label Jerky Program

We focus on a maximum of new five private label requests at a time to assure the utmost attention to detail is put in place to make sure your branded private label efforts will yield the best of success for your company.  Each step can move quickly and you can have private label jerky available to sell in your brand in as little as a 4-6 weeks. 

STEPS to Getting Your Private Label Jerky Started

1. Order Jerky flavors listed above from our website.  Contact us for other snack samples, but since we get hundreds of requests a month, we do charge for samples.  Too many requests to do it any other way, and potential businesses who are really interested generally understand that an investment is required for every great new business opportunity.
2. Contact us HERE with your request for samples or to talk or just get started.
3. Provide this information for your label; a high resolution copy of your logo, the name of your company as it should appear on the label, the company city, state and zip code, plus your website address. If you want your phone number on the label… provide the area code and phone number but keep in mind if that phone numbers change, but websites rarely do.
4. Talk to us about your business and decide on the flavors you want to start offering first.
5. Graphic Design of your labels generally start as soon as you provide the needed information and are ready for your final approval in about a week or less.
6. Final label designs are all submitted for USDA compliance. Approval or changes required usually take less than a week, unless a full submission to the USDA becomes necessary.
7. Labels submitted for printing, the same or next business day.
8. You first production order ships to you in about four weeks, after your order is received. USA shipping generally takes 1-5 business days; pallets may require longer shipping time and require about a four to six week lead time.
9. We do not offer terms for any accounts. Need 30 Day Terms? Use a credit card for payment and create your own 30 day terms, while building your credit at the same time. Need 60 Day Terms? Apply for an American Express Plum Card, 60 day terms for businesses.

Got Your Own Recipe or Do You Need Special Jerky Recipe Formulation?

UPDATE: 11/1/23 – We are only RARELY accepting special recipe requests. The process is so long with so many steps to follow up, it requires too much of our time. Most USDA plants are also not accepting special recipe requests for the same reasons. We are leaving the information below, just for you to use as a guideline if you find a plant to help you.  If talking to Jeff can help you in the process, just reach out.

Jeff is the master and he will personally help you. 240 lb. production minimum per special recipe flavor each time you order.  Depending upon the flavor, that can yield on average 600-700 bags (2.5 oz. beef jerky), so you will have to hit the ground running.

• Bringing Your Own Recipe to Commercial Jerky Production is a Process that can take 3-6 months depending mostly on how busy the USDA because they have to review your label or packaging and even your recipe.
• The average cost per flavor has these estimated expenses and steps; Samples: $150, Nutrition Facts $200/Flavor, Graphic Design of Labels about $250 (depending upon how many flavors), Submission to USDA and the efforts toward getting USDA final approval of recipe and label, $250/flavor. Extra fees may apply if your recipe needs modifications or consulting help and finally an opening minimum order of 240 pounds in production for each flavor. Deep pockets are needed and this all takes time; generally 3-4 months, start to finish.  It is much easier, and it is a much smaller investment to Private Label our own approved jerky flavors. 
• A new recipe formulation by Jeff will cost even more just because he is so in demand and so, so busy. If you have found a USDA facility that will make jerky for you, Jeff still might be available to create a recipe formulation for you. 

NOTE: We get a LOT of requests for Private Label Jerky and we only work on five new private label jerky accounts at a time, so if you are serious, don’t wait and when we contact you, be sure to communicate back in a timely manner; we want to make sure you get really focused attention, and if you are serious, we just have to keep all the steps moving in consideration of the next private label customer who is waiting. THANK YOU.