It has been said that bacon is meat candy. And this past year, restaurants have pushed the point by literally treating bacon as a sweet garnish for and in sundaes, milkshakes and coffee.
Eckrich, part of John Morrell Food Group, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, has launched Bacon Lovers Deli Meats, a new deli meat line made with real bacon, available in five varieties.
Not all bacon is created equal. From the farm to processing, the differences in bacons are vast with small dissimilarities in any area giving the products the attributes that they have.