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Re:Sriracha hit revenue of $150M a year with no sales team o... by jnwatson on Monday June 28, 2021 @03:39PM (#27666803)
Whataburger uses and now bottles and sells their own ketchup. I think it is phenomenal, and I'm a fan of Heinz.
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Re:Sriracha hit revenue of $150M a year with no sales team o... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:14PM (#27671299)
I was looking for Whataburger as a counterexample here to the sentiment that there are no widespread Heinz alternatives and found it in your comment. It’s the perfect counterexample to OP’s comment in multiple ways -

1. It’s widespread (not even artisanal) in the regions it is deployed in. I can walk into my neighborhood grocery store in Texas and always expect to see Whataburger Spicy Ketchup in the condiment aisle.

2. The spicy ketchup is a genuinely superior product to Heinz. It just straight up tastes better, feels less sugary, and it’s far enough ahead in quality that I actively seek it out over “regular” ketchup.

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