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posted by on Wednesday May 10 2017, @10:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the with-organic-high-fructose-corn-syrup dept.

The CBC reports that

Previously some French's ketchup sold in Canada was manufactured in the United States, but that's no longer the case.

The company has begun ketchup production in the North York district of Toronto, using tomatoes grown in Canada. In 2014, competitor Heinz (now Kraft Heinz) closed the factory in Leamington, Ontario where Heinz had begun; a wave of nationalist fervour followed when

[...] a Facebook post by Orillia resident Brian Fernandez went viral, extolling the virtues of French's ketchup and sympathizing with Leamington over the loss of Heinz jobs.

related story:
Kraft Heinz Proposes a $143 Billion Bid for Unilever


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  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Thursday May 11 2017, @09:41PM

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Thursday May 11 2017, @09:41PM (#508340)

    Look, we need a trade war, and Canada was the first available. Thus, trade war with Canada.

    We do need a trade war, right?

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