Heinz Kirby Ketchup is Headed to Japan as a Limited-Edition Sauce
Michael Hemsworth — June 13, 2025 — Marketing
Video game fans alike are expected to rejoice over the new Heinz Kirby Ketchup condiment announced through a collaboration with Nintendo and HAL Laboratory Inc. as a special take on the classic sauce. The product strikes a correlation between Heinz Tomato Ketchup and the Maxim Tomato health item that fans of the Kirby video game franchise will recall from the franchise. The condiment boasts Kirby front and center on the label alongside fellow character Waddle Dee in some iterations, and is arriving now in Japan this month in bottles priced at 383 yen.
The Heinz Kirby Ketchup condiment is launching with collectible keychains for 1,000 lucky winners to get their hands on through social media by partaking in a quiz.
Image Credit: Nintendo/HAL Laboratory Inc., hypebeast, heinz
The Heinz Kirby Ketchup condiment is launching with collectible keychains for 1,000 lucky winners to get their hands on through social media by partaking in a quiz.
Image Credit: Nintendo/HAL Laboratory Inc., hypebeast, heinz
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