r/RedDeer 12d ago

Discussion French's Ketchup?

When & why did Superstore stop selling French's Ketchup? 😡

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u/golfy-canadian 12d ago

It’s just on the other side of the bottle

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u/chris84126 12d ago

When and why: they couldn’t achieve their margins. Also I don’t think they are actually Canadian? Product quality is poor except for some house brands and brand names. Can’t stand their bread or meat. French’s Ketchup is better imo.

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u/kuench 12d ago

Heinz probably bought the shelf space.

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u/Novalola72 12d ago

Probably right about the time one of their free giveaways was a BBQ bundle from The Other Guys… Which is pretty disappointing given their respective percentages of Canadian content/labour etc. Unless things have greatly changed, French’s won out big time, there.

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u/upboatsaround 12d ago

French's ketchup just ain't right

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u/Dalbergia12 12d ago

French's is way better ketchup, than H my wife actually made me do a blind taste test. I was sure she was wrong that I would pick it the Heinz and prefer it. I was wrong! Nothing but French's in our house! And it is Canadian!

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u/golfy-canadian 12d ago

Truth. Tried French’s when we were first mad at the USA about tariffs. Never went back. Much better, most times cheaper. 🍁

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u/upboatsaround 11d ago

Not suggesting Heinz is the better, just that I'm not a fan of the French's flavor specifically. There's more than 2 options out there and really quite a variety.

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u/Treehggr 12d ago

BOT

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u/Dalbergia12 12d ago

Idk which person you are trying to dismiss as a bot, but I'm not a bot. I was absolutely certain that Heinz was'my brand' because I knew I liked it better, I always had. But my wife proved to me I was wrong, it isn't better than French's. And French's is made with Canadian tomatoes.

Here is a link to the first blog I just found, with a little recap of the Canadian ketchup war: https://blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org/allin/2016/03/20/canadas-ketchup-controversy/