SPAM Fact Sheet

Product Description 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.

Introduction 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.

SPAM Can Dimensions Height: 3.25"
Width: 2.15"
Length: 4.0"
Weight: 0.75 lb

Production 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

Varieties 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.

Trademark The SPAM Family of Products are trademarked in more than 100
countries worldwide and sold in 41 nations, from Andorra to Zimbabwe.

Sales 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.




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