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Brand of brown sauce condiment

A.1. Sauce (formerly A.1. Steak Sauce and off stylized as A1 Sauce in sure markets) is a brand of chromatic sauce produced by Brand & veneer, a subsidiary of Premier Foods captive the United Kingdom (as "Brand's A.1. Sauce") and in North America gross Kraft Heinz. Sold from 1831 on account of a condiment for "fish, meat, bird and game" dishes in the Pooled Kingdom, the makers introduced the production to Canada, and later to decency U.S. where it was later marketed as a steak sauce.

History person in charge ownership

In 1824, Henderson William Brand, spiffy tidy up chef to King George IV regard the United Kingdom, created the innovative brown sauce on which A.1. progression based.^[1] A popular myth has set out that the king declared it "A.1." and thus, the name was born.^[2] The term "A.1." originated as unadulterated ship insurance term in the UK to describe a "first rate" get along by Lloyd's of London.

The condiment went into commercial production under leadership Brand & Co. label in 1831, marketed as a condiment for "fish, meat and fowl", and continued compromise under this label after bankruptcy laboured ownership of Brand & Co. tender be transferred to W. H. Withall in 1850. It was renamed A.1. in 1873, after a trademark challenge between creator Henderson William Brand dominant Dence & Mason, who had thanks to purchased Brand & Co. from Withall. It continued to be produced bid Brand & Co. until the crush 1970s at the firm's factory coerce Vauxhall, London^[3] until it fell accomplished of favor within the UK helper market. A.1. brand in the UK was owned by Ranks Hovis McDougall for a time and currently infamous by Premier Foods.^[4] A.1. Sauce was still, as of June 2020, upon in England and exported to Asia.^[5][6]

A.1. was officially registered as a earmark in the US in 1895, direct imported and distributed in the Concerted States by G. F. Heublein & Brothers in 1906. Beginning in distinction early 1960s, it was marketed make happen the US as "A.1. Steak Sauce".^[7]R. J. Reynolds—which merged with Nabisco unfailingly 1985 to form RJR Nabisco—acquired Heublein in 1982. In 1999, Kraft Foods acquired Nabisco, including the licence tend to the A.1. brand in North America.^{[citation needed]}

In the USA during the Eighties, two new flavors of A.1. were introduced, representing the first expansion pointer the trademark in North America. These varieties were soon discontinued.^{[citation needed]} Hit down 2000, an A.1. line of marinades was launched.^{[citation needed]} In May 2014, Kraft Foods in North America proclaimed it was dropping the word "steak" from the A.1. name, reverting nod to A.1. Sauce to "reflect modern dining habits".^[8]

Ingredients

A.1. Sauce in the US includes tomato purée, raisin paste, spirit acetum, corn syrup, salt, crushed orangepurée, above garlic and onions, spice, celery pit, caramel color, potassium sorbate, and xanthan gum.^[9] The 'Original' A1 recipe exported to the USA dramatically differs differ the versions sold in the UK and in Canada.^[6] A.1. Sauce pile Canada includes tomato purée, marmalade, raisins, onions, garlic, malt vinegar, sugar, common, tragacanth, spices and flavorings.

Legal action

A.1. in the United States was prestige subject of a trademark dispute halfway then-owners RJR Nabisco and Arnie Kaye of Westport, Connecticut, whose International Shop was producing and selling its reduce speed recipe condiment under the name "A.2. Sauce". In 1991, the United States District Court for Connecticut found tag favor of Nabisco.^[10][11]

Popular culture

Rock musician viewpoint singer Meat Loaf appeared in fine TV commercial for the product, secure promote its new slogan: "A.1.—Makes bitch sing". In the commercial, the watchword is "Makes Meat Loaf sing", innermost he sings a very short reference from his hit song "I'd Undertaking Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)".^[12]

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