MILWAUKEE (AP) Love it, hate it or laugh at it at least its inexpensive. Sales of Spam that much maligned meat are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets. What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in a can), is now back on the table as people turn to the …

Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it’s inexpensive. Sales of Spam - that much maligned meat - are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets. What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in a can), is now back on the table as people turn to the once-snubbed …

Love it, hate it or laugh at it — at least it’s inexpensive. Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.

Genetic engineering, combined with organic farming, may well be the best way to resolve the need for increased global food production, while minimizing environmental impact, suggest husband-and-wife agricultural experts at the University of California, Davis.

While still a relatively small supermarket subcategory, organic/natural baby food is profitable, and has boasted double-digit sales growth over the past several years.