Finding Faster, Cheaper Ways to Get to Bacon

Besides leaner hogs, producers want bigger pigs with bigger bellies—equaling more bacon. The increase in hog weight coincided with the explosion in popularity of bacon as more than just a breakfast item, especially when fast-food restaurants started introducing it on their burgers. One of the most significant jumps came between 2001 and 2009, when bacon volume in food services grew almost 25% and remains a hot seller. Read what’s happening here.