Hickory Nut Gap (hickorynutgap.com), Asheville, N.C., brings its minimally processed, pasture-raised bacon from foodservice to supermarket with a retail ready 12-ounce package featuring prominent new branding. Made from heritage breed hogs humanely raised on high-quality pasture without antibiotics, the hickory smoked uncured bacon contains no added nitrates or nitrites, gluten, lactose or MSG. SRP is $8.99 and packages come 12 to a case.

STEVE TIPPMANN RETIRES
John Tippmann, III, replacing him as exec vp Steve Tippmann, exec vp at / Interstate Warehousing, Fort Wayne, Ind., is retiring from the refrigerated warehousing