Article: Boar's Head drops Hampton Roads distributor.

Byline: Carolyn Shapiro

Jul. 12--VIRGINIA BEACH

For 23 years, Richard Meyers worked to whet the Hampton Roads appetite for the Boar's Head brand of cold cuts.

About two weeks ago, Meyers underwent something of a cold cut himself. Boar's Head Provisions Co. Inc. sliced him out of its meat business for reasons that remain unclear.

The change for Meyers and his distribution company, Coastal Atlantic Inc., has left many Boar's Head-loyal restaurants and retailers scrambling to fill delicatessen cases and diners' stomachs. The region's sole Boar's Head distributor has switched to another brand, but some of its customers haven't bitten.

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