Next COVID-19-Related Shortage: Ketchup Packets
First it was toilet paper. Then masks. Along the way during the (more than a) year-long COVID-19 Pandemic, we've also seen shortages of breakfast cereals, pickles, lumber and building supplies, hand-sanitizer, vehicles, and numerous other items. Now it's time to add another item to the list: ketchup. In particular, ketchup
packets.
So what's fueling the nationwide shortage of ketchup packets? In large part its the changing restaurant industry over the past year. While ketchup packets have been a part of the routine for years - ever since their introduction in the mid-1950's, never has their widespread use been as high as its been over the past year.