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A post made by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., this week quickly became a punchline online after she warned that a proposed $45 billion deal bringing some of America’s best-known condiment and food brands under one roof could drive up grocery prices even further. The merger would combine McCormick brands such as Cholula and Frank’s RedHot with Unilever Foods products including Hellmann’s and Knorr. Warren argues the deal could weaken competition and leave shoppers with fewer choices. Users online joked about Warren cautioning against "Big Condiment." "One company could soon control them all," Warren said of four popular condiments. "I have...

Apparently the world’s supply of a favorite hot dog condiment doesn’t cut the … err … mustard. And, as a result, we may be looking at an international mustard shortage sooner than we think. According to Business Insider, a year of poor mustard seed production is the cause of what may result in a lack of mustard on American grocery store shelves in the near future. Experts say you can thank climate change for the large drop in mustard seed production, with Canada (the world’s second largest producer) and France watching the most recent growing season’s yields fall 28 percent...

<p>When Mike Kurtz, a 32-year-old Brooklyn resident, was traveling in Brazil several years ago, he stumbled upon a tiny pizzeria and found chile-infused honey on each table.</p>

SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- An unexpected ketchup war has erupted between two companies marketing alternative versions of ketchup to conservative, Republican consumers.