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Coronavirus has not only changed the way we work, have fun or study, but also consumption habits have changed and, as a result, there is a shortage of ketchup in the United States, which forced Kraft Heinz to increase production by 25%.
According to information from EFE, Heinz dominates more than 70% of the US spices market and has seen demand for ketchup sachets increase since the beginning of the pandemic, as all restaurants that offer bottled ketchup on their business tables had to switch to small individual doses due to the increase in home food deliveries.
Kraft Heinz commented that some of the big fast food chains in the US, such as Long John Silver, with about 700 locations nationwide, or Texas Roadhouse, with more than 630 restaurants, suffers from lack.
The problem grew in such a way that the company had to increase production so that the final number of ketchup sachets reaches $ 12 billion a year to meet demand.
Steve Cornell, a spokesman for Kraft Heinz, said the company needs to make strategic manufacturing investments at the start of the pandemic. to meet the accelerated demand for individual ketchup packages due to increased home delivery or take out food.
To this is added the fact that even customers who today decide to stay to eat at restaurants They use the sachets as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Remember that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires the use of single-use or digital menus or single-serving spices, “Avoid using or sharing reusable items such as menus, spices or any other food packaging”.
With information from EFE and Media
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