This Popular Ketchup Company Just Filed For Bankruptcy

True Made Foods, a company renowned for making ketchup and other condiments without adding refined sugar and other sweeteners, recently filed for bankruptcy, listing $500,000 to $1 million in assets and $1 million to $10 million in liabilities.

The Alexandria, Virginia-based company made the Chapter 11 reorganization filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia on October 30, 2025. When a company files for Chapter 11, it's usually with the aim of re-shuffling its finances so that it can roar back from bankruptcy. And that appears to be the goal of True Made Foods, with CEO Abraham Kamarck telling TheStreet that "we hope we can come out the other end stronger," adding that "our sales are strong and growing."

So, why file Chapter 11 at all if the sales are so strong? Kamarck told TheStreet that it was due to litigation with food manufacturing giant PIM Brands. Under federal bankruptcy law, litigation is automatically stayed during the Chapter 11 process.

True Made Foods was founded in 2015 by Kamarck, a former U.S. Navy Seahawk pilot, and father-and-son barbecue pitmasters Ed and Ryan Mitchell. The company makes ketchup, BBQ sauces, mustard, and hot sauces using fruits and vegetables to add taste instead of sugar additives.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, True Made Foods was able to raise more than $6.9 million while its products were sold at more than 5,000 retailers. But that ended when COVID-19 struck, and True Made Foods started losing its shelf spots to larger competitors at grocery chain Kroger (which recently laid off 1,000 employees) and Safeway, according to RK Consultants (via TheStreet). And while Kamarck insists sales are growing, court records indicate that True Made Foods was still trying to recover from the loss of that shelf space, The U.S. Sun reported.

Nevertheless, True Made Foods products are still sold at Whole Foods, Sprouts, The Fresh Market, and budget-friendly household essentials seller Walmart, per TheStreet. They can also be obtained online wholesale through distributors such as Unfi, KeHe, Rainforest Distribution, and Sysco. However, one of True Made Foods' largest creditors listed in the bankruptcy filing is Teton Promotion in Motion, which is reportedly owed $361,000 over a purported breach in a distribution agreement.