The Beef Jerky Store

Jerky, the salty dried meat taking America'snack scene by storm. In fact there's even a store in New York City dedicated to selling only jerky. Joel Walden finds out how it made its way from a gas station all the way to Trinity, Manhattan. There's a fat chance you'll find a slim gym inside Greenwich Village's Jonte Jacobs. You're serious about your jerky. No slim gyms for you. No slim gyms. You don't have a slim gym from 7-Eleven in your back pocket. No, not at all. Don't let those answers fool you. Slim gyms are as popular as ever these days, but inside Jonte Jacobs it's all about this. The healthy South African jerky known as Bill Tong. I just try to avoid artificial foods in general. Mats of the same mindset when it comes to snacking on meat. It's leaner, it's healthier, it's all natural, it just has that extra spice and a little bit more of an organic feel to this regular beef jerky. We want to maintain the nutritional content, we want everything to be completely natural and we want it to taste Jonte Jacobs owner Monique St. Lou says forget potato chips, cookies and candy, meat is what's good for you and others seem to agree. Meat snack revenues have grown by roughly $1 billion since 2009. Business is exceeding expectations. Slice, slice, slice, slice. We're too traditional. But why are people choosing a snack on less traditional munchies It's higher in protein and a better source of fuel than fat sugars or carbs. The Huffington Post business reporter Gillian Berman says leaner athletes also favor even leaner meats. Yeah, so the big ones fueling it are crossfit and kind of the other back to basics workouts, just people who are generally more outdoorsy. My wife yells at me because I sneak out at night and buy the little Kit Kat bites and Reese's peanut butter cup bites. This is probably healthier. This is definitely healthier. Snacking on meat when there's chocolate crossed with peanut butter in this world? I mean I've heard of crazy, but this is pushing it. Joel Wallman, Fox 5 News.