Slim Jim snacks originated in Philadelphia. Its manufacturer Cherry-Levis Food Company was sold to
General Mills in 1967 for about $20 million In 1970, General Mills purchased Jesse Jones Sausage Co. in
Garner, North Carolina, and formed GoodMark Foods, Inc. to make Slim Jims there. The company's stock was traded on NASDAQ as GDMK. It was acquired by ConAgra, Inc. in 1998 for $225 million. GoodMark's annual sales were about $170 million at that time. A year later, in 1999, Doggett retired as chairman, president and CEO. ==Products and brands==