Spam

SPAM® Baked French Toast Wins National Recipe Contest

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Meat, Food and drink, Pork, British cuisine, Spam, Hawaiian cuisine, Bacon

AUSTIN, Minn., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Great American SPAM Championship announced SPAM Baked French Toast as the grand-prize winning recipe in the national recipe contest.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Minn., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Great American SPAM Championship announced SPAM Baked French Toast as the grand-prize winning recipe in the national recipe contest.
  • The simple, yet delicious no fuss breakfast bake features SPAM with Real HORMEL Bacon, Hawaiian sliced bread, pineapple and coconut flakes.
  • SPAM Baked French Toast came out victorious among 26 finalists from across the country.
  • Other recipes ranged from Luau Pineapple Dip withSPAM bacon and SPAM Paninis to SPAM Hawaiian Fajitas and Sweet & Spicy Tropical SPAM Sliders.

Robocalls Skyrocket Globally, Growing 325% to 85 Billion Worldwide in 2018

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Spamming, Caller ID, Hiya, Marketing, Cyberspace, World Wide Web, Alex Algard, Spam, Email spam, Whitepages

"As spam calls continue to skyrocket globally, the demand for protection from unwanted phone calls has increased drastically," said Alex Algard, CEO of Hiya.

Key Points: 
  • "As spam calls continue to skyrocket globally, the demand for protection from unwanted phone calls has increased drastically," said Alex Algard, CEO of Hiya.
  • With nearly 60 million monthly active users worldwide, Hiya protects consumers from unwanted calls in every country in the world.
  • In 2018 alone, Hiya identified more than 1.3 billion calls as spam, blocking more than 425 million of them.
  • Through analysis of more than 12 billion calls per month, Hiya protects nearly 60 million users from unwanted robo and spam calls globally.

Robocalls Skyrocket Globally, Growing 325% to 85 Billion Worldwide in 2018

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Spamming, Caller ID, Hiya, Marketing, Cyberspace, World Wide Web, Alex Algard, Spam, Email spam, Whitepages

"As spam calls continue to skyrocket globally, the demand for protection from unwanted phone calls has increased drastically," said Alex Algard, CEO of Hiya.

Key Points: 
  • "As spam calls continue to skyrocket globally, the demand for protection from unwanted phone calls has increased drastically," said Alex Algard, CEO of Hiya.
  • With nearly 60 million monthly active users worldwide, Hiya protects consumers from unwanted calls in every country in the world.
  • In 2018 alone, Hiya identified more than 1.3 billion calls as spam, blocking more than 425 million of them.
  • Through analysis of more than 12 billion calls per month, Hiya protects nearly 60 million users from unwanted robo and spam calls globally.

Hormel Foods Reports First Quarter Results And Reaffirms Fiscal 2019 Guidance

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Thursday, February 21, 2019
American brands, Meat, Austin, Minnesota, Hormel, Food and drink, Food industry, Spam, Jennie-O

Foodservice sales of Old Smokehouse bacon and Hormel Fire Braised products and retail sales of Hormel pepperoni, Hormel Natural Choice and Applegate products also showed excellent growth.

Key Points: 
  • Foodservice sales of Old Smokehouse bacon and Hormel Fire Braised products and retail sales of Hormel pepperoni, Hormel Natural Choice and Applegate products also showed excellent growth.
  • Volume and sales for the quarter were flat as improved results in foodservice and commodity sales were offset by declines in retail.
  • China results were positively impacted by strong sales of SPAM and SKIPPY branded products and lower pork input costs.
  • At the beginning of fiscal 2019, the Hormel Deli Solutions division combined all deli businesses, including the Jennie-O Turkey Store deli division, into one division within the Refrigerated Foods segment.

Americans Only Answer Half of All Calls They Receive on their Mobile Phones

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Spamming, Cyberspace, Marketing, World Wide Web, Caller ID, Hiya, Email spam, Spam, Alex Algard, Whitepages

And when the call comes from an unidentified number, the statistic rises with more than three in four (76%) calls going unanswered.

Key Points: 
  • And when the call comes from an unidentified number, the statistic rises with more than three in four (76%) calls going unanswered.
  • In this analysis, Hiya examined a month's worth of phone calls.
  • Of those calls, more than half specifically, 62 calls per month are from numbers not saved in their contacts, which may include spam or scam calls, calls from a business, and those from an unknown number.
  • Through analysis of more than 10billion calls per month, Hiya protects over 50 million users from unwanted robo and spam calls globally.

