OMAHA, Neb., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hunt's®, a
ConAgra Foods brand, is pleased to announce that it has removed the
high fructose corn syrup from every bottle of its ketchup products.
Hunt's 100% Natural Ketchup brings forth the naturally rich tomato
flavor of Hunt's tomatoes and contains only five simple
ingredients: tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt and other seasonings,
with no high fructose corn syrup, artificial ingredients or
preservatives.
"In direct response to consumer demand(1), Hunt's is pleased to
offer ketchup sweetened with sugar and containing only five simple
ingredients," said Ryan Toreson,
Hunt's Ketchup brand manager. "Parents are looking for wholesome
meals and ingredients they recognize—and the taste of Hunt's
ketchup is something both kids and adults love. Even with the new
recipe, we have maintained the same great tangy, sweet taste that
Hunt's has always had and that consumers tell us they prefer."
Hunt's 100% Natural Ketchup began rolling out to major markets
nationwide in mid-April. Consumers should be able to find product
on shelves everywhere by mid-May. Suggested retail pricing for the
new Hunt's ketchup recipe is the same as the previous recipe.
ABOUT HUNT'S
Hunt's, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc., was founded more than
100 years ago by Joseph and William
Hunt, who created the Hunt Brothers Packing Company in
Oakdale, Calif. Since then, Hunt's
has grown to become one of the largest tomato processors in the
world. All varieties are available at grocery and mass retailers
nationwide.
ABOUT CONAGRA FOODS
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's leading food companies, with
brands in 96 percent of America's households. Consumers find
Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew
National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's,
Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter
Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods brands in grocery,
convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also
has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying potato, other
vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known
restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For
more information, please visit us at www.huntsketchup.com or
www.conagrafoods.com.
(1) The 2009 HealthFocus® Trend Report indicated consumer
concern over high fructose corn syrup has risen from 27% of
shoppers being extremely or very concerned in 2004 to 45% of
shoppers in 2008.
SOURCE ConAgra Foods