Spam sales up

[lsanderson]

It's Baaaack!

I'm an optimist at heart. But this scares even me---a sign that the recession may be longer, harder and deeper than we thought. After years of quietly flying under the culinary radar, a familiar sound is now echoing across the fruited plain: "SPLOT!"

Sales of Spam---that much maligned meat---are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.

Spam's maker, Hormel Foods Corp., reported last week that it saw strong sales of Spam in the second quarter, helping push up its profits 14 percent. According to sales information coming from Hormel, provided by The Nielsen Co., Spam sales were up 10.6 percent in the 12-week period ending May 3, compared to last year.

Kimberly Quan, a stay-at-home mom of three who lives just outside San Francisco, has been feeding her family more Spam in the last six months as she tries to make her food budget go further. ... Quan just bought a couple more cans of Spam on sale and some ramen, the instant noodle dish long a staple on college campuses. Her food and gas budgets are together, so she's had to cut back on food spending while the cost of gas increases. Her favorite Spam meal? Spam and macaroni and cheese.

Update: Kossack organicdemocrat informs me that John McCain (b. 1936) is older than Spam (b. 1937). Carry on... More

Bill in Portland Maine

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Update: Kossack organicdemocrat informs me that John McCain (b. 1936) is older than Spam (b. 1937).

But, unlike Spam he's grown moldy and disgusting.