History. Jack Comella invented the first Slim Jim in 1929 in Philadelphia, although he and his partner, Adolph Levis, subsequently hired a meatpacker to develop the product for production in the 1940s.

BEEF, PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, CORN SYRUP, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, PAPRIKA AND EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM NITRITE.

Slim Jim's founder, Adolph Levis, came up with a solution. His snack was shorter and thinner than regular rods of pepperoni, which meant that it would be easier to eat while tossing back beers or sipping on martinis, and the new shape lent itself to its catchy name.

Nebraska-based ConAgra Foods' facility in Troy, Ohio, manufactures the company's Slim Jim brand of snack food and Max frozen pizzas. The Slim Jim brand represents about 6% of the company's total profits and generates $200m in sales annually.

Adolph “Al” Levis, who invented Slim Jims, the dried meat snack popular in both hikers' backpacks and the hands of sports-viewing couch potatoes, has died at the age of 89.

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Made with 6 grams of protein in each delectable serving, this meaty snack stick punches your taste buds in the face with their carnivore-pleasing recipe of bold flavors.

Small Brochures / Slim Jims / Pocket Brochures A slim jim brochure (also known as a pocket brochure or small brochure) is typically an 8 1/2 X 11-inch sheet of paper folded twice to form six panels or an 8 1/2 X 14-inch sheet folded three times to form eight panels.

1928 Adams was “a towering figure in Jimology,” The New York Times Magazine wrote in 1996. While he did not invent the Slim Jim, which was introduced in 1928, he developed the modern recipe for the meat sticks while working as the director of meat technology for Goodmark Foods.

1928 While he did not invent the Slim Jim, which was introduced in 1928, he developed the modern recipe for the meat sticks while working as the director of meat technology for Goodmark Foods.

James Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James. Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy.

Made with beef, pork and chicken, these meat sticks contain no artificial flavors or colors for full meaty flavor everyone can love. Each meat stick serving is loaded with 6 grams of protein, ideal for protein snacks that kick hunger to the curb and leave you feeling satisfied.

However, we consider Slim Jim to be unhealthy because it contains added sugar, sodium nitrite, flavoring additives and citric acid.