Horton's Condiments Company

Horton's Condiments Company was an American company during the Republican Union era, founded in 1886 by Alfred Watson Horton, a chef and pharmacist from Oshkosh, Michigania. It was most famous for its Horton's Brand Pounded Tomato Paste Product, a "mushed red sauce slurry" of tomato and a "secret ingredient," that was the sauce of choice for fans of S.P.U.D. canned products. It also was well known for its line-up of canned soups, often a popular fare with those suffering from head colds. 
In 1925, Horton's was acquired by S.P.U.D. manufacturer Thomas Foods, which kept the name for a continued era of Horton's branded products. The main plant remained in Oshkosh, although a second was opened in 1930 in Metropolis, New Canaan, specializing in Horton's Tomato Lager, and a third was opened in 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia, in order to sell to a huge market in the Confederation of the Carolinas. The Metropolis plant famously blew up during the Starry Wisdom Revolt during Operation Manifest Climax, resulting in the infamous so-called "Blood Rain." 
Horton's remained a nostalgic household name and product line in the era of the New United States, appearing on t-shirts, pins, stickers, and all manner of collectible merchandise and kitsch. 
== History ==
=== 1925 Purchase by Thomas Foods ===
=== Destruction of Plant #2, Metropolis, New Canaan ===
== Leadership ==
(list of CEOs to be added in future)