Newly designed ketchup packets... a scientific breakthrough - for squeezin or dippin

[Liberal_in_LA]

Heinz revamps ketchup packets
By SARAH SKIDMORE, AP Food Industry Writer

Thursday, February 4, 2010
(02-04) 12:05 PST Portland, Ore. (AP) --

The ketchup packet has been around for more than 40 years, and complaints about it for nearly as long: too messy, too small, too hard to open. Now ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. is unveiling the first major packaging change to the to-go condiment.
The new design has a base that's more like a cup for dipping and also a tear-off end for squeezing, plus it holds three times as much ketchup than a traditional packet.

"The packet has long been the bane of our consumers," said Dave Ciesinski, vice president of Heinz Ketchup. "The biggest complaint is there is no way to dip and eat it on-the-go."


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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Still waiting for a cure for cancer and AIDS.

Glad we solved the ketchup problem . . . .

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. Cancer, AIDS, Haiti, Katrina - this ketcup problem took priority.

[LiberalFighter]

28. I didn't know that Heinz was in the business of finding the cure for cancer.

Now if researchers that were in the field of cancer research and they came up with this then they would have their priorities wrong.

[superduperfarleft]

29. No ketchup for anyone until AIDS and cancer are cured!

I hope mustard is still okay, at least.

[JuniperLea]

32. No sleep 'til Brooklyn!

I wonder if White Castle is going to have these handy new packets!

[kimmerspixelated]

41. Mustard is an actual anti-cancer food choice!

[hlthe2b]

6. you and your darned priorities....

:sarcasm: first things first... gotta make money!

[gateley]

7. Hey! It's considered a food -- let's have some respect here! nt

[KamaAina]

19. It's even considered a vegetable!

Or was that Reagan? :shrug:

[gateley]

21. Both! nt

[karynnj]

43. Reagan claimed that, but Senator Heinz argued against the designation

[virgogal]

27. Ditto.

[Posteritatis]

38. Science not being a monolith, I imagine the three problems require different backgrounds. (nt)

[Shell Beau]

57. Well this should have been thought of from the get go. I am

only guessing that AIDS and cancer are a little harder to figure out. And really, ketchup is just ketchup.

[hlthe2b]

2. I've always found it fascinating how long it took them to

develop a squeeze bottle and then a squeeze bottle that you don't have to turn upside down to use.

[bik0]

4. WOW! that just made my day.

I hate those little packets - you have to squeeze about 5 of them to get a decent amount. Kudos to the inventor!

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. Nobel prize worthy?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

15. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets a nobel prize.

[Blue Owl]

5. Wow they've applied honey mustard dipping sauce technology

to KETCHUP!

I never saw this coming.

What's next, a Big Mac in a tortilla?

[DJ13]

11. Who'd a thunk?

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. The innovation is in the tear off piece on the end. McD's dipping packs don't have that.

This is 21st century technology.

[GoCubsGo]

20. Nah. The technology is older than that.

They've been packaging jelly and jams that way for decades.

[Jane Austin]

26. And room service jams

and jellies, too!

[namahage]

48. And Japan did it before this:

[DJ13]

9. Dip & Squeeze

Sounds like an ex girlfriend of mine.

[LeftHander]

10. Always remember ketchup....

and the times of our lives. Ketchup was there.

Ketchup, ketchup......ketchup.

[Salviati]

25. I'd post some sort of snarky response...

but those natural mellowing agents have been doing their work...

[Blue Owl]

35. Did you clear this with the KAB* before posting?

*Ketchup Advisory Board


:9

[Union Yes]

12. According to Ray-Gun we can now dip a serving of veggies. knr nt

[MineralMan]

14. Well, I don't mind the ketchup and mustard packets, but

when I want relish on my hot dog, those same packets just DON'T WORK with relish. Now, I don't use ketchup on hot dogs...that's sacrilege...but I use pickle relish, and it doesn't matter how you open the packet...the relish will not come out, or comes out in one blob.

We need a technological revolution, damnit!

[Blackhatjack]

16. Who knows the difference between 'Ketchup' and 'Catsup'? LOL

[Brother Buzz]

49. California natives loyal to California based Del Monte products knew a thing or two about Catsup

[jmowreader]

61. The word "Catsup" was invented by Joseph McCarthy as a loyalty test

Only a God-damn communist would call it catsup.

