Recently Food Network decided to Spam it’s fans via their popular Facebook Page with a shameless ad for Applebee’s.  The post was a plug for Applebee’s 550 calorie (but high fat, high carb and high sodium) Weight Watcher’s menu.  Neither Applebee’s nor Weight Watcher’s are companies I put much stock in as both have a long track record for taking their customers for granted.  Apparently I am not alone.

The classic Spam advertisement soon received over a hundred negative comments from Food Network fans many of whom “unliked” the FN Fanpage because of this breach of trust.  There were a few positive comments but most were made by people who’s profiles indicate their paychecks come from FN’s parent company Scripps Networks.  Suspiciously missing from the post was the usual Facebook button allowing you to report a post as Spam.

Let’s forget for a moment that Applebee’s menu is littered with farm raised imported shrimp (which is toxic) and the lowest quality beef and chicken that is legal to sell in the US.  Let’s forget that Weight Watcher’s is notorious for marketing a brand that has absolutely nothing to do with a healthy life style.  Let’s concentrate on the fact that Food Network actually Spammed it’s Facebook fans.  For shame, Food Network, for shame.  I don’t expect Applebee’s or Weight Watcher’s to do right by the American people but I do expect that from you.  For shame.