After graduating in 1997 with a degree in engineering, Al Nimer decided to pursue his dream of owning his own business. His long time love of beef jerky and beef smokies led him to create a product line of his own. He then started selling the snacks out of the back seat of his car in Cleveland and the surrounding suburbs with the help of two longtime friends and associates who are still with Medina Foods today. Al’s mom was a great help in establishing the greatest meat snacks and made sure her son was well taken care of with her delicious lunches! His business took off and these premium quality meat snacks became a huge success!