McDonald’s Puts a Price on ‘Lovin’ It’ – Asks for 25 Cents for Extra Ketchup Packets

May 16, 2013 // 6:00 am

Well, what did we expect from ketchup that calls itself “fancy?”

According to New York news site DNAinfo, several Mickey D’s franchises in Manhattan have been charging customers an extra fee for extra ketchup packets, because apparently the costs of giving them away for free have just gotten…

Got Fries? 42,000 Pound Ketchup Spill Creates Massive Traffic Jam

March 1, 2013 // 4:29 pm

When a long line of cars pile up on the road, most of us think: There’s been a bad traffic accident.

Now, imagine driving past an incident where all you see is red liquid smeared all over the highway.

Pretty gruesome, right? But before you clutch your pretty little…

Subway Employee Tells Customer to “Fight Me Like a Man,” Over Ketchup Dispute

January 10, 2013 // 12:55 pm

The very last panel of the Hyperbole and a Half comic “Sneaky Hate Spiral” depicts an enraged stick figure with fangs for teeth, shouting at an implied Subway employee, “The cheese triangles don’t go like that!“

Heinz Spices it Up With New Jalapeño Ketchup

November 18, 2012 // 3:34 pm

Heinz Company is kicking off Cyber Monday this year with an exciting new ketchup flavor and Facebook promotion. Starting in January of 2013, Heinz will be offering a jalapeño-flavored version of their classic tomato variety. Can’t wait that long? Don’t worry, if you’re a Heinz…

So Apparently, We’ve Been Using Ketchup Cups All Wrong

August 1, 2012 // 11:54 am

Apparently, we — a collective of food-eating-ketchup-using hooligans — have been consuming ketchup all wrong.

If you’ve ever poured ketchup into those tiny paper cup containers and brought them back to your table for fry dunking and burger smearing, you might be a victim of ketchup ignorance as well.…

This Amazing Non-Stick Coating Solves the Problem of Stubborn Ketchup Flow

May 23, 2012 // 4:19 pm

For your daily dose of amazing, let me introduce you to LiquiGlide, a surface coating that liberates notoriously unfluid ketchup from its glass or plastic-walled containers.

Ketchup, mayonaise, mustard, I can only imagine the amount of condiments I’ve cumulatively wasted over the years by throwing away bottles with residue…

Whataburger’s New Spicy Ketchup

December 27, 2011 // 3:01 am

A new year, brings new things. Among those things is Whataburger’s new “Spicy Ketchup” dipping sauce. Known for their “Fancy Ketchup” this new flavor will be a nice addition to their ketchup brands. Whataburger was founded in 1950 by Harmon Dobson in Corpus Christi, TX.…

This Ketchup Fountain is the Best and Worst Idea Ever

November 3, 2011 // 12:12 pm

This Ketchup Fountain has been making some serious rounds on Tumblr as of late, and the fatty, disgusting appeal of it is unfortunately very apparent. Fondue much? Is there a better way to get a fabulous coating of ketchup on the tip of that fry, or the…