[arcadian]

17. Oh Thank Gawd!!!

[El Supremo]

18. Wow! I've always had trouble putting on my condiment.

[gateley]

22. ....

:spray: :rofl:

[AwakeAtLast]

52. DUzy!

:rofl:

[El Supremo]

58. Not really....

I stole the joke from a Bud Lite commercial.

[AwakeAtLast]

67. Well, Budweiser doesn't post on DU

so the DUzy is yours!

:applause:

[varelse]

60. I second the nomination for a DUzy

:)

[Romulox]

23. There is simply no substitute for Heinz Tomato Ketchup.

I've heard that the stuff is popular in China too.

[JuniperLea]

24. Land fills will hate them even more...

I do love the ketchup though... on my breakfast scramble and turkey burgers (with jalapenos) especially.

[KittyWampus]

30. maybe we could figure out a way to reuse them. How about filling w/H2O for tiny ice cubes?

[Swamp Rat]

31. Still made with HFCS

:puke:

[catbyte]

34. Maybe now I won't have to carry scissors around with me

I can't open those damned packets for the life of me! I hate opening them with my teeth--who knows where they've been??

:puke: :rofl:

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[jberryhill]

46. Ummm....

Just where HAVE your teeth been, and why don't you know?

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. +2 lol

[watrwefitinfor]

37. +1 for this post n/t

[LeftinOH]

33. Ketchup is a condiment for children and adults with unsophisticated palates.. yuck!

[superduperfarleft]

36. But it's really good with arugala. n/t

[Romulox]

40. How ridiculous. It's a condiment that has it time and place like any other.

It's quite wonderful on fried potatoes.

[Bluebear]

47. Like Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-shrimp-cocktail-recipe/index.html

[AwakeAtLast]

53. I'm partial to mustard

All types! :9

[Blue-Jay]

56. Good lord. A condiment snob.

[HopeHoops]

39. Good fucking grief - talk about excessive packaging.

What the hell is wrong with squeezing it out on the french fry wrapper?

[The Doctor.]

42. I think I've just found Jesus!

And it's a condiment!

[ddeclue]

44. New way to fill up landfills and waste oil making more plastic crap.

No thanks.. I'll stick to the old fashion version.

[Better Believe It]

45. America leads the world again in capitalist innovation and science!

Oh boy!

Can't wait to get my hands on one of those!

[Canuckistanian]

50. It looks like a slight improvement in the package to content weight ratio

But it's still going into a landfill, wasting both food and plastic.

I like the idea of those giant ketchup dispensers and the little paper cups. Does the same thing without the tons of non-biodegradable waste like aluminum foil.

[Change Happens]

54. God bless America! We are very good at these kind of things...nt

[Quantess]

55. Already 10 recs?

I hope people are rec'ing ironically.

[varelse]

59. I'm sad that this invention gets more attention

than this one A lab the size of a postage stamp

[jmowreader]

62. I can see why they want to both dip AND squeeze

Dipping is for fries. Squeezing is for burgers, or for the communists from the East Coast who pour ketchup all over their fries like you're not supposed to.

I think it's going to be a little hard to squeeze all the ketchup out of this, but maybe you're supposed to squeeze out what you can then peel off the foil and use the rest of the ketchup on fries.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

63. Cool!

:applause:

[NoPasaran]

64. I was feeling kind of morose since we no longer have what it takes to go to the Moon

But this more than makes up for it

USA!

USA!

USA!

:patriot:

[zorahopkins]

65. No Decent Health Care Program, BUT..

The United States has a crappy health care system that is too expensive and too elitist.

But we can sure make darn nice holders for ketchup.

To dip our french fries into.

What a country.

[Matariki]

66. I don't know why but I just HATE the 'word' "squeezin"

Especially when followed by the 'word' "dippin"

Yuck.

[MadHound]

68. Oh boy, more plastic crap to get thrown in the landfills

But hey, you can dip your heart clogging finger food into their HFCS laden catsup, YIPEE!

[Jennicut]

69. I like to eat ketchup straight, out of the packet. My entire family is embarrassed for me.

But ketchup is yummy.

[KittyWampus]

70. I knew a guy who put puddles of ketchup on pretty much everything he ate.

[Jennicut]

71. I love it. I also eat mayonnaise straight out of the jar.

I must like tangy things or something.