London company fined after 14.8m spam texts sent

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Thursday, December 13, 2018
Spamming, Marketing, Computing, Cyberspace, eMail, Advertising, Digital marketing, Email spam, Online advertising, Spam, Ico, Text messaging

London-based firm Tax Returned Limited has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending out millions of unsolicited marketing text messages.

Key Points: 
  • London-based firm Tax Returned Limited has been fined 200,000 by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) for sending out millions of unsolicited marketing text messages.
  • The ICO has also served an enforcement notice on Tax Returned, ordering the firm to stop its illegal marketing activity.
  • Generic third party consent is also not enough and companies will be fined if they break the law.
  • Spam texts can also be reported by forwarding them to 7726.

New Study Finds AT&T is Best at Correctly Identifying Both Spam and Non-Spam Phone Calls

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Thursday, December 13, 2018
Spamming, Marketing, Cyberspace, World Wide Web, Email spam, Hiya, Spam, Mobile phone spam, Anti-spam techniques

The study found AT&T Call Protect out-performed its competitors in correctly identifying spam and non-spam numbers.

Key Points: 
  • The study found AT&T Call Protect out-performed its competitors in correctly identifying spam and non-spam numbers.
  • AT&T catches the most spam calls: AT&T was the most accurate at identifying spam calls, correctly flagging them 58% of the time.
  • With less than 1% of spam calls caught, Sprint was deemed not relevant for this portion of the study.
  • Through analysis of more than 10 billion calls per month, Hiya protects tens of millions of users from unwanted robo and spam calls globally.

Hormel Foods Recognizes 10th Anniversary of Project SPAMMY®

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Monday, December 10, 2018
American brands, Meat, Austin, Minnesota, Hormel, Geography of Minnesota, Spam, Minnesota, Food

AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- December marks the 10th anniversary of Hormel Foods Corporation's (NYSE: HRL) first shipment of SPAMMY, a shelf-stable poultry product fortified with vitamins and minerals the company developed to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- December marks the 10th anniversary of Hormel Foods Corporation's (NYSE: HRL) first shipment of SPAMMY, a shelf-stable poultry product fortified with vitamins and minerals the company developed to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala.
  • Hormel Foods donates more than 2 million cans of SPAMMY each year, which helps thousands of families.
  • To commemorate the 10th anniversary, the company is holding a Project SPAMMY Week.
  • For more information about Project SPAMMY and the company's philanthropic efforts, please visit https://csr.hormelfoods.com/communities/
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Hormel Foods Finalizes Sale of Fremont, Neb., Processing Facility

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Monday, December 3, 2018
American brands, Meat, Austin, Minnesota, Food and drink, Hormel, Food industry, Spam, Justin's, Skippy

AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) today announced it has completed the sale of its Fremont, Neb., processing facility to Wholestone Farms, LLC.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Minn., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) today announced it has completed the sale of its Fremont, Neb., processing facility to Wholestone Farms, LLC.
  • The transaction includes a processing facility and a multiyear agreement to supply pork raw materials to Hormel Foods.
  • Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 80 countries worldwide.
  • Its brands include SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Wholly Guacamole, Hormel Black Label, Columbus and more than 30 other beloved brands.

OpenMarket and RealNetworks Join Forces to Combat Messaging Fraud

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Mobile technology, Technology, Text messaging, OpenMarket, Information and communications technology, SMS, Spamming, Spam

Preceding a global rollout, OpenMarket will start by implementing a UK pilot deployment of Kontxt, a machine-learning platform for next-generation A2P messaging from RealNetworks.

Key Points: 
  • Preceding a global rollout, OpenMarket will start by implementing a UK pilot deployment of Kontxt, a machine-learning platform for next-generation A2P messaging from RealNetworks.
  • However, as messaging fraud becomes more complex and highly fragmented, spam texts are now a growing threat to both consumers and organizations.
  • RealNetworks' Kontxt will enable OpenMarket to curtail these unwanted messages and counter the evolving threat of SMS fraud.
  • "At OpenMarket, we're continuously working to improve our services and advance the messaging industry," said Ethan Gustav, OpenMarket Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing.