PORTLAND, Ore. — The ketchup packet has been around for more than 40 years, and people have had complaints about it for nearly as long: too messy, too small, too hard to open. Now ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. is unveiling the first major packaging change to the to-go condiment.
Heinz's main squeeze: a new ketchup packet
Friday, February 5, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CST
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