Frank 'n Stuff

Frank 'n Stuff
CourseEntree
Place of originUnited States
Created byHormel
Food energy
(per serving)
165[1] kcal

Frank 'n Stuff was the brand name of a hot dog stuffed with either cheese or chili and sold in the United States from mid-1986 until the 1990s by Hormel, as a variation of the chili dog.[2][3][4][5]

Frank 'n Stuff used Hormel brand chili for the filling [6] and was one of the company's six major product introductions between 1986 and 1987.[7] At the time, the company described the product as "the fun food that features a tunnel of cheese or chili inside a Hormel hot dog".[8] Frank 'n Stuff's eponymous mascot was a friendly Frankenstein-type character[2] and Hormel ran frequent television and print advertisements featuring him.[9][10]

In 1986, during labor unrest at a production plant, razor blades were found in two packages of the product,[11] but there was no recall.[12]

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  2. ^ a b Petrison, Lisa (July 21, 1986). "Frank Stuffs Himself on Stuffed Hot Dogs". Adweek. Minneapolis.
  3. ^ Donna Craft; Sheila M. Dow (2000). Brands and their companies: New consumer products and their manufacturers with company addresses and phone numbers. Gale Research Co. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-7876-2291-6. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. ^ Standard Directory of Advertisers. National Register Publishing Company. 1986. p. 272. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. ^ Labor Notes. The Project. 1984. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ^ Friedman, Martin (December 3, 1984). "GETTING SAUCY". Adweek.
  7. ^ "Ad spending soars 19.9%". Advertising Age. November 23, 1987.
  8. ^ Working Mother Media (March 1987). Working Mother. Working Mother Media. p. 143. ISSN 0278-193X. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Media volume up 6.7% for 2nd 100". Advertising Age. November 21, 1988.
  10. ^ "Hormel pushes meats". Advertising Age. Austin, MN. March 28, 1988.
  11. ^ Associated Press (February 3, 1986). "Tampering of Hormel Meat Products Found". LA Times. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Hormel products to stay on shelves". United Press International. February 5, 1986.