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Spam Options.(Periscope; THE FOOD CRISIS)(Brief article)
Newsweek International
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June 09, 2008 |
Wehrfritz, George |
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Byline: George Wehrfritz
To stretch their battered food dollars, Americans are turning to a much-maligned staple: Spam. Sales of the canned meat product rose 10 percent over the previous three months as inflation-hit consumers used it to replace pricier cuts on their menus. And with food prices reaching heights unseen in a generation, the "spam option" is turning out to be universal.
Many Japanese schools have taken beef out of lunches in favor of less costly chicken or pork. In India, lower-middle-class families are ...
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