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  Hormel Foods to Raise Prices on Spam in Response to Economy
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Last EditedGerald Farinas  Apr 19, 2004 10:24pm
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News DateMonday, April 19, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionHormel Foods to Raise Prices on Spam in Response to Economy
The Honolulu Advertiser

Hormel Foods Corp. plans to raise prices on Spam and hundreds of other packaged food items by 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent because of rising commodity prices and other costs, a spokeswoman said Monday night. Besides higher prices for commodities such as pork and beef, Craven said, Hormel was also trying to offset higher costs for transportation, packaging and medical benefits.
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