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SPAM® Brand Launches Campaign in the Philippines

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For the first time in over 20 years, SPAM® products are being advertised in the Philippines.

The campaign revolves around Filipino cuisine with SPAM® products incorporated, as well as ALL4SPAM, the SPAM® brand’s very own boy band.

“The SPAM® brand team felt a need to connect with our consumers in the Philippines and to remind them of not only the iconic taste of SPAM® products, but also the versatility that the brand offers,” said Jaynee Sherman, senior brand manager, HFIC. “This campaign really connected with Philippines consumers and gave them a reason to celebrate what SPAM® CAN! do.”

Because of Filipinos’ love of singing and boy bands, All4SPAM, the SPAM® brand’s very own boy band, was also created for the campaign. The group features four guys that sing, dance and cook. Various elements of the campaign have included a television ad, a music video, billboard advertisements, taxi advertisements and digital advertisements.

A main part of the platform is appetite appeal imagery that is seen as aspirational to Filipinos. Various recipes used revolve around Filipino favorites like SPAM® spaghetti, SPAM® Sisig and Tokwa’t SPAM® and SPAM® tacos.

SPAM® Sisig

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1 can of SPAM® Classic , diced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium sized onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ calamansi
1 green chili, sliced
1 red chili labuyo (optional), thinly sliced
salt & pepper to taste
1 egg

Directions

  1. In a medium sauté pan, heat vegetable oil. Add diced SPAM® Classic, onions and garlic. Simmer for 10-15 minutes (cook longer if one desired a crispier SPAM® Classic sisig).

  2. Add calamansi juice, green chili, red chili (if using). Season to taste.

  3. Heat sizzling platter. While sizzling platter is heating, heat vegetable oil in a medium sauté pan and make a sunny side up egg.

  4. Add a pad of butter to heated sizzling platter, then pour cooked SPAM® Classic mixture onto platter and top it with sunny side up egg.

Tokwa’t SPAM® Recipe

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1 can SPAM® Less Sodium , cubed 1×1″
1 block semi firm tofu, sliced 1” thick
1 red onion, sliced thinly
4 red chilies, sliced
5 stalks spring onion, chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
¼ teaspoon black pepper
onion, chopped as desired
garlic, chopped as desired

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  1. Prepare sauce, by mixing soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, black pepper, onion and garlic together. Set aside.

  2. Preheat oil to 370°F. Deep fry cubed SPAM® Less Sodium and sliced tofu. Drain on paper towel.

  3. Cut fried tofu into cubes. Toss SPAM® Less Sodium, tofu and sliced red onion together. Top with red chili and spring onion. Drizzle with sauce mix and serve more on the side.

SPAM® Tacos

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1 12-once can SPAM® Jalapeño, diced
½ cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup canned corn, drained
10 yellow corn taco shells, heated
shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes
Queso Fresco cheese
salsa
sour cream
WHOLLY® Guacamole Dip

Directions

  1. In large skillet, saute SPAM® Jalapeño until lightly browned. Add black beans and corn and heat until warmed through.

  2. Fill warm taco shells with SPAM® mixture.

Find more Filipino cuisine with SPAM® products on
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The SPAM® CAN! campaign was born and executed by the domestic team, and these efforts are an extension of that campaign into the Philippines market.

The SPAM® brand’s popularity in the Philippines is not just a recent phenomenon. American’s influence during WWII began when G.I.’s gave SPAM® products to the Filipinos because they did not have access to quality protein. Today, the Philippines is the brand’s number one export market.