BELOVED SPAM® BRAND CELEBRATES 85TH BIRTHDAY
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 5, 2022
Jay Hormel and Hormel Foods Corporation introduced the SPAM® Brand to the forefront in 1937 with six simple ingredients - pork with ham, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, sodium nitrite. The goal was to create a convenient and affordable protein with an extended shelf life. The SPAM® Brand got its name from Ken Daigneau, the brother of a Hormel Foods vice president, after he won a contest and $100 for naming the product.
During World War II, more than 100 million pounds of SPAM® luncheon meat was shipped abroad to feed allied troops. The product also reached England . . .
