Local barbecuers are fired up about Innovating Solutions’ new device, Tappecue. Entrepreneurs: Gina Bourret, Aniruddha Shukla and Jacob Bourret Company Information: (913) 709-2540 or info@innovating-solutions.com or www.innovating-solutions.com Type of Business: IT consulting and app development Year Founded: 2010 Great barbecue takes time—several hours, in some cases. To make sure that a piece of pork shoulder is as tender as possible, a cook has to keep a close eye on the temperature throughout the…

BBQ Addicts has turned Internet celebrity into a thriving bacon-powered business. What started as an Internet phenomenon has become a fast-growing business for Jason and Megan Day, the couple behind BBQ Addicts LLC. Most people know about the company because of The Bacon Explosion, a four-pound, 5,000-calorie roll of barbecued bacon and Italian sausage. After Jason wrote about the mouth-watering recipe on his barbecue team’s blog, www.bbqaddicts.com, the reaction was…