PROUDLY CANADIAN
Our Story
THE PASSION FOR TOMATOES
French's Ketchup is a proud Canadian company, and when we were given the option to make a amazing impact to the lives of our fellow Canadians how could we pass up the opportunity. Back in 2014, one of our competitors was the owner of the largest tomato factory farm in Canada. During that year they decided that it would be most cost effective to move their tomato production into the United States. By closing down this factory, our competitor put 750 out of jobs, ruining the entire economic structure of this town. Hearing about this really hurt our hearts, and sparked up our imagination. So, we purchased the tomato farm in Leamington, Ontario, Canada and provided those laid off workers with brand new jobs with us. Now, this year we have made another step to make our ketchup more Canadian. As of July 2016, we have been bottling our ketchup in Toronto. As of then, all of French's ketchup has been 100% made in Canada.
Tomatoes
TOMATO FACTS
1. Tomatoes are the fruit of the tomato plant. They originated in the
South American Andes around the area of modern-day Peru and was
first used as a food by the Aztecs in Southern Mexico.
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2. Because the tomato has seeds and grows from a flowering plant
botanically it is classed as a fruit, not a vegetable.
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3. Pretty much all tomato varieties are red although other colors are possible
including green, yellow, orange, pink, black, brown, white, and purple.
Growing & Bottling
COME BY AND HANG OUT
OUR FACTORY
148 Erie St S,
Leamington, Ontario N8H 3B8
highburycorp.com \\ Tel: (519) 322-1288
BOTTLING PLANT
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77 Union St,
Toronto, Ontario M6N 3N2