Everybody always jokes about Spam (the food). I have never had it - is it not good? What is it?
Stefan
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<CENTER>SPAM Fact Sheet</CENTER>
<TABLE width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Product Description</TD><TD width="71%">SPAM Classic is a conveniently packaged canned meat product made of 100 percent pure pork and ham. SPAM Classic contains 180 calories per two-ounce serving. </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Introduction</TD><TD width="71%">SPAM luncheon meat first was produced in 1937. It was one of the first convenient, moderately priced and great tasting meat products on the market. </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">SPAM Can Dimensions</TD><TD width="71%">Height: 3.25"
Width: 2.15"
Length: 4.0"
Weight: 0.75 lb</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Production</TD><TD width="71%">SPAM is produced in two U.S. locations -- Austin, Minn. and Fremont, Neb., and in three foreign countries -- Denmark, Korea and the Philippines. At full capacity, the U.S. plants are capable of producing more than 44,000 cans of SPAM per hour</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Varieties</TD><TD width="71%">There are six permanent varieties of SPAM: SPAM Classic, SPAM lite, SPAM less sodium, SPAM hot & spicy, SPAM smoke flavored and SPAM oven roasted turkey. In addition, there are two seasonal flavors--SPAM with cheese and SPAM bbq flavored. Also, SPAM garlic flavored is distributed outside the U.S.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Trademark</TD><TD width="71%">The SPAM Family of Products are trademarked in more than 115 countries worldwide and sold in 41 nations, from Andorra to Zimbabwe.</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width="29%">Sales</TD><TD width="71%">More than 122 million cans of SPAM are sold worldwide each year. In the U.S., a can of SPAM is purchased every 3 seconds. On a per capita basis, Hawaii, Alaska, Arkansas, Texas and Alabama are the heaviest consumers of SPAM in the U. S. Of these five states, Hawaii is the leader. Over 6.7 million cans are sold annually in Hawaii, which equals 5.5 cans per year per Hawaiian.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>