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Maple Leaf Foods Announces National Bacon Month in December to Celebrate One of Canada's Favourite Foods
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Maple Leaf Foods Announces National Bacon Month in December to Celebrate One of Canada's Favourite Foods\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n New poll reveals nearly half (46%) of Canadians believe that bacon makes everything taste better and a quirky 7% enjoy peanut butter and bacon sandwiches\n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 1, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods today declared December as National Bacon Month, a time to celebrate what Canadians have made clear in new polling: bacon is unquestionably one of\n \n Canada's\n \n favourite foods. The Canadian producer of top-quality natural pork bacon products released an array of sizzling new facts and statistics to mark the beginning of National Bacon Month and the leadup to National Bacon Day on\n \n December 30\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The results are in: Canadians are 'hog wild' over bacon!\n \n \n \n Bacon's story dates back to\n \n 1500 B\n \n .C in\n \n China\n \n , where pork belly was first cured with salt to preserve it before refrigeration existed. Over time, bacon's legendary taste seized the global palate, spreading around the world to many cultures. Fast forward to modern day, and Canadians still cannot get enough of this versatile, delicious treat. A recent study commissioned by Maple Leaf Foods* reports that the majority of Canadians (61%) prefer regular bacon strips at mealtime and it was not surprising that, as Canucks, 20% of us love the sweet and salty combination of maple flavoured bacon best.\n \n \n \"Canadians' passion for bacon is unmistakable in our new poll results. In fact, 12% of Canadians think bacon should be our national food,\" said\n \n Janet Riley\n \n , Bacon Lover and Vice President of Communications at Maple Leaf Foods. \"A single day seemed insufficient to celebrate all that bacon means to\n \n Canada\n \n , so we're expanding National Bacon Day into National Bacon Month.\"\n \n \n Throughout December, Maple Leaf Foods encourages Canadians to celebr...