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OK, OK, Let's Talk About the Candwich

July 15, 2010 2:37 pm · Posted by nancyeinhart

I was in Seattle when the Candwich news hits, so I figured I was too late to cover it. But since then, about seven different people have emailed me about it, so I figure I should weigh in!

The Candwich is just what it sounds like: a ready-to-eat sandwich in a can. The cleverly named but ill-conceived product made news last week when an SEC lawsuit accused Utah investment manager Travis R. Wright of pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Candwich R&D when he was supposed to be putting investors' money in high-return real estate.

Funny, just the other day I was at Safeway, remarking on the Lean Cuisine frozen sandwich meals and wondering just how lazy you have to be to eat a frozen sandwich. Then came the sandwich in a can.

Remarkably, Candwich has a website and everything, so perhaps it's only a matter of time before I can buy some for my earthquake kit.

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7/16/10

I always wondered about those frozen pb&js that are sold by Smuckers. I guess national culinary skills have diminished to such a point that making a pb&j is considered cooking from scratch.


7/16/10

Ok, I've eaten the frozen Smuckers sandwiches when camping and snow skiing. They're perfect for those situations. But a Canwich? I'm sorry, but, REALLY? In this day and age when we're trying to DECREASE carbon footprints and waste, are we REALLY going to contribute more waste by being so incredibly lazy to just pop a can for a wich? And it can't be good. Seriously, BBQ chicken? Disgusting. I pray these things don't catch on. Sorry Canwich. Try again.


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