Spam ,originally called spiced ham, was first introduced in 1937. The canned
precooked meat product is made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. Spam has
been the brunt of many jokes and urban legends which has made the product
part of pop culture, often called “mystery meat”. In 2007, the seven billionth
can of Spam was sold. 

1940s

 
  The Hormel Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota.

Art Ginsburg, commonly known as Mr. Food, was a television chef and best 
selling author of cookbooks. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 
in 2011 and underwent treatments, including surgery, which had caused the 
cancer to go into remission. However, it returned in October. He died at his 
home that he shared with his wife Ethel in Weston, Florida. Ginsburg was 
originally a butcher and ran his own catering business prior to work in
television. The series he founded is expected to continue with other
chefs as hosts. 

Beloved Buffalo Bob Smith delivering a commercial pitch for Hostess
Twinkies on an episode of HOWDY DOODY.

1956

(FOX News) – The popular popcorn snack Cracker Jacks is getting a new
ingredient – and it’s not something you would expect.

The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reported
that Frito-Lay, the manufacturer of Cracker Jacks, will soon introduce a
new version of its snack called Cracker Jack’d – which will have added
caffeine.

Frito-Lay told the Boston Globe the new Cracker Jack’d line is not meant
for children and is specifically developed for adult consumers and will
not be marketed to children.

Chris Kuechenmeister, a Frito-Lay spokesperson, wrote in a statement
to the Boston Globe, “The package design and appearance are wholly
different from Cracker Jack to ensure there is no confusion among consumers.”

A little Cracker Jack history:

1919 ad with Sailor Jack and his Dog “Bingo”

Frederick William Rueckheim and his brother Louis mass-produced an
early version of Cracker Jack and sold it at the first Chicago World’s
Fair in 1893. The mixture of popcorn, molasses, and peanuts was then 
called "Candied Popcorn and Peanuts". The first lot of the confection
was produced in 1896 and received it’s new name when an enthusiastic
sampler remarked, “That’s crackerjack”, another word for “excellent”.

 
Frederick Rueckheim               Louis Rueckheim

Prizes were inserted in every box
beginning in 1912.