The Atlantic.com The Mysterious, Murky Story Behind Soy-Sauce Packets
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/the-salty-murky-story-behind-soy-sauce-packets/382469/?google_editors_picks=true#disqus_thread
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Right now, whether you're at work or at home, in a drawer somewhere near you is probably a packet of soy saucea squishy, likely clear pouch of transclucent saltiness left over from a late-night Chinese-takeout binge or a hurried workday lunch. These packets are remarkably common: In terms of sales, soy sauce is the third-most-popular condiment in the U.S., behind only mayonnaise and ketchup.
But as ubiquitous as soy-sauce packets are, no one knows where they first came from. The major players in the to-go soy-sauce industry todayKariOut and W Y Industriesdont claim to have created the packet. Some have attributed the design to Ben Eisenstadtthe founder of the sugar-substitute manufacturer SweetN Low and the designer of his companys trademark bubblegum-pink packetsbut that connection remains unconfirmed.
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