Being in the research industry for over 25 years has given me the opportunity to see and taste lots of new products. Over the years some of those products were a complete success while others fell by the way side. Someone on our team shared an article (thanks D.S.) regarding a new product.
The inventor is Mark Kirkland and the product is Sandwich in a can or actually Candwich.
He actually has a few different concepts:
- Sandwiches in a can.
- Pizza in a can.
- French toast in a can.
- Cinnamon rolls in a can.
Mark chose a can because, when combined with techniques similar to those used to preserve Meals Ready-to-Eat for soldiers, an aluminum can keeps food fresh for a full year or even longer.
Another benefit is they can fit into a soda vending machine so the Candwich products can easily be sold in both stores and vending machines. Assuming one thing he has consumers who are willing to try the product that will be selling for $2-3.
Some of the Candwich’s are peanut butter and jelly, BBQ Chicken and the BBQ Beef Candwich.
Ok I will go first. I would say no to a sandwich in a can no matter how good it tastes. To me it just doesn’t sound right. There is NO way I would eat pizza from a can. I want my pizza rolled out with toppings and piping hot. I might consider French toast in a can for a minute but I think I wouldn’t do it. However Mark sign me up for a Cinnamon roll in a can — to me that sounds reasonable and I would buy that product.
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Assuming it tastes ok would you buy the product.
What about you? Would you buy:
- Sandwiches in a can.
- Pizza in a can.
- French toast in a can.
- Cinnamon rolls in a can.
- Have you seen or bought these products or similar ones
I look forward to reading your comments.
PS: Mark good luck I hope your Candwich is a complete success!
Amber Leila Esco says:
With the exception of Shoepeg corn, I don’t like food from cans, it makes me anxious and nervous..granted I am neurotic. With that said, I remember from childhood that B&M Bread in a can, my grandfather (who was very eccentric and a little off) loved this stuff, he would eat it with cream cheese on it. Now, he was raised in Hawaii as a child and so that and the SPAM…who knows…weird food we gave them after the war.. Here is a link to that bread in a can
http://mybrands.com/Product.aspx?pid=140
And HECK NO I wouldn’t eat any of this stuff!!!
jennifer says:
I’ve stopped eating most canned foods because of BPA, but if that were not the case, the only one I would even consider are the cinnamon rolls.
Ana Lucia Mendes says:
No, no and no. Maybe in a “no-choice” environment as a war. All the options you gave must be fresh/crunchy and/or hot. It does not sound healthy or TASTY at all
Good luck to him also.
Christing Cook says:
Not gonna do it! I rarely eat anything from a can. I’m a fresh fruits and veggies girl and I love to cook.
Merrill, another good topic for discussion would be diets that work? I am on the Belly Fat Cure, which is technically not a diet. Anyway, it’s ideal for the busy professional who does not always have time to hit the gym everyday. I have lost 5 lbs already and it’s only been four days. They say it’s 4-9 lbs a week. The basis is low carb and low sugar. Check it out.
Merrill Dubrow says:
Christine,
Appreciate your comments and congrads on losing 5 pounds. You are right that would be a great blog posting – appreciate the idea.
Merrill
Stephenie Gordon says:
you know it’s not a good idea, when just the word “canwich” makes your stomach turn.
Ed Sugar says:
To paraphrase an old Letterman punch line – the four words you do not want to hear are “sushi in a can”
Melanie Courtright says:
Sounds yucky. No to all of them. I guess I can see where the concept might have come from. Sandwiches in other packaging often get soggy or smashed. But I still don’t think I could get past the “it will taste like a can” objection and actually try it.
Bob Graham says:
Hell to the n o. The only meat I associate with cans is Spam (remember the scene in “The Right Stuff” when the astronauts demand a window in their space capsule because they are pilots and not “spam in a can”?).
Bob Graham says:
ps. Mark, if you’re out there, I STRONGLY suggest that you invest in some market research before you invest another dime in that product.
John Castellano says:
I have recently lost 95lbs, I am very picky on what I choose to eat these days and a sandwich in a can is certainly not appealing. I choose very fresh seafood over mass produced items and eat few carbs.
Had I not lost 95lbs a sandwich in a can would not be on my menu. I always said I was not fat on junk food, I never sat and ate a bag of potato chips, or had a super sized meal at McDonald’s, but I over indulged in portion size of reasonably healthy foods.
This product sounds awful, like spam, and pasta in a can.
Steve Runfeldt says:
Time has an image of a “Candwich” and it is not quite as unappetizing as it sounds at first. Apparently the components are individually wrapped in plastic pouches and you get to make your own. Here is the image – http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2010/07/candwich2.jpg
I hope he makes a lot of money, but I would never buy one.
kath says:
this is so disheartening!
taste aside, there’s no way on earth this can be even remotely healthy for anyone. fresh up to a year? how is that possible without an obscene amount of chemicals?
sorry, but anyone with half a brain has to question how a pb&j – never mind the insanity of beef or chicken – stays fresh for up to a year!
it isn’t the can people!
and we wonder why so many americans are fat and sick.
it’s garbage like this.
ok. i’ll stop now by saying i hope this product is a monumental flop and,
if i ever see a kid eating one of these, i’m reserving the right to weep!