Let’s ‘meat:’ Jerky Joint grand opening June 12 at Frankenmuth River Place Shops

By: Frankenmuth River Place Shops
 
May 29, 2015 - PRLog -- There’s a new “meating” spot coming to the Frankenmuth River Place Shops (http://frankenmuthriverplace.com/). Jerky Joint – the destination for all varieties of dried, smoked, and cured meats – is planning a grand opening at the popular shopping destination on Friday, June 12 in conjunction with National Jerky Day.

The 700square foot location at 925 South Main St., Frankenmuth is expected to carry 300-500 different varieties of jerky – all raised and produced in the U.S. – together with exotic meats, pickled foods, seasonings, rubs, and sauces to delight home cooks and grillers. In addition to the familiar and flavorful beef and turkey jerkies, Jerky Joint will also feature exotic jerkies made of alligator, kangaroo, buffalo, and salmon – to name a few.

And, customers can buy a “Jerky Bouquet,” a container loaded with a variety of jerky and sauce combinations. What a perfect idea for Father’s Day giving.

“We believe that we will have the largest selection of jerky available in the U.S. at one location,” said William Zehnder Keller, manager, Frankenmuth River Place Shops. He imagined the Jerky Joint concept and supervised the store’s creation from the ground up. Keller noted that jerky products will be sourced from Michigan producers as near as Bay City, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, and as far away as Austin, Texas.

Keller pointed to a Huffington Post business report which declared jerky products as “the hottest snack in America,” primarily due to its portability and high protein content favored by active Americans. Jerky is a gigantic business, notes a recent IRIWorldwide report, as total dollar sales in the meat snack category grew from $1.58 billion in 2009 to nearly $2.5 billion last year. A 2014 Nielsen Global Survey of Snacks labeled jerky among one of the world’s fastest-growing snack food categories.

The June 12 Jerky Joint grand opening will begin at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce. The big day’s events include music by Marty Viers & the Music Doctors with their brand of tropical/sunshine rock-inspired tunes, a jerky tasting bar, the prize-awarding “wheel-o-meat,” and a drawing for a Jerky Bouquet.

Store hours for Jerky Joint are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m.to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Beginning in July and continuing through Sept. 6, the shop will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. To learn more about Jerky Joint, visit the store on Facebook with the search title “jerky joint frankenmuth.”

Frankenmuth River Place Shops: http://frankenmuthriverplace.comis an authentic re-creation of a Bavarian village located just minutes from the Bavarian Inn Restaurant and Lodge. The outdoor mall features more than 40 shops and attractions at one location. Visitors enjoy architecture, floral gardens, streams and waterfalls and, of course, great shopping opportunities.
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