Spam is in many parts of the world, but above all however in the USA, when mark for dose meat admits. The product becomes of the company Hormel Foods Inc. since 1937 produce and drove out. In the German-speaking countries comparable dose meat under the name is well-known "breakfast meat ".

History

During the introduction in the year 1937 the dose meat still Hormel Spiced Ham (peppered ham of Hormel) was called. Afterwards a competition was written out, with which consumers were requested to create a name which reflects the taste of the product. Thus the FR was joined of spiced and am' of ham to Spam ''.

1945 was supplied Russian soldiers with Spam dose meat. The former British Prime Minister minister Margaret Thatcher called Spam "delicate-eats for times of war ".

Between 1955 and 1957 Spam becomes international. Hormel negotiates the production of Spam with manufacturers from Ireland, Canada, England and Venezuela.

1959 are sold the billionth box Spam. If one put all together these doses, they would re-clamp two and a half times the globe.

1962 are extended the production line by Hormel by a Sterilisator, which produces and by a person be served can 350 Spam doses in the minute.

1969 are closed a joint venture with Australian companies: Spam is available starting from now also in Australia.

1980 are sold the three-billionth box Spam. 1986 already went to 4.000.000.000 doses over the counter.

Since 1998 one finds the current Design of the Spam box with the "Spamburger".

Since 2003 are sold Spam in 41 countries. To the USA Great Britain and South Korea are the largest consumers of Spam. One estimates that about every 3.1 seconds a box Spam verzehrt becomes.

Geschmacksrichtungen

The Classic Spam consists of Schweinefleisch (91%), water, salt, thickener, sugar, antioxidant and preservative. Further Geschmacksrichtungen are:

• Spam Oven Roasted Turkey (Truthahn)
• since 1971 Spam Smoke Flavored (smoking taste)
• Spam Lite (50% fewer fat)
• since 1986 Spam Less Sodium (25% fewer salt)

Mistake

Spam also unwanted Werbemails as well as mass entries in newsgroup are called. This decreases/goes back to a Sketch of the British Comedygruppe Monty Python, which plays in a restaurant, in which all courts Spam contained.

Hormel protests against the use of the brand name Spam in the context with unwanted E-Mail advertisement, if Spam - as on the packings of the dose meat - is written completely in capital letters.

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