Bacon Mania - Possible Decline

Possible Decline

Negative publicity surrounding swine flu, which is not transmitted via pork product consumption, hit sales and prices in the pork industry. Heather Lauer, author of Bacon: A Love Story, said of the impact, "Bacon has been around for thousands of years. It has survived numerous health scares. Anyone who attempts to capitalize on this recent event in an effort to destroy the best meat ever will fail."

Seattle's The Stranger published a story entitled: "The End of Baconmania: Our Long Coronary Nightmare Is Almost Over", and predicted the movement had "almost run its course" and was in its "terminal stage".

The day after the "end of" story was published, an article starting with the words "All Hail Bacon!" noted that a Poynter Institute report found bacon taking the social media networks "by storm" and that the meat's popularity is "now practically at an epidemic pace, as all of these socially interactive sites are literally pulsating with posts, updates, comments, even clubs/groups dedicated exclusively to the LOVE of Bacon!" Efforts to alleviate flu concerns and fight back against the anti-pork and bacon tide have also been reported.