- Reporter: Jackie Quist
- Broadcast Date: August 11, 2010
It is called the Candwich, a sandwich in a can, and it is set to become the world's latest fast food fad.
It is the brainchild of Utah businessman Mark Kirkland.
"It's just a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a year from now, you can open this can it will still be fresh and soft," he said.
"We'll have a pepperoni pizza, barbecue chicken, barbecue beef, French toast, and we're coming out with a cinnamon roll."
It is all perfectly edible at a year old.
"You remove the oxygen from the packaging," Mark said.
"With the packaging there's an oxygen absorber in the container in the can, you control the ph levels, you control the water levels and that's done with the recipes.
"So controlling those things no organism can grow if you do it properly."
Candwiches do not even require refrigeration, they can roll around your car for months.
They are also coming to Australia and can fit neatly into a vending machine.
"I have requests for them right now, so we will be shipping samples probably the first part of September," Mark said.
The face of Spam in Australia, Scott Martin, said canning has come a long way.
After 73 years, Spam is as popular as ever, reaping $7 billion a year in the USA and $20 million in Australia.
"The shoppers do love the pouches, they represent a good option to the cans," Scott said.
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