Heinz Tomato Ketchup
brand of tomato ketchup
Heinz Tomato Ketchup is a brand of ketchup manufactured by Heinz, a division of Kraft Heinz.
History
It was first marketed as "catsup" in 1876. In 1907, manufacturing reached 12 million bottles and it was exported internationally including Australia, South America, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK. In January 2009, the label was changed by replacing the picture of a gherkin pickle (used from December 1890) with a picture of a tomato. In 2012, there were more than 650 million bottles sold worldwide.
Manufacturing
Heinz manufactures all of its tomato ketchup for the American market at two plants: one in Fremont, Ohio, and the other in Muscatine, Iowa. They closed their Canadian plant in Leamington, Ontario in 2014. That plant is now owned by Highbury Canco and processes the tomatoes used in French's Tomato Ketchup for the Canadian market. Globally, Heinz manufactures ketchup in factories across the world, with their factory in the Netherlands the largest in Europe. Although there is one basic recipe for their ketchup, there are variations tailored to regional regulations, and usually depend on the country where it is manufactured.
Varieties
In addition to manufacturing their regular tomato ketchup, they manufacture a variety made with sugar.
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