Is Original Jerky Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Original Jerky on AmazonFull story →Joe Walters pitched a flavoured beef jerky snack into one of the Den's most competitive categories, dried and packaged snack food.
The short answer is no, based on filings referenced in earlier reporting.
The Numbers
Walters wanted £37,500 for a 24 percent stake, and Peter Jones is recorded as the Dragon who backed the pitch.
Small jerky brands face thin margins once meat, drying and packaging costs are covered, and supermarket shelf space in this category tends to sit with a handful of already established names, a genuinely hard climb for a new entrant.
A Rename, Then Closure
By previous accounts, the business later traded under a new name, Texas Joe's, before UK company filings show it was dissolved by 2019.
Switching names is often a founder's attempt to reposition after a first launch does not land as hoped, rather than a sign of immediate trouble, but here it preceded a formal closure rather than a turnaround.