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The article explores the processed canned meat Spam and its resurgence as of 2019. Noted is how it is being elevated to something that is served by chefs and featured in films including "Always Be My Maybe." A timeline of its history is provided, which cites its invention in 1937 in Austin, Minnesota, by the Hormel Foods Corp.

Answers readers' questions on Hormel Co.'s Spam meat product. Misconception on Spam's contents; Kenneth Daigneau's naming of Spam; Drafting of Spam for World War II; Comments on Spam from celebrities; Gift items involving Spam; Spam license plates; Spam as good bait; Spam and wine.

The article focuses on the food company Hormel, maker of the canned pork product Spam. Information is provided on Hormel's efforts to rebrand Spam after it became a synonym for junk electronic mail. Topics include the increase in Spam sales between 2009 and 2011, the origins of the name Spam, and the company's aggressive marketing tactics. INSET: You've Got Spam.

Presents the comment from Hormel Foods, maker of Spam, regarding the character Spa'am, an obnoxious pig in an upcoming Muppets movie by Jim Henson Productions. Hormel's lawsuit against Jim Henson Productions to force a name change.

El artículo habla de Cinta Azul, S. A., una compañía de Costa Rica que especializa en embutidos, jamones y frijoles molidos enlatados. Tienen una alianza estratégica con la compañía norteamericana de tecnología de carnes Hormel Foods. La compañía es la única empresa en Centro América que exporta productos refrigerados. Se hablan de sus estrictas normas de calidad y de la operación de la compañía.

Reports that SPAM, the much-maligned pork product created by Hormel Foods Corp., will be served at the annual Remembrance Day luncheon hosted by the National Press Club in Ottawa in 1994. Idea of Larry MacDonald to honor SPAM for its role as a staple of Allied diets during the Second World War.

The article examines the potted meat product Spam produced by Hormel Foods. The product was created in 1937, and has survived despite an unfavorable public image. Sales of Spam have increased significantly in 2007-2008. Spam is considered a so-called "inferior good," a product or service which becomes more desirable when consumers are suffering economically. Hormel executives express their displeasure at that concept.

Evaluates the Spam golden honey grail product of Hormel Foods.

This section provides information on advertising contests. The next name for Spam luncheon meat is suggested, after Spam manufacturer Hormel Foods Corp., complained about the way the product was referred to in the October 25, 1993 issue of Advertising Age. First Prize for contest #396, asking for Nike's first advertising campaign in the Michael Jordan retirement era, had the slogan: "Just Do It. Unless, of course, you've lost the motivation, then stand back and re-evaluate, but don't burn any bridges because someday, you might want to do it again, you know, if you feel like it."