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Heinz: Heinz Ketchup & Seemingly Ranch

Campaign · 2023 · Notable

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Heinz offered 100 giveaway bottles after a Taylor Swift fan’s condiment post.

Original · Heinz / Rethink

The Eras Tour

@tswifterastour · Sep 24, 2023

🚨| Taylor Swift was eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and seemingly ranch!

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Post · @tswifterastour on X
Heinz on Instagram: "It’s a new Era for Heinz. Introducing Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch. Limited-edition bottles coming soon. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"
Heinz on Instagram
Heinz on Instagram: "It’s happening. 100 bottles of Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch are here. To enter, like this post, tag the person you’ll share it with and use the hashtags #SeeminglyRanch…
Heinz on Instagram
Campaign art director’s product photography and relabelled packaging
Mustaali Raj / Rethink
🚨| Taylor Swift was eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and seemingly ranch!
@tswifterastour on X
Heinz selling Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch bottles after viral Taylor Swift tweet
CBS News
Heinz on Instagram: "It was seemingly ranch, but obviously it had to be Heinz. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"
Heinz on Instagram
Heinz: Seemingly Ranch — Kate A. Spencer
Kate A. Spencer / campaign producer
Kraft Heinz | Heinz Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch
The One Club / Rethink entrant submission
Taylor Swift’s ‘seemingly ranch’ moment causes Heinz to create custom sauce
TODAY / Yahoo syndication

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Reach64Contagion35Breadth70Velocity69Longevity1152

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Entrant earned-impression estimates; periods differ
4.7B–6.1B
Self-reported · Mustaali Raj / campaign art director
Peak date
Sep 2023
Sep 26 ’23 to Sep 2023
Platforms
6
Started on Instagram
Origin
Mixed
Food & beverage

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Heinz renamed Kranch after a Swift fan’s post. The bottle image reached national news and fan forums, followed by a giveaway and paid outdoor ads. Rethink later reported Walmart.com sales growth for Kranch plus the relabelled sauce. It later won a Gold Effie in Food.

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  1. September 2023

    @tswifterastour precursor · Sep 24 ’23

    A fan account posted a photo of Swift with chicken, ketchup and seemingly ranch.[1][19]

    Heinz selling Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch bottles after viral Taylor Swift tweet
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Heinz precursor · Sep 26 ’23

    Heinz paired seemingly ranch with its ketchup in an Instagram image.[2]

    Heinz on Instagram: "It was seemingly ranch, but obviously it had to be Heinz. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"

  3. Heinz seed · Sep 26 ’23

    Heinz posted a Kranch bottle with a Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch label.[3][8]

    Heinz on Instagram: "It’s a new Era for Heinz. Introducing Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch. Limited-edition bottles coming soon. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
  1. 2026-10-16Added 1 event · Revised 1 event · Added 1 source
  2. 2026-10-15Score 60 → 52 · Fact-check passed (34 claims)
  3. 2026-10-13Added: 14 events, 18 sources · Score 60
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Food & beverage
Region
US
Entrant earned-impression estimates; periods differ
4.7B–6.1B
Self-reported · Mustaali Raj / campaign art director
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. September 2023

    @tswifterastour precursor · Sep 24 ’23

    A fan account posted a photo of Swift with chicken, ketchup and seemingly ranch.[1][19]

    Heinz selling Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch bottles after viral Taylor Swift tweet
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Heinz precursor · Sep 26 ’23

    Heinz paired seemingly ranch with its ketchup in an Instagram image.[2]

    Heinz on Instagram: "It was seemingly ranch, but obviously it had to be Heinz. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"

  3. Heinz seed · Sep 26 ’23

    Heinz posted a Kranch bottle with a Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch label.[3][8]

    Heinz on Instagram: "It’s a new Era for Heinz. Introducing Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch. Limited-edition bottles coming soon. #SeeminglyRanch #ItHasToBeHeinz"

  1. owner response · Sep 26 ’23

  2. press · Sep 27 ’23

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