Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Suit up
Jerky for gentlemen
Aryn Sanderson
Fraternity men: classy gentlemen or real jerky? How about both? Six Cal Poly graduates, four from the since-disbanded chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) and two from Pi Kappa Alpha, banded together post-grad to put a new spin on dehydrated beef. Now, theyre selling real, meaty jerky, without the mechanically separated chicken meat, nitrates and subpar ingredients that they say flood the market. True Gentlemens Jerky a named based off SAEs creed is just that. Jerky for a gentleman. Four of the six of us were in SAE, and so its sort of
ARTS | 5
@ArynSanderson
a throwback to the fraternity where we all became friends, and the idea that were doing something different, something better, President and CEO Michael Carvalho said. Were not making a meat-like snack, or something youd sell at a liquor store or gas station. Were trying to elevate the caliber of jerky out there. The jerkys French-fry style shred makes it easier to eat and increases its snackability, Carvalho ex-
see JERKY, pg 5.
None of us knew anything much about the jerky industry going into it, but were having a lot of fun with it, and it all is coming full circle.
JASON KURPJUWEIT | TRUE GENTLEMENS JERKY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
COURTESY PHOTO
YOURE A JERK | Cal Poly alumni created True Gentlemens Jerky post-graduation. From top left: Brent LaBounty, Michael Carvalho, Kevin Hix, Brandon Bautista, Jason Kurpjuweit, Alex Macksoud.
COURTESY PHOTO
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:
@cpmustangarts