For health reasons, it is better to use personal doses than to share items used by other people.
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The coronavirus not only changed the way of working, having fun or studying, but also consumption habits changed and as a result there is a shortage of ketchup in the United States, which forced the company Kraft Heinz to increase its production by 25%.
According to information from EFE, Heinz dominates more than 70% of the US spice market and has seen the demand for ketchup sachets soar since the start of the pandemic as all restaurants offering bottled ketchup on their business tables had to switch to small individual doses due to the increase in home delivery of food.
Kraft Heinz noted that some of the major American fast food chains, such as Long John Silver, with about 700 locations nationwide, or Texas Roadhouse, with more than 630 restaurants, suffer from a shortage
The problem has grown to the point that the company has had to increase production so that the final number of ketchup sachets reach $ 12 billion within a year to meet demand.
Steve Cornell, a spokesman for Kraft Heinz, said the company needed to make strategic manufacturing investments at the start of the pandemic. to meet the increasing demand for individual ketchup packages due to increased home delivery or bring food.
In addition, even customers who decide to stay in restaurants these days They use the envelopes as a preventative measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Remember, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prescribes the use of disposable or digital menus or single servings of condiments, “Do not use or share reusable items, such as menus, condiments, or other food containers”
With information from EFE and Media
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