America is Experiencing a Ketchup Shortage
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America is facing a ketchup shortage. Say it isn’t so!
Restaurants have greatly increased their takeout orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a surge in demand for ketchup packets.
Steve Cornell, president of Enhancers for Kraft Heinz, says the beloved ketchup brand is unable to keep up with the demand.
According to The Wall Street Journal, bottled ketchup sales went up by 15% last year, totaling salves of more than $1 billion.
Some restaurant chains have been forced to go to secondary ketchup suppliers.
The good news is that Cornell says Heinz has upped production by 25%. That should enable Heinz to produce 12 billion packets of ketchup each year.
Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.
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