Where it all began: at the roadside stand.
In 1977, a butcher and artisan named Celestino “Charlie” Mirarchi started making jerky. Charlie was definitely a hustler. In fact, he was so busy making jerky that he couldn’t devote much time to selling it. So, his beef jerky remained a hidden gem—until Eugene and Susan Kang discovered it at a roadside stand on a trip to the Grand Canyon. They loved the jerky so much they decided to track down the maker. Soon, the trio went into business together as Country Archer —with a mission to share their meaty secret with the world.
Slowly but surely, more and more people found Country Archer grass-fed beef jerky, and our meat snacks found their way into grocery stores nationwide. Even though we’ve grown, we’re using the same jerky recipe and still craft each batch of jerky in-house. The only change is our commitment to using only 100% grass-fed beef, natural turkey, antibiotic-free pork, and real ingredients. We also taste our jerky every day and put it through the same rigor since day one because we’re serious about our meat snacks (but never too serious about ourselves).
In 1977, a butcher and artisan named Celestino “Charlie” Mirarchi started making jerky. Charlie was definitely a hustler. In fact, he was so busy making jerky that he couldn’t devote much time to selling it. So, his beef jerky remained a hidden gem—until Eugene and Susan Kang discovered it at a roadside stand on a trip to the Grand Canyon. They loved the jerky so much they decided to track down the maker. Soon, the trio went into business together as Country Archer —with a mission to share their meaty secret with the world.
Slowly but surely, more and more people found Country Archer grass-fed beef jerky, and our meat snacks found their way into grocery stores nationwide. Even though we’ve grown, we’re using the same jerky recipe and still craft each batch of jerky in-house. The only change is our commitment to using only 100% grass-fed beef, natural turkey, antibiotic-free pork, and real ingredients. We also taste our jerky every day and put it through the same rigor since day one because we’re serious about our meat snacks (but never too serious about ourselves).
Location: United States, California, San Bernardino
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 909-370-0155
Total raised: $22M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Monogram C... | monogramca... |
| 19.10.2022 | Working La... | workinglab... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.02.2020 | - | $12M | - |
| 26.09.2018 | - | $10M | - |
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| 13.10.2020 | Country Archer Provisions : Partners with Richards Grassfed Beef to Advance Impact of Regenerative Agriculture | Country Archer Provisions, (formerly known as Country Archer Jerky Co.), the leading grass-fed meat snack brand, today announced a new partnership with Richards Grassfed Beef, the first cattle ranch on the west coast to be Ecological Outcom... |
| 03.08.2020 | The Best Foods To Help You Eat Healthier During Coronavirus Lockdown | 22 April 2020, Bavaria, Steinsfeld: Harvested green asparagus. Photo: Rene Ruprecht/dpa (Photo by ... [+] Rene Ruprecht/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images |
| 19.06.2020 | Best Road Trip Ever, Part 1: The 27 Best Road Trip Snacks | It's the summer of road trips, and you won't want to forget the best part of any packing list: the ... [+] snacks! Getty |
| 23.03.2020 | COVID-19 and the investment landscape for early stage brands: ‘There are a lot of folks out there very skittish right now’ | Smart food and beverage brands will potentially flourish in 2020 if they can adapt to changing consumer needs and shopping habits, said Arif Fazal, who runs Blueberry Ventures - a venture capital fund investing in emerging and innovative fo... |
| 11.02.2020 | Country Archer closes $12 million funding round | SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. – A capital infusion of $12 million will help Country Archer Jerky Co. move to a new and bigger facility. Private equity firm Monogram Capital Partners, which invested in Country Archer in 2019, provided the current f... |
| 20.06.2019 | Case Of Indigestion For Meat Snack M&A | By Emily Fasold and Jeff Sheban |
| 26.09.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, September 26 | THE UNRAVELING Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content Securing the enterprise without boundaries From ExtraHop The departures make sense given that Social Capital is no longer a venture firm but rather a “technology holding company.... |
| 26.09.2018 | Country Archer Jerky Co. Receives $10M Investment | Country Archer Jerky Co., a San Bernardino, Calif.-based jerky brand in the natural channel, raised $10m in funding. Monogram Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, made the investment. The company intends to use the fun... |
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