Making a tasty, tangy sauce takes a little bit of spice, but the maker of French’s Mustard and Frank’s RedHot brands is about to get a lot of spice: Ingredients maker McCormick & Company – the company behind those red bottles of seasonings and brands Lawry’s, Zatarain’s, Old Bay, and others — will buy condiment maker Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion. But don’t expect the deal to change the condiment aisle too much. [More]
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Heinz, French’s Go After Each Other’s Flagship Condiment With New Mustard, Ketchup Offerings
Take a peek in many consumers’ refrigerators and you’ll likely find a bottle of ketchup from Heinz and a bottle of yellow mustard from French’s. That typical scenario could soon be turned on its head now that the two companies are encroaching on each other’s turf with Heinz finally jumping into the mustard market with both feet and French’s entering the tomato fray with its own take on ketchup. [More]
French's Boasts That Its Large Mustard Is Bigger Than Its Small
This bottle of French’s mustard caught Stefanie’s eye with its 40 percent more boast, but she read the smaller print to determine that the label was a sly way of saying nothing at all. [More]