SPAM, the canned processed meat product that has developed a cult following, was introduced by Hormel Foods on this day in history, July 5, 1937. The mystery meat's ingredients are not so mysterious ...
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Why is it called Spam? The 1936 New Year’s Eve party that named the canned meat that’s now sold over 9 billion cans
The product was launched in 1937. The name came from a Broadway actor at a New Year’s Eve party in 1936, won a $100 prize, and may or may not have stood for “Spiced Ham” — Hormel won’t officially say.
It became an essential staple in American soldiers' rations during the Second World War - and today it's available in 48 nations worldwide. Spam, written as SPAM, was developed by Hormel Foods ...
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