Kraft Dinner, as it's called in Canada, may as well be the country's official food.
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Because of the importance of Kraft Dinner to Canadians one Kraft Heinz factory in Montreal is now literally working 24/7 to ensure that there's enough of it to meet the significantly increased demand.that, in the weeks before the coronavirus outbreak, the factory produced around 3 million boxes of Kraft Dinner during a five-day workweek. Now, it's more like 4 million boxes per week.
The Montreal factory is responsible for producing 90 percent of Kraft Heinz products for the Canadian market. A spokesperson for the company said that sales of Kraft Dinner have increased by 35 percent, demand for peanut butter has jumped by 41 percent, and there have also been "double-digit spikes" for pasta sauce, baked beans, and baby food.
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