SkipTheDishes and HEINZ® Get Saucy, Teaming Up to Reveal Canada's Top Trends Ahead of National French Fry Day

With an 841% increase in french fry orders last year, Skip and HEINZ® dip deep into the data with expert pairing suggestions from Chef Thomas Heitz

WINNIPEG, MB, July 12, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadians placed more than 5 million orders with french fries last year on SkipTheDishes, and those fries were dipped into a whole lot of sauce. In celebration of National French Fry Day on July 13, Skip and HEINZ® are sharing stats on exactly what Canadians dipped their fries in the most.

• HEINZ® Ketchup still reigns supreme with Canadians, with nearly 2.5 million different bottles sold in stores across Canada in the month of July alone last year!
  
  
• On the Skip network ketchup was also a favourite, ordered alongside over 150,000 orders of fries last year, just behind mayo.
  
  
• Ontario took the top spot in 2020, placing more than 730,000 orders of traditional french fries, with Alberta and BC rounding out the top three.
  
  
• Sweet potato fries, aka yam fries, were ordered 70,000 times last year, with curly fries and waffle fries accounting for over 171,000 orders!
  
  
• Don't forget about our national treasure, poutine! This iconic comfort food was ordered over 3.4 million times on the Skip network last year alone

As the corporate chef for the Kraft Heinz Company and Kitchen 57 in Toronto, Chef Thomas Heitz is responsible for over 200 brands and product innovations. And with over 25 years of experience in hospitality and education, he knows a thing or two about what sauces work best with all those french fry varieties.

"Canadians have grown up with HEINZ® Ketchup and we know it's a household staple, but we love to play around with bold and daring flavors," says Heitz. "Kitchen 57 is our test kitchen where we can connect directly with customers on Skip and try out some of our more adventurous sauces to keep up with evolving tastes and flavours."

If you've been wondering what to do with all those sauces in your fridge, Chef Thomas is offering up his top pairings to explore on National French Fry Day:

• When it comes to classic french fries, only the OG sauce will do—Chef Thomas recommends sticking with classic HEINZ® Ketchup.
  
  
• If you're venturing beyond the classics we know and love with waffle or curly fries, Chef Thomas suggests one of HEINZ®'s new Crowdsauced creations inspired by Canadians: Tarchup, Wasabioli, or Hanch.
  
  
• Did you think we'd forget about poutine, Canada's most famous french fry export known across the globe? Chef Thomas recommends giving it a twist by adding Mayoracha or Wasabioli for an Asian-style poutine instead of gravy.

Happy dipping!

About Kraft Heinz Canada
Kraft Heinz Canada is the country's largest food and beverage company and is a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC). Kraft Heinz Canada provides high quality, great taste and nutrition for all eating occasions whether at home, in restaurants or on the go. Kraft Heinz Canada products are found in more than 97 per cent of Canadian households. The Company's iconic brands include Kraft Peanut Butter, Heinz Ketchup, KD, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Renées Dressing, Jell-O, Classico, Kool-Aid and Maxwell House. Kraft Heinz Canada is dedicated to the sustainable health of our people, our planet and our Company. For more information, please visit www.kraftheinzcompany.com.

About SkipTheDishes
SkipTheDishes is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, a leading global online food delivery marketplace. SkipTheDishes connects millions of customers with over 40,000 Restaurant Partners in Canada. Since the start of the pandemic, SkipTheDishes has worked alongside their partners to help them navigate the effects of COVID-19. To date, Skip has provided over $71 million to its restaurant partners in commission rebates and order-driving initiatives, while remaining the most affordable way for customers to get food delivered across the country.

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