# Tillamook Country Smoker

> Tillamook Country Smoker is a Bay City, Oregon meat-snack maker founded in 1975. It turns whole cuts of beef and beef-and-pork recipes into jerky, meat sticks and smoked sausages using a blend of real hardwoods, then sells those products through grocery, convenience, mass, specialty and ecommerce channels. Its position sits between old smokehouse craft and contemporary protein-snacking demands: simple ingredients, gluten-free recipes, zero-sugar options and portable formats. In June 2026, Second Nature Brands agreed to acquire the business, which reported more than $175 million in sales and roughly 480 employees across two Oregon facilities.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Bay City, Oregon, United States
- **Founders:** Art Crossley (Originator and co-founder), Dick Crossley (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 480 employees across two Oregon processing facilities as of June 2026.
- **Products:** Simply Crafted Beef Jerky, Zero Sugar Meat Snacks, Simply Crafted Meat Sticks, Smoked Sausages, PRO Edition
- **Notable:** Grew from a backyard recipe into a nationwide meat-snack brand over five decades., Reached more than $175 million in reported sales by 2026., Built a workforce of roughly 480 people across two Oregon processing facilities by 2026.

## Products & services

- **Simply Crafted Beef Jerky** — Whole-cut beef jerky in flavors including Old Fashioned, Teriyaki, Sea Salt & Pepper, Honey Glazed, Spicy & Sweet, Tajín Chili Lime and Mike's Hot Honey.
- **Zero Sugar Meat Snacks** — Jerky, meat sticks and smoked sausages designed for shoppers seeking zero-sugar, low-carbohydrate portable protein.
- **Simply Crafted Meat Sticks** — Portable sticks offered in classic and collaborative flavors and in individual, multipack and bagged formats.
- **Smoked Sausages** — Beef and beef-and-pork smoked sausages made in classic, zero-sugar and flavored varieties.
- **PRO Edition** — Zero-sugar jerky positioned around 20-plus grams of protein and no artificial ingredients.
- **Tender Angus Reserve** — A tender Angus beef jerky line offered in Original and Teriyaki varieties.
- **Bundles and subscriptions** — Direct-to-consumer variety bundles plus recurring deliveries with a 10 percent subscription discount.

## Achievements

- Grew from a backyard recipe into a nationwide meat-snack brand over five decades.
- Reached more than $175 million in reported sales by 2026.
- Built a workforce of roughly 480 people across two Oregon processing facilities by 2026.
- Was described as a top-five meat-snack player when it launched seven new zero-sugar products in 2019.
- Expanded Bay City capacity with a ninth smokehouse and upgraded packaging operations in 2018.
- Established distribution across grocery, convenience, mass, specialty and ecommerce channels.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Second Nature Brands agreed to acquire Tillamook Country Smoker from Insignia Capital Group and family shareholders; terms were not disclosed.
- **2026** — The online catalog introduced Tender Angus Reserve jerky, grass-fed zero-sugar sticks and zero-sugar mini sticks.
- **2025-07** — The Mike's Hot Honey collaboration expanded from beef sticks into beef jerky and additional pack sizes.
- **2025-03** — Tillamook Country Smoker launched sweet-heat beef sticks with Mike's Hot Honey.
- **2024-08** — The company introduced Tajín Chili Lime flavored beef jerky.

## Links

- Website: https://tcsjerky.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tillamook-country-smoker-llc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TillamookSmoker
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TillamookCountrySmoker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tillamookcountrysmoker/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tillamookcountrysmokerjerky/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tillamookcountrysmoker

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Last updated: 2026-08-12