# Jerky Junction

> Jerky Junction is a family-run Carson City jerky maker, founded in 1992, that sells its own label and does private-label and co-packing work for other brands.

- Trade: Specialty Food Manufacturing
- Location: Carson City, Nevada (serves Carson City)
- Website: https://jerkyjunction.com/
- 702 Alliance status: Listed: researched from public sources, not yet claimed by the owner
- Profile: https://702alliance.com/members/jerky-junction/

Jerky Junction is a Carson City jerky maker run by Kyle and Sarah Baird. Edible Reno-Tahoe and KOLO 8 News both report that it was started in Southern California in 1992 by Kyle’s father, Andy Baird, who is described as late, and that Kyle and Sarah now lead it. A retailer that sells the brand calls it “one hundred percent family owned.”

## The Carson City plant

In 2025 the company opened a retrofitted 16,000-square-foot facility at 3880 Technology Way. Edible Reno-Tahoe dates the opening to July 10, 2025 and says it replaced a smaller operation in Mound House. KOLO reported that the plant produces roughly 30,000 pounds of jerky a month, and Edible adds that it includes a small retail area. KOLO says customers can buy in person or order online.

## What it makes

Jerky Junction sells jerky under its own label and also makes it for other brands. Edible describes the work as private-label manufacturing and co-packing. The third-party store that carries the brand describes its beef as steak-cut U.S. beef made in small batches, and lists boar, turkey and salmon too. Edible Reno-Tahoe mentions exotic meats such as snapping turtle, camel, kangaroo and python.

## Recognition

Reno News & Review reported in June 2026 that the U.S. Small Business Administration named Jerky Junction Northern Nevada’s family-owned small business of the year. The article says owners Sarah and Kyle Baird accepted the award at a May ceremony in Las Vegas, that the company has 47 workers, and that it makes unusual flavors such as python and yak. It quotes the SBA praising the company’s private-label and co-packing services for other small brands in the region.

## Contact Jerky Junction

3880 Technology Way, Carson City
[Business website](https://jerkyjunction.com/)

Researched October 20, 2026 from the business’s own website and independent evidence. [Source 1](https://www.kolotv.com/2025/08/13/jerky-junction-sets-up-new-processing-plant-carson-city) · [Source 2](https://ediblerenotahoe.com/?p=45755) · [Source 3](https://renonr.com/2026/06/02/taste-of-the-town-a-backyard-bar-tucked-away-in-midtown-food-truck-gatherings-start-this-week-and-more/) · [Source 4](https://jerkybrands.com/collections/jerky-junction). Independent researched listing; not an owner interview. For corrections or removal, email [cody@702alliance.com](mailto:cody@702alliance.com).

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