The Friday File: The price of ketchup packets has risen 13% since 1/20, as their market share has exploded at the expense of tabletop bottles. Catsup is the most consumed table sauce in the US with about 300,000 tons sold to food service in 2020; more is eaten at home. With higher prices, ketchup sales for the first time exceeded $1 billion in 2020, up from $870 million in 2019.