Posted on 04/06/2021 9:46:54 AM PDT by mylife
Supply chain problems are reaching into a far corner of the business universe: Ketchup packets.
After enduring a year of closures, employee safety fears and start-stop openings, many American restaurants are now facing a nationwide ketchup shortage. Restaurants are trying to secure the tabletop staple after Covid-19 upended the condiment world order. Managers are using generic versions, pouring out bulk ketchup into individual cups and hitting the aisles of Costco for substitutes.
“We’ve been hunting high and low,” said Chris Fuselier, owner of Denver-based Blake Street Tavern, who has struggled to keep ketchup in stock for much of this year.
The pandemic turned many sit-down restaurants into takeout specialists, making individual ketchup packets the primary condiment currency for both national chains and mom-and-pop restaurants. Packet prices are up 13% since January 2020, and their market share has exploded at the expense of tabletop bottles, according to restaurant-business platform Plate IQ.
Even fast-food giants are pleading for packets. Long John Silver’s LLC, a nearly 700-unit chain, had to seek ketchup from secondary suppliers because of the rush in demand. The industry’s pandemic shift to packets has pushed up prices, costing the Louisville, Ky.-based company an extra half-million dollars, executives said, since single-serve is pricier than bulk.
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It all came to my house. My son in law gave me 12 assorted bottles for Christmas. He hates it and thinks I eat too much of it. I showed him on Sunday that I have 4 left. It is not going to make it until next Christmas.
Geeze now I kinda feel bad for all the packet I’ve thrown out. I hate ketchup, so any packets I get go straight to the trash.
Right on.
The country of Belgium lives on Fries and Mayonnaise. Ketchup is hardlyused with “Pommes frites”.
Darn it. It’s not ketchup, it’s tomato gravy!
Lots of mustard is a good thing. :)
Oh..........yeah
Thank you. You saved me from having to do it.
George always did the opposite.
I forgot about that one.
Probably because the shows are so heavily edited these days, many parts are missing (don’t know if that part is missing).
It’s hard for me to watch rebroadcasts because much is cut from the original versions to squeeze in more commercials.
Like Newman sliding the black Acura NSX on his way to eat the muffin stumps. I noticed that was missing years ago, in what I saw on TV.
I like tartar sauce or Mayo with my fries.
Wendy's in our area won't give you ketchup packets unless you ask for them. When you ask for 4-5, you'll get 6-7. ???
Still seems heathen-y to me. The only acceptable condiments for french fries are salt, malt vinegar, ketchup, or cheese.
This is how ‘fake’ shortages start. Although the last couple of attempts have not been successful. The ‘coin’ shortage a few months back; the ‘meat’ shortage etc. Although the Toilet Paper one sure worked. What does that say about us? :O
Worse staff trick is visine in drinks from pissed off bar maids
It will make u very ill
U prolly don’t eat fast food I’m guessing
I always wonder
I knew a guy in the 70s put LSD on pizza at a shakeys
Some dads tried to kill him over it
Rightfully so
My ex was Brasilian
She practiced condumblé
Witchcraft mixed with Catholicism
You can read what she put in food lol
To keep your man loyal
Old trick in many cultures
I never knew
My girls told me
>>ont think I have ever eaten at WB but I would have thought they would be in the gourmet category like FiveGuys or Fuddruckers. Are they really that bad?<<
Tasteless patties as thin as a sheet of paper. They just throw a bunch of crap on, like the pointless jalapenos, to mask how bad they are.
They are not quite MacDonalds.
Ouch, thats bad. Definitely not the gourmet burger I was thinking.
Fries and onions are another way.
Exactly. Anyone with a brain knows that you dip your fries in BBQ sauce.
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