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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: America is Running Out of Ketchup Packets
Description: If you order fries from a fast-food establishment during April, don’t be shocked if they tell you they’re out of ketchup.Yes, as just the latest food commodity facing major disruption due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, America is currently facing a ketchup packet crisis.As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, restaurants nationwide are scrambling to find supply of ketchup packets that have been depleted amid more Americans ordering takeout throughout the pandemic. Meanwhile, many establishments that have allowed indoor dining have switched from ketchup bottles to packets as a hygi...