Stripling's Beef Jerky

Recognized in Food & Wine as one of the "Top Ten Test Kitchen Discoveries."

We have been making this jerky since 1995.

Whole muscle beef, trimmed by hand - real cuts of meat, not ground and pressed back into a strip the way most jerky is made. 

No artificial flavors. No nitrates. No MSG.

The Birth of a Southern Tradition

Monroe’s son James Stripling opened a small butcher shop on the family farm. Locals quickly began referring to it as the “Sausage Kitchen.”

James had a passion for fresh pork and developed the Stripling’s Sausage Recipe that is still used today. What started as a simple butcher shop selling fresh pork soon grew into something much bigger as word spread about the flavor of his whole-hog country sausage

Carrying On the Tradition

After James’ passing, the family faced an important decision: continue farming the land or carry on the sausage tradition.

Jack Hardin and his son Ricky, James’s nephew, chose to keep the Sausage Kitchen alive. They had little experience in the sausage business and plenty of farm debt, but they had one important advantage: James’ perfected seasoning blend and a commitment to making sausage the same way it had always been made, from whole hogs.

That commitment paid off. Over time, Stripling’s whole-hog country sausage became a Southern favorite.

Growing Into a General Store

Stripling’s moved just a few miles up the road to Cordele (Lake Blackshear), Georgia, expanding from a small 1,200-square-foot shop to a 9,000-square-foot general store.

Alongside our famous sausage, the store began offering Southern specialty foods like jams, jellies, sauces, and other pantry staples.

A Second Signature Product

Another signature product was introduced: Stripling’s Beef Jerky. Tender, moist, and packed with flavor, it quickly became just as popular as our sausage and can now be found in retail locations across the United States.

A Third Generation Joins

The third generation of the family joined the business when Ricky’s daughters Lindsay and Ashley, along with Ashley’s husband Clint, came on board to help lead the company forward.