Beauvais Hot Chili Tomat Ketchup

Beauvais is a cornerstone of the Danish culinary landscape, with a history dating back to 1850. The brand was founded by Jean Desiré Beauvais, a French immigrant who opened Denmark's first canning factory in Copenhagen. Over the decades, Beauvais transitioned from pioneering canned goods for the Navy to becoming the most recognizable ketchup brand in Denmark. Their 'Hot Chili' variant is a popular extension of the classic recipe that was first developed in the 1930s.

While the brand began with a French founder and originally used Danish tomatoes, production evolved in the mid-20th century to utilize sun-ripened tomatoes from the Mediterranean for better consistency. Today, Beauvais remains a Danish cultural icon, though the company behind it, Orkla Foods Denmark, is a subsidiary of the Norwegian conglomerate Orkla ASA. Manufacturing continues to be heavily rooted in Scandinavia to serve the local markets.