Archive for month: December, 2012

News recently came out of New Jersey that a counterfeiting ketchup operation was uncovered in an abandoned rented warehouse space. Tenants in the warehouse space complained about a bug problem and a 7,000 foot space covered in ketchup was discovered. The ketchup explosion was a result hundreds of bottles exploding after sugars fermented alongside acidic tomatoes and vinegar and built up pressure in the bottles. Heinz says that someone rented the warehouse space, bought regular Heinz ketchup in bulk and then attempted to transfer it to bottles labeled with Heinz’s premium, more expensive brand, called “Simply Heinz.” It’s amazing what people will even attempt these days just to make a few dollars. Read more