Article on rise of sales in Spam in New York Times.
Spam Turns Serious and Hormel Turns Out More
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/business/15spam.html?_r=1&oref=sloginFunny that it attributes the rise in sales to the weak economy. Not a word about preppers. But look at these paragraphs. Obviously the economy is a part of the issue, but I think the media is missing the boat altogether.
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Pancake mixes and
instant potatoes are booming. So are
vitamins, fruit and vegetable preservatives and beer, according to data from October compiled by Information Resources, a market research firm.
“We’ve seen a double-digit increase in the sale of
rice and beans,” said Teena Massingill, spokeswoman for the Safeway grocery chain, in an e-mail message. “They’re real belly fillers.” ....
With the exception of beer

, all these have a long shelf life. Preppers are buying up. I've always wanted to be a trend-setter.