Loblaws has backtracked on its plan to remove French’s ketchup from its shelves. The food retailer made the move a short time after the news hit Twitter and Facebook accounts and was published widely. Kevin Groh, the vice president of Corporate Affairs and Communications said the ketchup would be re-stocked and, in a sideways kick at the media, said that Loblaws hoped it would see the same enthusiasm shown by the media among shoppers for French’s ketchup. An important issue is the nationality of the tomatoes — French’s is using Leamington tomatoes, a long-famous crop in Ontario’s “sun parlor” counties near Windsor.
