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Excelius t1_jdvx57j wrote

Reply to comment by DeleteSystem33 in I saw this at the store the other day and thought it was a joke. by embeeclark

I'm more confused by the idea of Heinz making pasta sauce, but it appears this is a UK product:

https://www.absolut.com/en/campaign/heinz-x-absolut/ > Heinz x Absolut Tomato Vodka Pasta Sauce is only available in the UK.

But then OP claims to have seen the ad at the store?

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MaybeADumbass t1_jdwvzwt wrote

The Classico line of pasta sauces is owned by Kraft Heinz. Heinz has been making pasta sauces in the US for many years, just not under the Heinz brand.

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enemy_of_your_enema t1_jdwqank wrote

Why is it weird? Heinz makes lots of jarred/bottled processed foods and is particularly famous for a tomato-based one.

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Excelius t1_jdwsh68 wrote

Heinz isn't really associated with pasta sauce in the US, don't think I've ever seen it. Double checking myself by searching the online ordering of Giant Eagle, don't see any Heinz branded pasta sauces. Nor does the US Heinz site list pasta sauce among their products.

I know Heinz has a different product mix in other countries. Like the Heinz Beanz that are a cultural staple in the UK, but that I've only ever seen here in the international imports aisle.

Apparently Classico pasta sauce is one of the many Kraft-Heinz sub-brands in the US, but as far as I know Heinz branded pasta sauce really isn't a thing here.

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enemy_of_your_enema t1_jdx2dh7 wrote

Again, I don't think it's a huge leap to imagine a that a company that makes canned processed tomato products can also make pasta sauce. Is it confusing to you when a company that sells bagels starts selling muffins?

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