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mrs fish

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Blue Becomes Latest In Ketchup Spectrum

You've heard of blue cheese, blueberries and chicken cordon bleu, but what about blue ketchup?

H.J. Heinz Company, which brought us the condiment in red, green, purple and other hues, has added blue to its palette of crazy-colored ketchup.

The Pittsburgh company unveiled Heinz E-Z Squirt "Stellar Blue" today, just in time for spring and summer.

Heinz spokesman Robin Teets says the food giant expects the new color to provide a boost to all ketchup sales, not just the oddly tinted ones.

Since Heinz introduced its first shade, "Blastin' Green," in October 2000, the company sold more than 25 million bottles of colored ketchup. Teets says Heinz controlled 60 percent of the American ketchup market last year. That's an all-time high for the company.



I don't think I could face pouring blue ketchup over my chips

mrsd

1,502 posts

284 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Shall I bring a few bottles back with me ?

plotloss

67,280 posts

301 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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I dont think its only in the US and its nothing new...

Matt.

mrs fish

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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plotloss said: I dont think its only in the US and its nothing new...

Matt.


I've not seen any coloured ketchup in Sainsbury's or anywhere else for that matter

plotloss

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301 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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You've not been looking hard enough.

Green, Purple, Pink and Teal have all been released before now...

MAtt.

mrsd

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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You can get green catsup in the UK with a picture of Shrek on it. Not sure where, but i've def. seen some.

pdv6

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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mrs fish

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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plotloss said: You've not been looking hard enough.

Green, Purple, Pink and Teal have all been released before now...

MAtt.


I know the other colours have been released it says so in the story at the start. But they have now added blue, all I am saying is i wouldn't want to eat it And I am obviously not looking hard enough, because i have not seen the other coloured stuff anywhere.

FourWheelDrift

92,394 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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It's only the colouring they are changing.

You'll probably find the "normal" red ketchup isn't red until they add the colouring.

Any guesses for what colour "le Ketchup naturale" is?

tuscansix

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307 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Gold.

jeremyc

28,382 posts

315 months

Tuesday 8th April 2003
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....could you find a spokesperson named Robin Teets.

Whatever next, Mr. Stealin Nipples of Nabisco?

plipton

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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Mrs Fish said:
I don't think I could face pouring blue ketchup over my chips



Blue ketchup on chips!! What a bunch of phillisteins (how ever you spell it?)


>> Edited by plipton on Tuesday 8th April 13:53

CarZee

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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plipton said: bunch of phillisteins (how ever you spell it?)


whoozit

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Tuesday 8th April 2003
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plipton said:
Blue ketchup on chips!! What a bunch of phillisteins (how ever you spell it?)



Isn't that what you drink beer out of when eating philli cheese steaks?