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"The founder of Colman’s Mustard used to claim that his fortune was based on the bit of mustard that everyone left behind on their plate" Wow.

• Popeyes 3y ago
  I haven't read the article but the move to squeezy ketchup bottles was because parents didn't like kids messing with the glass bottles, and kids were the ones who would dump a load of unused ketchup on their plates meaning parents would buy more.
  • djmips 3y ago
    The squeezy bottles are annoying because they are opaque and I'm sure a ton of wasted mustard, ketchup etc are being thrown in the trash compared to glass. The Dutch have the flessenlikker but most Americans don't.
    • SamBam 3y ago
      At my grocery store all the squeezy ketchup bottles are transparent. Even Heinz has both a bright red bottle and transparent versions. Shops like Whole Foods don't sell the bright red version though, only the transparent version. Clearly they are marked at different customers, and there must be some demographics that prefer the bright red.
    • el_benhameen 3y ago
      I’ve learned a lot from the comments on this site, but the existence of the flessenlikker may be the most valuable tidbit I’ve found here.
  • kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
    It's because glass bottles were more expensive. It took decades to develop a plastic bottle that was sufficiently gas impermeable for long shelf life unlike restaurant plastic bottles that are refilled frequently enough to not matter.
  • pcthrowaway 3y ago
    Related: https://www.scanofthemonth.com/scans/food-packaging https://www.scanofthemonth.com/scans/food-packaging Surprisingly a lot of engineering went into those squeezy tops