They have become America's top-selling brand of beef jerky, but they are going to be making some cuts to personnel.

Although beef jerky and meat sticks prompt an "ick" from some people, they've earned enough love to migrate from gas stations to supermarkets, with store brands sold by Costco, Trader Joe's ...

According to Jack Link's, one of the most popular beef jerky brands found in grocery stores, "the price of lean meat (and other factors like [their] gourmet blend of spices, signature hardwood ...