FeaturedThe Real Cost of Cheap Ketchup
A two dollar ketchup is not the bargain it looks like. Here is what the shelf price is actually paying for.
FeaturedA two dollar ketchup is not the bargain it looks like. Here is what the shelf price is actually paying for.

What ketchup is really made of: tomato paste, Brix, and real sugar. A plain guide to reading any bottle in about ten seconds.

The non-GMO certification mark is everywhere. Here is why it matters in a ketchup bottle.

Four ingredients or fourteen. How to tell a real mustard from a filler one.

The shortlist that separates a real recipe from a cheap shelf-stable formula.

Five things chefs and owners check before a bottle earns a spot at the table.

Mustard heat is not chile heat. Here is the chemistry and the cool down.

Whole tomatoes, real sugar, cider vinegar, one slow cook. A short walk through the kettle.

The major partners, the order flow, and how to open a wholesale account in a week.

A short pairing guide for the home cook deciding which 78 bottles belong on the fridge door.

The fastest clean-eating swap is the four bottles on the door of your fridge.

Ketchup is not a health food. It is a small daily choice. Pick the bottle that adds the least.

The best yellow mustard is not the sharpest. It is the one where the vinegar had time.

Smaller meals. Bigger stakes per bite. Pick a bottle that adds flavor, not junk.

Flo & Santos in Chicago's South Loop was 78 Brand's second-ever account. They are still on the table.
Four flavors, zero corn syrup, shipped to your door. Or talk to a human about wholesale.