Caring Causes: Red Gold and Folds of Honor

 

The reports are coming in with concerns for a Ketchup shortage in America and “Ketchup with a Cause” is ready to serve. 

Folds of Honor launched a partnership in 2020, midst the pandemic, with the Midwestern tomato and ketchup manufacturer Red Gold to support the non-profit foundation’s educational scholarships awarded to family members of fallen or disabled military heroes. 

Through the partnership, Red Gold provides funds from ketchup sales to support the Folds of Honor foundation. The initiative started with the popular 20oz bottles offered by the ketchup company, and quickly expanded to additional product offerings to support the changing needs of consumers and restaurants through the pandemic. In the first eight months, “Ketchup with a Cause” provided more than $100,000.”We are so humbled, so excited and so grateful for what Red Gold is doing to raise awareness for our cause and the meaningful impact that they have already made in such a short time”, says Ben Leslie, Folds of Honor Executive Vice President.  

Most recently, the company launched a 1oz ketchup cup to help alleviate the constrained, over demanded capacity for typical ketchup packets found at your local drive through restaurant. 

In critical times, Red Gold Folds of Honor ketchup is here to serve in more ways than just with a side of fries. “This is a great time for our country to unite as they insist on Red Gold Ketchup as All-American brand with a cause that honors the sacrifice and educates the legacy.  I look forward to seeing Red Gold ketchup in every home across the nation”, says Leslie.

Red Gold, American owned and manufactured entirely in the U.S., has been producing ketchup and tomato products for nearly 80 years. The business started in service to American heroes fighting in WWII and will ready its team to support the ketchup industry all across the country. 

About Folds of Honor:
Folds of Honor is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to families of military men and women who have fallen or been disabled while on active duty in the United States armed forces. Our educational scholarships support private education tuition and tutoring for children in grades K-12, as well as higher education tuition assistance for spouses and dependents. Founded in 2007 by Lt Col Dan Rooney, a PGA member and F-16 fighter pilot currently stationed at Tyndall AFB Florida as a member of 301st Fighter Squadron who served three tours of duty in Iraq, Folds of Honor is proud to have awarded more than 29,000 scholarships in all 50 states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, including more than 4,500 in 2020 alone. For more information or to donate in support of a Folds of Honor scholarship, visit www.foldsofhonor.org.

About Red Gold:
Four generations of the Reichart family have been producing the world’s freshest, best-tasting tomato products since 1942. When the US entered WWII, the government asked citizens to step up and help the war effort and the call was answered. Since then, Red Gold has become the largest privately owned tomato processor in the nation with three state-of-the-art facilities in Elwood, Geneva, and Orestes, Indiana. The company also boasts a million-square-foot distribution center in Alexandria and operates the subsidiary RG Transport trucking fleet in Elwood. Red Gold partners with local family farms across Indiana, southern Michigan, and Northwest Ohio to sustainably produce premium quality canned tomatoes, ketchup, sauces, salsas, and juices for foodservice, private brands, brands, export, co-pack, club and retail channels of distribution. The Red Gold family of consumer brands includes Red Gold, Redpack, Tuttorosso, Tomato Love, Sacramento, Huy Fong Sriracha, and Redneck Riviera 1776 BBQ. Superior Quality, Outstanding Service and Operational Excellence are the shared values that contributed to the employee-created mission statement: “To produce the freshest, best tasting tomato products in the world.” Visit the award-winning website for great recipes, tips and culinary inspiration: www.RedGoldTomatoes.com.